A Saskatchewan man carrying a replica fire arm to a bar in Wynyard Saskatchewan – is now in trouble with the RCMP. Police responded to a call of a man with a gun threatening occupants of a bar in Wynyard. Upon arrival they found and arrested a 46 year old man from the community with […]
Wynyard and Foam Lake RCMP were both dispatched to a fatal single vehicle collision on Highway 16 outside of Foam Lake on Friday. The investigation has determined a westbound vehicle left the roadway and entered a nearby creek at about 3:45 PM that afternoon. A man from Whitehorse, Yukon was declared deceased at the scene, […]
RCMP are investigating two serious collisions on Saskatchewan’s Highways Friday afternoon. Wynyard RCMP are at the scene of a collision between a semi truck and a passenger vehicle on Highway #16 just west of Kandahar. Both lanes have been blocked off and detours have been set up. The adult male semi driver was taken to […]
Emergency Rooms in three Saskatchewan towns have partnered up in case one of their hospitals doesn’t have doctor on-site. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says the idea to bring Kelvington, Wadena, and Wynyard together was implemented in response to challenges with recruiting rural physicians and the increased pressure on health systems due to COVID-19. ERs in […]
RCMP Traffic Services have made a significant seizure of a substance believed to be cocaine in the Wynyard area on Monday. Officers were working on Highway #16 in the Wynyard area when they made a traffic stop for a driver’s license, registration and sobriety check. During the stop, officers noticed the lone driver of the […]
The Saskatchewan NDP has voiced their concerns regarding understaffing and safety in the province’s long-term care homes after hearing of a troubling story out of Foam Lake. Health Critic Vicki Mowat is calling on the government to address sanitary risks that residents are facing in these care homes, an issue she said has become increasingly […]
Gerard Loehr, a former teacher charged with multiple counts of sexual assault and interference, was released on $5,000 bail at Wynyard Provincial Court on Monday. The charges Loehr is facing come from his time as a teacher in the province in the 1990’s. Earlier this month, Wynyard RCMP received a report from a woman who […]
A former Saskatchewan teacher, originally from Ontario, has been charged in a historic sex assault case in Wynyard. Last February, a woman filed a sexual assault case with RCMP, and since then, five other people have told their stories. 58 year old Gerard Loehr faces 11 charges relating to incidents between 1990 and 1996 when […]
Two men from Ontario were in a Yorkton courtroom Tuesday charged with dangerous driving and possession of stolen property. 23-year-olds John Hipwell and Lonnie Harrington were taken into custody after an incident in Wynyard where the alleged driver of a stolen car drove through the town at over double the speed limit. Wynyard RCMP say […]
