Crime & Courts

Man arrested after significant police presence in Melfort

An increased police presence in Melfort Tuesday night has led to an arrest.Melfort RCMP, along with the F Division Emergency Response Team, Prince Albert Crime Reduction Team executed the search of a ...

Mar 14, 2024

Five illegal guns, drugs and cash seized in Pelican Narrows

In a series of busts starting March 8 and continuing until March 11, RCMP from Pelican Narrows seized five illegal guns, 21 grams of meth, 12 grams of cocaine and a sum of cash. On March 8, police res...

Mar 14, 2024

Driver near Humboldt caught going 190 km/h

A driver near Humboldt has learned the hard way about speeding.According to the Saskatchewan RCMP Facebook page, a driver on a Highway near Humboldt was clocked going 190 km/h in a 100 km/h zone.The d...

Mar 13, 2024

First Nations leaders want voice in recommended changes to parole and corrections after stabbing massacre

Joining calls from the James Smith Cree Nation to have a voice in any changes made to paroling or the release of Indigenous inmates are the FSIN and the Assembly of First Nations. The group issued a s...

Mar 12, 2024

Murder charge laid in death of Melfort woman

A man allegedly responsible for the death of his long-time partner, is facing a charge of second degree murder.Cody Chubey, 35, appeared Monday morning at Melfort Provincial Court. He was subsequently...

Mar 11, 2024

Southend loses only hockey rink to suspected arson

An arena that the children of Southend, Saskatchewan relied on to play hockey has been burned in a suspected arson. RCMP confirmed the cause of the fire that burned the building on March 9 is suspicio...

Mar 11, 2024

Hudson Bay man charged after large amount of guns, ammo seized in firearms investigation

A Hudson Bay man faces several charges after a firearms trafficking investigation.The RCMP's Prince Albert Crime Reduction Team (CRT) investigation began earlier this year, and as a result of that inv...

Mar 08, 2024

Two adults, four children found dead in Ottawa-area home, police say

UPDATE: The names of the victims and the suspect in custody have been released.Darshani Banbaranayake Gama Walwwe Darshani Dilanthika Ekanyake, 35; her four children Inuka, 7, Ashwini, 4, Rinyana, 2, ...

Mar 07, 2024

Dangerous offender status for man behind attack at Sask. Penitentiary

A man with a history of violent assaults and stabbings in northern Saskatchewan received an indeterminate prison sentence after the courts declared him a dangerous offender, seeking to protect the pub...

Mar 05, 2024

Nipawin sends letter to province requesting investment in RCMP officers

Nipawin Town Council has expressed its support for more RCMP officers.The town has sent a letter to Premier Scott Moe after a request from the country's largest police union.The National Police Federa...

Mar 04, 2024