Crime & Courts

Year in Review: Demands for answers following in-custody deaths in P.A.

As 2021 draws to a close, paNOW is looking back on the most important and impactful stories of the year, as selected by our reporters and editorial staff.Within the span of a month, four in-custody de...

Dec 27, 2021

Food Bank employee saddened to have car stolen days before Christmas

It doesn't feel much like Christmas for a local employee from the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre who had his car stolen from the back of the building in North Battleford Monday, while h...

Dec 23, 2021

Collision on Highway 3 South of P.A. leads to ticket being issued

The Prince Albert RCMP are reporting the collision that temporarily blocked Highway 3 two miles South of the city on Wednesday was between a car and a truck.Police say a third vehicle, an SUV, drove i...

Dec 23, 2021

Not guilty plea in Prince Albert aggravated assault case

A man facing a charge of aggravated assault, has entered a not guilty plea and will face trial next year.The case was discussed Wednesday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court.On the evening of Ju...

Dec 22, 2021

Multiple vehicle thefts in the Battlefords

Battlefords RCMP have dealt with multiple vehicle thefts in the past week and are asking the public to keep a vigilant eye.This past Sunday, two different robberies occurred in North Battleford, inclu...

Dec 22, 2021

'We're all hurting for him': mother pleads for answers regarding son's disappearance

Shirley Bear says she has no idea where her son is, nor why he may be connected to a serious incident in Prince Albert's midtown area.Byron Lee Bear, 27, has not been seen since the early morning of D...

Dec 21, 2021

Prince Albert police officers receive provincial recognition

A total of nine police members with the Prince Albert Police Service have been recognized by the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police (SACP) for their work saving lives and getting drugs off t...

Dec 20, 2021

City of Humboldt pleads guilty in death of city employee

The City of Humboldt has entered a guilty plea concerning the death of a city employee in 2019. The city, in a joint submission with the crown, entered a guilty plea in Humboldt Provincial Court on De...

Dec 20, 2021

Lloydminster man beaten in Prince Albert apartment, over $100: court

Surrounded by family members, a man charged in the late 2019 murder of Dylan Chretien has been sentenced for his role in the incident.Brandon Daniels received a 12-month conditional sentence, meaning ...

Dec 20, 2021

Black Lake man charged with second degree murder

Police are investigating a suspicious death in Black Lake. According to a media release, on Dec. 16 Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit officers arrested a male in relation to this investigation. The ...

Dec 20, 2021