Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Second teen arrested in Pruden homicide
A second teen is charged with the homicide of a 47-year-old man on River Street in May. The 15-year-old, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is charged with second degree murder ...
Nov 29, 2022
RCMP investigating after 13 break-ins at 13 properties in Candle Lake
Over a dozen properties in Candle Lake were broken into this past weekend and police are still looking for those responsible.On Saturday, Smeaton RCMP received a report of a break-and-enter in a seaso...
Nov 29, 2022
Shorebird Inn loses legal challenge over COVID violations
A Saskatchewan judge has upheld the province's public health orders that required restaurants to track patrons during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it did not violate the charter rights ...
Nov 25, 2022
Time served for man who used city truck to ram cruiser
The man who used a stolen City of Prince Albert half-ton pickup truck to attempt to flee police and then rammed a cruiser will leave jail today. Roderick Ballantyne, 28, also pleaded guilty to taking ...
Nov 24, 2022
Nearly three months later, money for JSCN families still with GoFundMe
Nearly three months have passed since a mass stabbing in central Saskatchewan claimed the lives of 11 people. And with the hundreds of thousands of dollars raised to support the families at James Smit...
Nov 24, 2022
Not guilty pleas entered in carjacking case
The man charged after a carjacking incident last month in the Lakeland area has entered not guilty pleas and will face trial early next year. Cory Halkett, from La Ronge, was arrested Oct. 19, and fac...
Nov 23, 2022
'I'll just kill us both': woman speaks out after truck hits power pole
The woman behind the steering wheel of the truck that collided with a power pole in Prince Albert last weekend alleges the man riding in the passenger seat had threatened to kill them both.The woman, ...
Nov 22, 2022
Police looking for suspects involved in Birch Hills break and enter
Melfort RCMP is requesting the public's help in locating the people responsible for a break and enter and theft that occurred last week at a condominium on the 200 block of McCallum Ave in Birch Hills...
Nov 22, 2022
Last year saw highest rate of gang-related homicides in 16 years: Statistics Canada
A report from Statistics Canada shows the national homicide rate has increased for a third consecutive year and nearly one-quarter of killings in 2021 were connected to gangs.There were 788 homicides ...
Nov 21, 2022
Convicted murderer to serve out remainder of sentence in community
A man who shot and killed a well-respected Prince Albert volunteer in 2015, will soon re-enter the community to serve the remainder of his sentence.The 21-year-old, who cannot be named under the Youth...
Nov 21, 2022
