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RCMP Warrant Enforcement and Suppression team search for wanted man

By Keira Miller Apr 14, 2026 | 5:10 PM

Prince Albert and Nipawin RCMP are on the lookout for a 35-year-old man wanted on firearm charges. 

Matthew Barker is wanted on warrant by Nipawin RCMP for charges including careless use of a firearm, possession of a firearm while prohibited and fail to comply with a probation order. 

Barker is described as five feet eleven inches tall, 250 pounds, with brown eyes, brown hair, and has numerous tattoos on his forearms and neck.  

He is known to travel to Nipawin, Carrot River, and Winnipeg.  

If you see Barker, do not approach him. Police believe he is armed and dangerous.  

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