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A man reported missing from the White Spruce Provincial Training Centre over the holidays is in back in custody. 36-year-old Martin Oochoo appeared in Saskatoon Provincial Court on December 31, and was remanded in custody to Friday in Regina. A warrant was issued for Oochoo, after he was found to be missing from the White […]

The Correctional Service of Canada says an inmate has escaped the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. It says during the 9:30 p.m. count on New Year’s Eve, staff members discovered Glen Fredrick Richard Halkett was missing. The service contacted the RCMP’s Prince Albert detachment, and a warrant for the 29-year-old’s arrest has been issued. Halkett is described […]

Strong winds and almost freezing temperatures didn’t deter hundreds of brave souls from jumping into Lake Ontario in a New Year’s Day tradition.  Some 750 people took part in the Courage Polar Bear Dip in Oakville., Ont., just west of Toronto on Wednesday.  Aiden Peel, who travelled more than 100 kilometres from Innisfil, Ont., to […]

The mayor of Pelly says no one was injured in a fire that destroyed the village’s grocery store overnight. Trevor Auchstatter says it’s a major loss for the community, especially for the many elderly residents who regularly shop there. Auchstaetter, who also serves on the local fire department, says at this point, the cause of […]

A man arrested in connection with a fatal shooting on the Ebb & Flow First Nation, has appeared in court again. 53-year-old Cyril St. Paul is charged with Manslaughter, and in Dauphin Provincial Court yesterday (Mon), he was remanded in custody to February 12. On December 15, Ste. Rose RCMP responded to a report of […]

One of two men facing kidnapping and drug trafficking charges, has appeared in court again. On July 29, Mounties searched a business in Yorkton as part of a drug trafficking investigation. They then searched a rural property south of the city, and located a severely injured, forcibly confined man inside a barn. 46-year-old Ryan Langford […]

A man charged in connection with a fatal two-vehicle collision near Wapella, has appeared in court again. 21-year-old Zachory Taylor of Codette, Saskatchewan faces numerous charges, including Impaired Driving Causing Death, and in Yorkton Provincial Court today (Mon), he was remanded in custody to January 13. On September 18, Moosomin RCMP received a report of […]

The search for a missing teenager has come to a successful conclusion. Yorkton RCMP confirmed in a release Monday that 17-year-old Shayden Swiftwolfe has been found and is safe. He had been reported on November 13, after being last seen that night on Seventh Avenue North. Mounties thank the public for their help in locating […]

A new court date has been set for a man charged in a case of arson in Ethelbert. 54-year-old Marc Dorais of Ethelbert faces numerous charges, including Arson with Disregard for Human Life, and he’s been remanded in custody to January 6 in Winnipeg. In the early morning hours of June 1, someone lit a home […]

A Lestock man convicted of torturing and beating his victims with a hammer and a bar is on statutory release, but the Parole Board of Canada has imposed special conditions.  The strict conditions for 57-year-old Kelfort James Keller include returning to a facility each night.  The documents also reveal that Keller has a history of […]