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'You killed my grandson': Charges laid in Prince Albert murder case
By Nigel Maxwell Emotions were raw in a Prince Albert courtroom on Wednesday when two men accused of murder appeared before a judge. Darrenson Head and Hayden Joseyounen are jointly charged in the dea...
Jun 18, 2025 On Sept. 1, 2024, Darren Laviolette Jr. was found deceased outside Carlton Park apartments. (Facebook)
Sweetgrass First Nation man charged with first-degree murder: RCMP
A 41-year-old man from the Sweetgrass First Nation is facing a charge of first-degree murder. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers got a report about a serious assault in a field east of Cut K...
Jun 03, 2025 John Whitecalf, 41, is facing a first-degree murder charge, and made his first appearance in a North Battleford provincial courtroom on Monday. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Manslaughter charge in child's death on Shoal Lake Cree Nation upgraded to murder
Editor's note: The woman charged in this death was found unfit to stand trial as of January 2026. Her matters were forwarded to the review board, which makes decisions or orders regarding an accused w...
May 30, 2025 “The suspect and the child were known to each other,” the Mounties said in a statement. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police arrest second suspect in motel homicide case
Police have arrested the second suspect in a homicide case at a Saskatoon motel. Officers were called to a motel on Avenue B North at around 5 a.m. on May 17 after getting a report of a person with a ...
May 26, 2025 Officers were called to the motel in the 2000 block of Avenue B North around 5 a.m. on May 17 after receiving a report of a person with a gunshot wound. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Toronto man facing murder charge in North Battleford homicide case
A Toronto man is facing a second-degree murder charge in connection with a 2024 homicide case in North Battleford. According to the RCMP, police got a report saying a person had been seriously injured...
Apr 23, 2025 On April 11, police arrested 22-year-old Billy Leon, a Toronto man, at a correctional centre in Manitoba. (City of North Battleford/Facebook)
Cowessess First Nation speaks about the Carry The Kettle tragedy
Cowessess First Nation is under an hour away from the house in which four people were found dead on Feb. 4 on Carry the Kettle First Nation. Their Chief Erica Beaudin joins The Evan Bray Show to give ...
Feb 05, 2025 Cowessess First Nation is under an hour away from the house in which four people were found dead on Feb. 4 on Carry the Kettle First Nation. Their Chief Erica Beaudin joins The Evan Bray Show to give an update on the situation as an affected, nearby community. (Cowessess First Nation/Facebook)
Man wanted after 2021 Toronto shooting death arrested in Saskatoon
Police in Saskatoon arrested a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for a 2021 homicide in Toronto. According to a statement issued by the Saskatoon Police Service, Saskatoon officers were helping Winn...
Feb 03, 2025 Jabreel Elmi was arrested in Saskatoon on Friday in connection with a 2021 homicide case in Toronto. (Bolo Program)
Alfred Okyere's family awaits answers as court process begins
Family and friends of 23-year-old Alfred Okyere sat in a Saskatoon courtroom on Wednesday hoping for an update on the man charged with Okyere's murder. Okyere, an international student from Ghana, was...
Jan 29, 2025 Victor Yeke (left) president of the Ghana Canadian Association in Saskatoon, said he hopes ‘justice will be served’ in the case, which is currently before the courts. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Sask. RCMP saw 27 per cent jump in homicide cases in 2024, setting record
Mounties in Saskatchewan responded to a record number of homicides last year, with 38 separate cases and a total of 40 victims. According to the RCMP, the figures from 2024 represent a 27 per cent inc...
Jan 28, 2025 The Saskatchewan RCMP noted that "clusters" of homicide cases can stretch police resources thin. (paulfleet/Depositphotos.com)
Student Alfred Okyere stabbed to death just months after arriving in Saskatoon
Alfred Okyere recently moved from Ghana to Saskatoon as an international student. But less than four months after arriving in the city, the 23-year-old was stabbed to death at his part-time job, and h...
Jan 24, 2025 Alfred Okyere, 23, moved to Saskatoon from Ghana as an international student in September. (Alexander Osei-Owusu/Submitted)
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