Prince Albert News

• Amid Prince Albert police chief retirement backlash, locals seek change

  After the Chief of Police in Prince Albert, Sask., announced his retirement citing backlash from the community, local community members offer suggestions for the police board.

  Canada

  May 25
  
• Prince Albert police chief retires after review proves officer neglect in infant death

  An inquest into the death of 13-month-old Tanner Brass said that members of the Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) did not correctly perform their duties on the day he died. 

  Canada

  May 18
  
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• Prince Albert police officers ‘neglected duty’ in death of baby boy: watchdog

  On Feb. 11, 2022, the Prince Albert Police Service called for an inquest into the death of 13-month old Tanner Brass and the responding officers. The report has now been released.

  Canada

  May 18
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• 34-year-old male dead after hit-and-run collision in Northside, Sask.

  On Tuesday at around 8:30 p.m., RCMP in Prince Albert, Sask., located a man who had been struck by a vehicle outside a business on Highway 2 in Northside. The driver fled.

  Crime

  Apr 5
• Cree woman with cultural face tattoo told to leave brewery in Prince Albert, Sask.

  Sara Carriere-Burns of James Smith Cree Nation said staff at the Prince Albert Brewing Company told her she had to leave because their dress policy bars facial tattoos.

  Canada

  Mar 28
• 3rd person charged in connection with 1st-degree murder of Jeremy Starblanket

  Keyano Ahenakew is the third person charged in the 2021 death of Jeremy Starblanket.

  Crime

  Feb 24
• Prince Albert police arrest 26-year-old man in relation to 2021 death

  Members of the Prince Albert Police Service arrested a second person in connection with the murder of Jeremy Starblanket in 2021.

  Crime

  Feb 23
• 21-year-old man in custody following police chase outside Prince Albert, Sask.

  Prince Albert police stated that due to the serious nature of this incident and the report of threats involving firearms, officers pursued the vehicle outside the city.

  Crime

  Feb 17
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• Woman found in Prince Albert, Sask. structural fire dies after hospital transport

  A woman was found inside a structural fire in Prince Albert and died after she was transported to the hospital. Police are continuing to investigate.

  Fire

  Jan 19
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• SIRT investigates after man dies in police-involved shooting in Prince Albert

  There is a heavy police presence on South Industrial Drive in Prince Albert after a man was pronounced dead in following an officer-involved shooting.

  Crime

  Jan 17