Crime & Courts

Man wanted for assault in Pelican Narrows area

RCMP are asking the public for help finding a 27-year-old man wanted for assault.Ashton Ballantyne is wanted for several incidents that have happened over the past six months in the Pelican Narrows ar...

Dec 05, 2023

RCMP make arrests after robberies at Deschambault Lake

Three people are facing charges, including a male youth, following a pair of robberies at Deschambault Lake on Friday.The first incident happened late in the afternoon and involving a man approaching ...

Dec 04, 2023

Former Sask. Mountie's gun had one round missing: Herman murder trial commences in Prince Albert

A former Saskatchewan Mountie, accused of first degree murder, spoke to multiple colleagues on the day a man was shot and killed, and court heard nothing about his behaviour seemed out of the ordinary...

Dec 04, 2023

Four people given fines and hunting suspensions for wildlife trafficking

Four people have pleaded guilty to wildlife trafficking in the northeast.Conservation officers with the Ministry of Corrections, Policing, and Public Safety have been investigating illegal activity in...

Dec 04, 2023

Trial set to start for Saskatchewan Mountie charged with first-degree murder

The first-degree murder trial of a former Mountie is set to begin in Prince Albert, Sask., today. Bernie Herman was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Braden Herman in 2021. ...

Dec 04, 2023

Family seeks justice as Saskatchewan Mountie goes to trial for first-degree murder

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Brett Herman thinks back fondly on his childhood, running outside his grandfather's house in northern Saskatchewan with his younger brother chasing behind. He describes his brot...

Dec 03, 2023

Former Sask. hockey coach found guilty of sexually assaulting teen boy

A former Saskatchewan hockey coach has been convicted on charges of assault and sexual assault in connection with an incident that occurred in 1988.Bernie Lynch, 69, was found guilty Friday in the Cou...

Dec 01, 2023

Man injured after shooting on Pelican Narrows, PBCN urging province to help launch safety plan

The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) is calling on the provincial government to help jumpstart its community safety plan following a recent shooting in Pelican Narrows.On Wednesday, RCMP found an i...

Nov 30, 2023

Update: RCMP arrest man wanted for armed robbery with firearm

Update: RCMP arrested Jesse Waldbillig on Friday. He's scheduled to appear in a Melfort provincial courtroom on Monday -- Melfort RCMP are asking the public for help finding a 26-year-old man wanted f...

Nov 30, 2023

Former Sask. Mountie's alleged confession to be allowed as evidence at trial

A 16-minute phone conversation between a former Saskatchewan RCMP officer and a friend/co-worker, during which the former admits to shooting and killing someone, will be allowed as evidence at the tri...

Nov 29, 2023