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CBC
2 days ago
- CBC
Person shot dead by RCMP officer in Deschambault Lake, Sask.
A person is dead after being shot by an RCMP officer in Deschambault Lake, Sask., Friday morning. "This investigation is unfolding and we are unable to publicly identify or provide further details about the deceased individual at this time," Saskatchewan RCMP said in a news release Friday. No officers were injured, the release continued. Police say several people were taken into custody in relation to the incident. The initial call for service to Deschambault Lake RCMP is currently being investigated, according to officials. Police say there will be increased police presence near Oskatuc Avenue in Deschambault Lake and are advising people to avoid the area as they continue to investigate. The incident is also being investigated by the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), the province's police oversight agency. Police say they will provide further information as they are able to and advise the public if they identify an imminent safety risk.
CTV News
24-07-2025
- CTV News
Dangerous person alert cancelled, suspect arrested near Lestock, Sask.
Saskatchewan RCMP have issued a dangerous person alert for Muskowekwan First Nation and its surrounding area. Elijah Albert, 28, is considered armed and dangerous. (Source: Saskatchewan RCMP) Elijah Albert, the subject of a dangerous person alert early Thursday morning, has been arrested, according to Saskatchewan RCMP. At 9:11 a.m., a second emergency alert was issued, stating that Albert was taken into custody in a rural location near Lestock, Sask. Muskowekwan First Nation is located approximately 140 kilometres north of Regina. -This is a breaking news update. Original story can be found below. The Saskatchewan RCMP is warning the public of a dangerous person in the Muskowekwan First Nation area, located approximately 140 kilometres north of Regina. Police say Elijah Albert, 28, is armed with a rifle and was last seen wearing a blue sweater, blue jeans and a dark backpack. He was last seen heading into the bush surrounding Muskowekwan First Nation. RCMP say he is possibly travelling on foot or on a quad. Residents in the area are being told to seek immediate shelter. 'Do not leave a secure location. Lock windows and doors. Do not pick up hitchhikers,' RCMP said in its news release. A civil emergency alert was issued for the area at around 7 a.m. Thursday.
Toronto Sun
24-07-2025
- Toronto Sun
Saskatchewan RCMP issue dangerous person alert for Muskowekwan First Nation and area
Police say the man, 28-year-old Elijah Albert, was last seen wearing a blue sweater, blue jeans and a dark backpack and is armed with a rifle. Saskatchewan RCMP on July 24, 2025 issued a dangerous person alert for the Muskowekwan First Nation and surrounding area. The suspect was Elijah Albert, 28. According to RCMP, he was armed with a rifle and last seen heading into the bush around Muskowekwan First Nation. Saskatchewan RCMP are warning the public of a dangerous man with a firearm is in the area of Muskowekwan First Nation. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The man, 28-year-old Elijah Albert, was last seen wearing a blue sweater, blue jeans and a dark backpack and is armed with a rifle, say police in a dangerous person alert issued at 6:44 a.m. on Thursday. 'He was last seen heading into the bush around Muskowekwan First Nation. He is possibly on foot or on a quad,' states the alert. RCMP advise people in the area to seek immediate shelter and to shelter in place. 'Do not leave a secure location. Lock windows and doors. Do not pick up hitchhikers. Report emergencies to 911,' says the alert. Muskowekwan First Nation is approximately 145 kilometres northeast of Regina. More to come… The Regina Leader-Post has created an Afternoon Headlines newsletter that can be delivered daily to your inbox so you are up to date with the most vital news of the day. Click here to subscribe. With some online platforms blocking access to the journalism upon which you depend, our website is your destination for up-to-the-minute news, so make sure to bookmark and sign up for our newsletters so we can keep you informed. Click here to subscribe. Sports Ontario Golf Canada Canada
Global News
24-07-2025
- Global News
Saskatchewan RCMP warn of armed, dangerous man near Muskowekwan First Nation
Saskatchewan RCMP are warning the public about a dangerous person, armed with a rifle, at large in the area of Muskowekwan First Nation. Police say Elijah Albert, 28, was last seen headed into the bush around the community, and may be on foot or riding a quad. He was last described as wearing a blue sweater and blue jeans, and carrying a dark-coloured backpack. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy People in the area are asked to shelter in place immediately and lock windows and doors. Drivers are urged not to pick up hitchhikers. RCMP say more information will be released as it becomes available.
CBC
10-06-2025
- CBC
2 people charged with arson, accused of starting fires in Sask.
Prince Albert RCMP investigate 3rd arson attempt at fire base While wildfires continue to rage in the province, two Saskatchewan residents accused of deliberately setting separate fires have now been charged with arson. At Friday's daily media briefing, Premier Scott Moe announced the charges and said that one of them was for starting one of the province's major wildfires. But in a news release later in the afternoon, the RCMP detailed charges that were laid for two suspicious fires — one that Waskesiu RCMP responded to off Highway 696 on May 30 and one that Nipawin RCMP responded to in a ditch beside the Snowden turnoff on Highway 55 on June 3. Neither of those appear to be related to a major wildfire. The fire that Moe initially referred to, the Ditch fire, near Weyakwin, was reported on May 26. It has grown to 95,000 hectares and appears to be moving very close to the massive Shoe fire — the largest blaze in the province at more than 470,000 hectares. Those fires and others in northern Saskatchewan have forced thousands of residents from their homes. The province declared a state of emergency on May 29 due to the wildfire situation. As of Friday, there were 23 active fires and 248 total fires this year — far above the five-year average of 139. "We understand there is public interest in seeing if any wildfires can be fully or partially attributed to criminal acts," Saskatchewan RCMP wrote in the media release. "Checking into the circumstances of each report of arson received recently will take some time." The 18-year-old woman from Montreal Lake Cree Nation charged in the May 30 fire was scheduled to appear in court in that community on Thursday, while the 36-year-old man from Pelican Narrows charged in the June 3 fire was scheduled to appear in Prince Albert provincial court on Friday. Another suspicious fire reported to Prince Albert RCMP on Thursday is believed to be an attempted arson "at a provincial firefighting base north of Prince Albert," according to another RCMP news release sent Friday evening. Officers determined someone poured an accelerant onto a pile of wood and started a fire, then fled on a bicycle. The fire was put out with no major damage. Shifting winds bring fresh wildfire threat to La Ronge Strong winds pushing a wildfire toward the industrial park and Eagle Point areas, just northeast of the town of La Ronge, triggered an alert for the region on Friday morning. The community is already subject to an evacuation order, but any people that haven't left those particular areas were told to get to a safe place. Tammy Cook-Searson, chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, said the situation is serious and unpredictable. "The wind has shifted. It's coming in from the southwest right now and it's pushing the fire northeast," she said on Friday morning. Cook-Searson said the Pisew Fire, which began near Hall Lake, has since grown to threaten several surrounding communities. There have been significant structure losses in both Hall Lake, west of La Ronge, and Sucker River, north of La Ronge, due to the fire. "The fire is less than two kilometres just north of Sucker River and it's heading northeast," she said. "And then there's also the fire that has reached Clam Bridge, where the bridge has burnt and the structure has been lost there, and it's moving northwest." Cook-Searson confirmed that both Highway 2 and Highway 102 are currently closed and impassable due to wildfire activity. Any people still in La Ronge are being directed to the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre, which is serving as the local muster point. "Right now it's unpredictable," Cook-Searson said. "The flames were pretty big this morning just before 5 a.m. right behind the fire base on the Industrial Road in the town of La Ronge." Cook-Searson said emergency crews are working hard to hold the line. "We are expecting rain starting at noon today," she added. "So hopefully it materializes and fingers crossed that we do get that rain — much needed rain — because the fires are burning out of control." Residents are urged to stay away from the area and continue following evacuation guidance from local officials and emergency services. La Ronge resident says province isn't doing enough As thousands evacuated La Ronge due to an advancing wildfire, some residents made the difficult decision to stay behind — hoping to protect their homes and keep watch over their community. Terry Hunt is one of them. Speaking to CBC Radio's Blue Sky, Hunt said he remained in La Ronge to defend his property and voiced concerns about what he sees as an inadequate provincial response. "We're in a pretty tough situation up here, and I'm feeling that our provincial government is not doing enough to help us out," Hunt said. Hunt said the community was without power and alleged there had been looting. RCMP confirmed one report of looting in a news release Friday, saying officers stopped a vehicle at a checkpoint on Highway 2 on Wednesday that had been stolen from La Ronge and found items in it that were linked to a theft in the community the day before. Two men were charged. Police say officers are regularly patrolling evacuated communities as part of wildfire response efforts. Still, Hunt believes more boots on the ground — including military support — are urgently needed. "I think we need more police on the ground, which includes the armed forces coming up here," he said. Marking an occasion during hard times Despite the hardship and danger, some evacuees have found small ways to stay hopeful. Some drivers fleeing La Ronge earlier in the week were forced to wait for hours on the highway due to smoke and fire. That's where Terri Roberts and others met up with a friend — whose granddaughter was having a birthday. They brought the cake along, and sang right there on the roadside. "She was holding her cake and we all started singing Happy Birthday to her outside of the car.… I've never experienced something like that, but it was pretty emotional," Roberts said. "She was just full of smiles and we could see she was quite appreciative of what we did for her." Roberts says they eventually made it south to safety. Current evacuation orders. Interactive Sask. active fire map. Fire danger map. Environment and Climate Change Canada weather alerts. Sask. Highway Hotline. Smoke forecast. Air quality. Tracking wildfires across Canada. Corrections: A previous version of this story contained a statement from Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe that said the Ditch fire burning near Weyakwin was deliberately set and that a person had been charged. That information was incorrect. In fact, police have laid separate charges as a result of fires they deem suspicious that were reported to Waskesiu RCMP near Highway 696 and to Nipawin RCMP near Highway 55. June 6, 2025 10:57 PM
