Saskatchewan RCMP laid charges against 28 people in connection with homicide investigations in 2025. The province has seen elevated numbers of murder and manslaughter cases.
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Mounties investigated 33 homicide files involving 39 victims in 2025. Down from a record 41 files and 43 victims in 2024.
Of the 2025 investigations, 31 homicide files involving 34 victims occurred in Saskatchewan RCMP jurisdiction. Two additional murder investigations, involving five victims, occurred within File Hills First Nations Police Service jurisdiction.
“While 2024 marked the highest number of homicide files we’ve investigated, the volume in 2025 remained elevated,” Supt. Josh Graham, officer in charge of the Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Branch, said in a news release Tuesday. “Homicide files in our jurisdiction are at a rate that requires significant investigative capacity.”
Over the past five years, Saskatchewan RCMP homicide investigations in RCMP jurisdiction have remained consistently high. Investigators handled 31 files with 36 victims in 2021, 33 files with 43 victims in 2022 — including victims of the mass casualty event — 31 files with 31 victims in 2023, 39 files with 41 victims in 2024, and 31 files with 34 victims in 2025. One homicide file has been reported so far in 2026.
Among the victims in 2025, three were children aged 12 and under, three were teenagers, and 12 were in their 20s. Ten victims were in their 30s, six in their 40s, four in their 50s and one in their 60s.
Eighteen victims were reported in the RCMP’s North District, 11 in Central District and five in South District. Five victims were reported in File Hills First Nations Police Service jurisdiction.
Police say investigators also continued work on at least 30 unsolved homicide or suspicious death files from previous years.
Through those investigations, the RCMP’s Homicide Investigation Unit laid charges against 28 individuals in connection with 2025 homicide files, including seven counts of first-degree murder, 17 counts of second-degree murder and four manslaughter charges.
Of those charged, 25 were male and three were female. Eight were youths between the ages of 13 and 19, while nine were in their 20s. The remaining accused ranged in age from their 30s to their 60s.
Investigators solved 23 of the 33 homicide files from 2025, with 10 files still under investigation. Twelve cases were solved within 24 hours, six within a week, three within a month and two within six months.
“Behind every homicide statistic is a person who has been taken from their loved ones, and a family living through an unimaginable loss,” Graham said. “Our investigators are always mindful that their job is to uncover the truth, give a voice to victims and provide answers to families.”
Police say the unpredictable nature of homicide investigations placed significant demands on investigators throughout the year. In 2025, two homicide files occurred on the same day in separate communities on three occasions, and 11 homicide files involving 14 victims were reported in the final two months of the year.
Three investigations involving five victims unfolded within approximately 27 hours in November.
“In a calendar year, our investigators responded to single, double and triple homicides, and a quadruple murder scene,” Graham said. “This shows just how unpredictable and complex our work is.”
The Homicide Investigation Unit, based in Regina and Saskatoon, provides a 24-hour response to homicide and suspicious death investigations across Saskatchewan. In 2025, investigators deployed to more than 30 communities, including remote northern locations accessible only by air.
“As we continue investigating unsolved files and managing new cases, we’ll remain focused and committed to serving communities across Saskatchewan,” Graham said.
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