Crime & Courts

RCMP investigate kidnapping and assault at Montreal Lake

Update: Charges against Alicia Ballantyne were stayed by the Crown on Feb. 10. Crown has one year to bring case back to court, should new evidence come to light.A man forced into a vehicle was taken t...

Dec 23, 2022

Two PAPS officers serve as aides to Lieutenant Governor

Both Deputy Chief Farica Prince and Inspector Craig Mushka of Prince Albert have been working since earlier this year as Aides-de-Camp to Russ Mirasty, Saskatchewan's Lieutenant Governor. According to...

Dec 23, 2022

Sentencing decision delayed for teen charged after violent assault at Prince Albert apartment building

A 17-year-old boy, responsible for a violent assault last March at a Prince Albert apartment building, will spend Christmas behind bars as a judge considers a fitting sentence.The youth who cannot be ...

Dec 22, 2022

RCMP psych nurse program to be permanent

After a year-long test run, the Saskatchewan RCMP will have psychiatric nurses permanently on staff at the operational communication centre. RCMP say that during the 12 months of the trial, 99.8 per c...

Dec 22, 2022

Moose shot and left for dead in Porcupine Forest

Editor's Note: Photos and content in this story might be disturbing to some readers.-- Conservation officers are investigating after a cow moose was shot and left to waste in the Porcupine Forest."Con...

Dec 22, 2022

Four arrested and charged after attempted robbery on Highway 165

La Ronge RCMP made four arrests after an attempted robbery on Highway 165 early Thursday morning. RCMP's investigation of the incident revealed that a group of people pulled over on Highway 165 when t...

Dec 22, 2022

Prince Albert stabbing incidents result in six-month jail sentence

A man who was charged after a pair of stabbings in Prince Albert last August has received a six-month jail sentence.Reno Roy Keenatch's matters were originally scheduled to be spoken to during a preli...

Dec 22, 2022

Man still missing from Rosthern a year later

One year after going missing from a gas station off of Highway 11 at Rosthern on his way to Prince Albert, Leslie Peesker is still missing. Peesker was last seen on October 14, 2021, and reported miss...

Dec 22, 2022

Trial set for man facing child pornography charges

The trial date has now been set for a Marshall, Sask., man facing 11 charges, including sexual assault and distribution of child pornography. Joseph Sproull, 42, is charged with one count of possessio...

Dec 22, 2022

Over 500 complaints made this year by Pine Grove inmates, ministry confirms

Over the course of 11 months this year, there have been 512 formal complaints issued by inmates at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre in Prince Albert.That's according to information provided to paNOW...

Dec 21, 2022