Crime & Courts

RCMP officers, a drone, and an iPhone all help rescue stranded hikers east of Carrot River

A harrowing ordeal for a group of experienced hikers in northeast Saskatchewan. The incident happened June 16 near Rice River Canyon, about 95 kilometres east of Carrot River. Carrot River RCMP Staff ...

Jun 21, 2024

Lloydminster man gets three years for selling handguns illegally

A Lloydminster man will spend three years in jail for selling a handgun that ended up being used in an Edmonton homicide, a North Battleford Court of King's Bench judge has ruled. Brett Wangler, age 3...

Jun 20, 2024

P.A. Mountie handed 11-year jail sentence for fatally shooting lover

A former Saskatchewan RCMP officer who killed his lover with his police-issued service pistol received an 11-year jail sentence.Bernie Herman was found guilty of manslaughter in January and has been i...

Jun 18, 2024

Fire investigators find body in burned out home

Editors note: This story was edited at 1:30 p.m. on June 18 to clarify Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes is not currently investigating this fire, as previously reported.North Battleford firefighters hav...

Jun 18, 2024

Northeast truck thefts, break-ins under investigation

Melfort RCMP are looking for the suspects behind a series of recent thefts. They started April 22, when a blue 1994 Chevrolet truck was stolen from a parking lot in Tisdale. RCMP were called about a b...

Jun 18, 2024

Judgment day arrives for former Sask. Mountie, responsible for death of young lover

Emotions are expected to run high, when a former Saskatchewan RCMP officer, responsible for the death of his young gay lover, appears Tuesday at Court of King's Bench in Prince Albert for sentencing,B...

Jun 18, 2024

Two murder cases adjourned in Melfort Provincial Court

A pair of local murder cases were on the docket in Melfort Provincial Court on Monday. Cody Chubey, 35, briefly appeared via video and his case was adjourned to July 8 in Melfort. Chubey is charged wi...

Jun 17, 2024

Greg Fertuck guilty of first-degree murder in death of ex wife Sheree

Greg Fertuck has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2015 death of his ex wife Sheree.The lengthy trial began in 2021 and was marked by numerous delays, including a lengthy process to dete...

Jun 14, 2024

Search continues for man last seen at River Street East home

Every Sunday morning, Dominic Custer calls his grandmother in Deschambault Lake and his failure to do so four days ago raised alarm bells. The 27-year-old has not been seen since 2:00 am on June 8 at ...

Jun 13, 2024

PBCN searching for missing man from Deschambeault Lake

The leadership of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) is asking for the public's help in locating Dominic Custer, a 27-year-old member of PBCN's community of Deschambeault Lake who has been missing si...

Jun 12, 2024