Most Saskatchewan RCMP detachment areas had crime severity levels above the national average in 2025.

According to the data released Wednesday, 60 of Saskatchewan’s 84 detachment areas with populations of more than 1,000 recorded Crime Severity Index (CSI) scores higher than the Canadian average.

Data shows Canada’s CSI was 75.01 in 2025 while Saskatchewan’s was 146.64.

The CSI, compiled by the Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, measures both the amount and seriousness of crime reported to police.

RCMP say 11 detachment areas had CSI scores more than 10 times the national average. Twenty five of the 60 detachment areas above the national rate were in northern Saskatchewan.

For instance, Black Lake had a CSI of 2,197.58, while Pelican Narrows recorded 1,558.50, Wollaston Lake 1,113.81 and La Loche 1,029.41.

Several urban centres were also above the provincial average, including Prince Albert at 285.01, Yorkton at 172.53, Saskatoon at 108.07 and Regina at 91.44.

RCMP say they are trying several ways to reduce crime, including using rotating officers in some northern communities, hiring more analysts to track crime trends and using specialized teams to target repeat offenders and organized crime.

“We’re modernizing how we police, investing in intelligence-led approaches, and strengthening partnerships to target prolific offenders, disrupt drug networks and continue focusing on our core mandate: community safety,” Amber Clark, a superintendent with the Saskatchewan RCMP, said.

RCMP say they will release additional crime related statistics in the coming days.

RCMP have released more images of a break-in where thieves tried to steal an ATM in the community of Fox Valley.

The break-in occurred on the morning of July 13. Officers responded to a business on 3 Street East in Fox Valley. Police said damage was done to the ATM and surrounding area.

However, no cash was stolen.

The two suspects are described as men, wearing black hoodies, black pants and black shoes. One of the suspects was also wearing a yellow face covering at the time of the incident, RCMP said.

The pair were carrying a blue / green-coloured suitcase with “TJ” written on it and were driving a gold GMC Sierra truck with machine alloy wheel and running boards.

According to RCMP, the grille and headlight styling are consistent with a 1999–2002 first-generation GMC Sierra.

Fox Valley, Sask. is located about 426 kilometres west of Regina and about 183 kilometres west of Swift Current.

A gold GMC Sierra truck with machine alloy wheel and running boards believed to have been used by two men who broke into a Fox Valley business on July 13. (Source: RCMP)

Police are stressing safety on Saskatchewan roadways as the number of people killed in fatal crashes has already surpassed last year’s total.

From June 1 to July 22, Saskatchewan RCMP officers responded to 23 fatal crashes resulting in the deaths of 27 people.

The most recent incident happened July 21, which saw an 18-year-old woman die in an ATV rollover on Canoe Lake Cree First Nation.

Since July 10, 17 people have died on provincial roadways, according to RCMP.

In a four-day stretch, spanning from July 16 to July 20, a total of nine people perished across five fatal crashes.

The spike in fatal crashes on the road represents a 77 per cent increase from 2025 and a 108 per cent increase in the total number of lives lost – with 13 people killed in 13 collisions last year.

“To be clear, these are not just numbers; they represent lives lost, and these numbers are increasing,” Insp. Lee Knelsen told reporters Wednesday.

Knelsen said the four main contributing factors to most fatal collisions are not using seatbelts, speeding, drugs/alcohol impairment and distracted driving.

“They are very prevalent in a lot of these collisions and fatalities, and really, it is something that is under the complete control of these operators,” he added.

On average, drug or alcohol impairment is a contributing factor of one in three fatal collisions in Saskatchewan. In the first six months of 2026, 35 per cent of fatal crashes involved alcohol or drugs.

The RCMP enlists 100 traffic services officers, who are scattered throughout the province, in addition to 34 officers who operate as part of Combined Traffic Safety Saskatchewan (CTSS).

However, with Saskatchewan being so vast, Knelsen says police are depending on drivers to make the right decisions and to be aware.

Drivers who may witness an impaired driver are asked to call 911 and report them.

“I don’t know that there’s anybody out there that has the capacity to determine whether they are over or under the legal limits. Certainly, we find enough of them on the road that feel that they are,” he noted.

“If you are drinking, if you are impaired, stay home, find a safe ride home, or just stay the night.”

A full list of fatal accidents in RCMP jurisdiction since July 10 are listed below:

Friday, July 10

Highway 16 near North Battleford – 1 dead – Pedestrian struck by semi

Saturday, July 11

Highway 40 near Battleford – 1 dead – Motorcycles collided

Sunday, July 12

• Highway 24 near Pelican Lake First Nation – 2 dead – Single vehicle rollover
• Highway 8 near Keeseekoose First Nation – 1 dead – Single vehicle rollover

Wednesday, July 15

• Highway 2 near Prince Albert – 1 dead – Two vehicle collision
• Highway 106 near Sealey Lake – 1 dead – Single vehicle rollover

Thursday, July 16

Highway 219 near Outlook – 2 dead – Motorcycle collided with car

Saturday, July 18

Highway 11 near Lumsden – 2 dead – Head-on collision

Sunday, July 19

Highway 212 near Duck Lake – 1 dead – Pedestrian collision

Monday, July 20

• Highway 1 near Piapot – 3 dead – SUV collided with parked semi
• Highway 1 near Chaplin – 1 dead – Semi rollover

Tuesday, July 21

Canoe Lake Cree First Nation – 1 dead – ATV rollover

Sixty-three suspects are facing more than 200 charges following an Ontario-wide effort to end the online exploitation of children.

Police said this initiative, dubbed Project Time, also identified and safeguarded 51 victims, whom investigators say were targeted by individuals making, possessing, and distributing child sexual abuse material. They noted that appropriate supports have been provided to those impacted.

Investigators said in total they conducted 264 criminal investigations, laying 213 charges.

Police said two of the accused were “in a position of trust and authority in their communities,” while eight of them are repeat offenders.

They added that 814 electronic devices have been seized.

Another 154 investigations are still ongoing, the OPP said.

“Every child deserves to be safe, both online and in their communities. The OPP and members of the Provincial Internet Child Exploitation Strategy remain committed to relentlessly pursuing offenders and disrupting their criminal activity to prevent further victimization,” OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique wrote in a post on social media on Wednesday.

Project Time is part of the Provincial Strategy to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the Internet, which is also known as the Provincial Internet Child Exploitation Strategy, and is led by the OPP, in partnership with 25 police services from across the province. This strategy is also comprised of the Ministry of the Attorney General, the Ministry of the Solicitor General, and Victim Services of Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry and Akwesasne through the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services.

“Project Time is a testament to the dedication and commitment of law enforcement professionals across Ontario and Canada to protect children from exploitation,” OPP Detective St3f. Sgt. Tara Clark, the provincial Internet Child Exploitation Strategy Lead, said in a release.

“The results of this operation demonstrate the power of collaboration, the strength of the Provincial Internet Child Exploitation Strategy and the relentless pursuit of those who prey on the most vulnerable.”

‘Significant’ rise in online child sexual exploitation, abuse material: police

Police say they have observed a “significant” rise in reports of online child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse material in recent years and are asking parents, educators, child advocacy organizations, government, and technology providers to also do their part to keep children safe.

Anyone with any information related to child sexual exploitation is urged to contact their local police or report it to cybertip.ca.

Several U.S. senators grilled trade czar Jamieson Greer on tariffs Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump lobbed new threats at Canada.

Those threats loom large as Canadian premiers meet in Charlottetown, in part to calculate next steps.

The president plans to impose 50 per cent levies on a range of Canadian goods in retaliation against various provinces’ bans on selling U.S. liquor – itself a response to Trump’s trade regime and annexation threats. The president also cited Canada’s protections on its domestic dairy industry.

Unlike other tariffs imposed on Canadian goods, these duties have no exemptions for goods protected by the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, better known as CUSMA. They are set to begin on Aug. 19.

A woman and girl have been charged following a robbery on the 4400 block of 4th Avenue on July 11.

It happened around 9:35 p.m., when police say the victim was approached by three females who threw her to the ground and repeatedly spat on her.

During the incident, the victim dropped her cell phone, which the suspects took before fleeing. The phone was later located a short distance away.

The Regina Police Service Aerial Support Unit was notified and, within minutes, found three individuals matching the suspects’ descriptions several blocks away.

Patrol officers responded and took two suspects into custody without incident. Police say further investigation determined the third individual was not involved in the robbery or assault.

As a result, a 20-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl have been charged with robbery.

The woman made her first appearance in Regina Provincial Court on July 13 while the 17-year-old made her first appearance in Regina Provincial Youth Court on the same day.

Three people are dead after separate fatal rollovers on the weekend.

The first happened Sunday morning around 10:55 a.m. when Spiritwood RCMP responded to a report of a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 24 near Pelican Lake First Nation.

Officers, paramedics and local firefighters responded, eventually declaring two of the vehicle’s occupants dead at the scene.

They have been identified as a 31-year-old man and 39-year-old woman, both from Pelican Lake First Nation.

Their families have been notified. A third occupant was taken to hospital with injuries described as serious, according to RCMP.

The rollover is being investigated with the help of a Saskatchewan RCMP collision reconstructionist.

A few hours later, Kamsack RCMP received a report of a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 8 on Keeseekoose First Nation. Mounties responded along with EMS and local firefighters, finding the driver and sole person inside vehicle who was declared dead at the scene.

He has been identified as a 50-year-old man from Norquay, Sask. and his family has been notified.

Kamsack RCMP are also investigating with the help of an RCMP collision reconstructionist.

Taryn Roske lost her job twice when the nuclear industry had ground to a halt.

The Cameco employee and hundreds of others were laid off from the company’s Rabbit Lake mine in northern Saskatchewan after it shut down in 2016.

“I had to sell my house,” Roske said in a recent interview. “I ended up taking a loss on that, because the housing market was in a horrible place.”

Four months later, she got a job at Cameco’s McArthur River mine and Key Lake mill. But they stopped operating two years later, and more layoffs followed.

“They were able to give me that information (about the closure) ahead of time, so I could start applying for other jobs,” Roske recalled.

She ended up getting a position at the company’s Cigar Lake mine, where she has worked ever since.

Still, she added, it was a stressful time for many in the industry.

“I think people thought that it was kind of over and that we weren’t going to make a comeback.

“But in the last few years, it’s proved otherwise.”

Following about a decade of stagnation, the nuclear industry is now seeing what some are calling a renaissance.

Countries across the globe, from China and India to the United States, are either building or promising to construct more nuclear power plants.

In Canada, the federal government has proposed 10 new reactors by 2040. Ottawa also wants to sell Canadian-made reactors to more countries and double uranium exports.

Ontario is building a small modular reactor at the existing Darlington station in Bowmanville, northeast of Toronto. Saskatchewan is also planning to construct a small reactor in the 2030s.

Uranium is the main fuel component in most nuclear reactors. The radioactive metal is made into pellets that reactors use to create heat and generate electricity.

Saskatoon-based Cameco, which formed in 1988 following a merger between two Crown corporations, is one of the world’s largest uranium producers.

At Cameco, better market conditions have allowed the company to restart operations.

In 2022, McArthur River and Key Lake resumed production. Cigar Lake is also planning to start extracting uranium from a newer section of the mine in 2030.

At Rabbit Lake, however, production remains suspended.

“The need for nuclear power -- we see it,” said Kirk Lamont, general manager of Cigar Lake.

“People are power hungry.”

Before its recent ascent, the industry’s downfall can be traced back to the Fukushima disaster in Japan.

In March 2011, an earthquake triggered a tsunami that overwhelmed the Daiichi nuclear power plant, resulting in meltdowns and explosions that released radioactive material into the environment.

The earthquake and tsunami killed about 22,000 people, and thousands more resettled elsewhere due to radiation. Uranium prices plunged, and public attitudes over nuclear power soured.

“The world said, ‘We don’t need -- we don’t want -- this uranium. We don’t want nuclear power,’” Lamont recalled. “It was devastating to the people that work (at Cameco).”

Peter Elder, the chief scientific officer with Canadian Nuclear Labs, said public opinion started to change a few years ago for two main reasons.

Countries want to reduce their emissions while meeting growing electricity demands, he said. Nuclear power produces no emissions, though waste needs to be safely stored away.

Countries also want a reliable energy source they can control. For example, those that use nuclear power are better equipped to handle disruptions to the oil and gas supply chain, Elder said.

“Once you build (nuclear), it’s relatively safe from someone not turning off your tap nearly as easily as oil or natural gas.”

Some tech giants in the United States have also inked deals to have their data centres powered by nuclear energy, Elder added.

“They’re going to pay a bit of a premium for that, because they want really high reliability on their electricity, something that you can’t right now get from any renewable source.”

Japan has cited energy security as a reason to reopen some plants, after initially promising to phase them all out.

In Canada, the mining sector is also capitalizing on the comeback.

There are two companies building new mines in Saskatchewan. Denison Mines Corp. is working on the Wheeler River project, while NexGen Energy Ltd. is constructing its Rook I site.

Production from both sites isn’t expected for another few years. But Elder said there’s more than enough uranium to go around.

All of Canada’s uranium mines are located in the Athabasca basin of northern Saskatchewan.

“If you look at the capacity in Saskatchewan, you could almost see that in the next few years it could triple,” Elder said.

He added Canada will need a strong workforce if it wants to build more reactors. The country may also have to deal with longer timelines to get them constructed.

At Cameco, the revival could mean additional investment.

“It’s those contracts that we sign that are going to enable us and backstop the investment in growing our production as we can,” said Cory Kos, Cameco’s vice-president of investor relations.

For Roske, the uranium resurgence has been a “huge blessing.”

“It’s longevity in my career,” she said. “It’s given me 16 years now, and hopefully it’s long enough for me to retire.”

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