Drug Trafficking Suspect Makes Court Appearance in La Ronge

A man wanted by police in Saskatoon and Prince Albert on drug charges made a court appearance in La Ronge today. Police say 33-year-old Gerald Arthur Laliberte was arrested by La Ronge RCMP on January 17. He made his first court appearance a week ago and is being held...

Preliminary Hearing Set for Prince Albert Murder Suspect

The preliminary hearing for a Prince Albert man charged with second-degree murder is set for June 2. Trevor Cook is charged in relation to the death of Cory Brown on September 6. Police found Brown’s body at a residence on 14th Street West. Cook was arrested and...

Arrest Made in Wollaston Lake Homicide

A 25-year-old woman has been charged with manslaughter following the weekend death of a man in Wollaston Lake. RCMP say Hatchet Lake First Nation resident Adrienne Linklater was arrested yesterday and is due in La Ronge Provincial Court on Monday. This past Sunday,...

Cumberland House Woman Takes Beef With SaskTel to CRTC

A Cumberland House woman has filed an official complaint with the CRTC over what she feels is a lack of Sasktel service for northern Saskatchewan. Renee Carriere says she had called Sasktel for service on January 7th, but they wouldn’t be able to help her until the...

Pilot Escapes Serious Injury In Key Lake Helicopter Crash

A helicopter pilot was luckily able to walk away after his aircraft crashed in northern Saskatchewan early Wednesday afternoon. Reports say the Eurocopter AS-350 operated by Airspan Helicopters collided with the ground near the Key Lake mine around 12:30 p.m. The...

Testimony Wraps Up At Cyr Murder Trial

The Regina man accused of beating a toddler to death in June 2012 underwent tough questioning during cross-examination at his second-degree murder trial on Thursday. Thirty-four-year-old Adam Cyr is the final witness in the trial that is now in its third week. He is...

Province Says Retention Of Rural Doctors Improving

Saskatchewan is making progress when it comes to keeping locally trained doctors in the province. The retention rate of medical graduates trained at the University of Saskatchewan has jumped by 11 per cent over the past year. “Physicians that are newly trained in...