Prince Albert officer acquitted of pepper spray assault charge

A judge has made a not guilty ruling for a Prince Albert police officer who was charged with assault after she pepper sprayed a man who’d been arrested last summer. Inmate Gabe Ross was about a foot away from Constable Susan Snell, and already lodged in a cell,...
Law enforcement academy sets up shop in cottage country

Law enforcement academy sets up shop in cottage country

Officers who protect the environment have converged in the Saskatchewan resort community of Candle Lake. The Western Conservation Law Enforcement Academy began in 2007, when the western provinces and the Yukon teamed up to offer conservation officer training. This is...
To vote or not to vote

To vote or not to vote

On Wednesday evening, about 100 people turned out to listen to a panel of First Nations people discuss their reasons to vote or not to vote in the upcoming federal election. The Saskatoon event was put on by Indigenous Vote Saskatchewan – an organization that...
Shocking development at SaskPower

Shocking development at SaskPower

A security risk forced the evacuation of the SaskPower head office in downtown Regina Thursday morning. Hundreds of employees gathered on the street while dozens of police officers assessed the risk, which was apparently a bomb threat. However, when those employees...
Masters program on northern issues teams U of S up with Norway

Masters program on northern issues teams U of S up with Norway

The University of Saskatchewan is partnering with the Arctic University of Norway to launch a northern governance and development master’s degree program. The announcement was made on Wednesday at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. U of S professor Ken...
Court hears strong words as man pleads to Sucker River murder

Court hears strong words as man pleads to Sucker River murder

While search crews scoured the Sucker River area for a missing woman almost two years ago, her killer had already confessed to his crime. Ricky Jonathan Ross, 29, had told his brother he “bashed that girl’s head in,” according to the facts read out by the Crown...

Survey Says: Regina police getting a taste of public opinion

If you get a phone call asking you what you think about Regina police: it is not a crank call, it’s part of a survey. Police began the public perception surveys in 2011 to find out what areas they need to work on and how the public perceives them. The survey examines...

Ontario Chiefs trying to fund MMIW inquiry

First Nations Chiefs in Ontario are launching an online fundraising campaign to pay for their own public inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women. Ontario regional Chief Isadore Day says he doesn’t want to wait any longer for the federal government to...

Bellegarde says he consulted elders, will cast federal ballot

The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) says he’s listened to his elders and will be voting on Oct. 19 after all. Just a week ago, the AFN issued a statement encouraging First Nations people to vote in the federal election. However, Chief Perry...

UPDATE: Man dies repairing Big River lumber mill equipment

A 31-year-old man is dead after he was hurt while doing maintenance work at the lumber mill south of Big River on Tuesday. Big River RCMP and paramedics were called to the Carrier Wood Products worksite before 9 p.m., but the man had already succumbed to his injuries...