Crime & Courts

Driver who engaged police pursuit handed five-and-a-half year prison sentence

A man who led police on a high speed chase through the city in a stolen car was handed a five-and-a-half year prison sentence with a three-year driving ban after his release.Tyler Bear was formally se...

May 07, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Pig trimmings illegally dumped near Candle Lake

Warning: This story includes graphic images.The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment is asking for the public's help to solve a case of illegal dumping near the community of Candle Lake. Conservation ...

May 07, 2020 paNOW has chosen to blur this image, the original photo is at the bottom of the article. (Facebook/Sasktip)

Nipawin drug trafficker had plans to start 'proper' business, according to testimony

A Nipawin man, who was found hiding 30 bags of methamphetamine inside his apartment, has received a four-and-a half year prison sentence.Randy Norman Hamilton, 42, was originally arrested on June 3, 2...

May 07, 2020 Melfort Provincial Court. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Meadow Lake RCMP not slowing down during COVID-19, calls for service steady

Meadow Lake RCMP released their year-end statistics to City council last week and the numbers indicate the local detachment is not slowing down and could be in need of additional resources. Sgt. Steph...

May 06, 2020 (Nicple Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Former P.A. hockey team manager's trial adjourned

The court case surrounding the alleged actions of a former Prince Albert hockey team manager, likely won't be concluded until later this summer or early fall as a result of precautions surrounding COV...

May 06, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Nova Scotia mass killer should be subjected to psychological autopsy: experts

HALIFAX - As the RCMP investigate the case of the Nova Scotia gunman who killed 22 people during a 13-hour rampage last month, a key question remains unanswered: Why? The Mounties have said littl...

May 06, 2020

RCMP ask for public's help after man injured from an allegedly discharged firearm

Police are asking for the public's help after a man was injured early Tuesday morning in North Battleford allegedly from a discharged firearm.Police report Battlefords RCMP were called to a home at ab...

May 05, 2020 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Tisdale RCMP looking for vehicle after crosswalk sign damaged

Tisdale RCMP are asking the public for some assistance locating a vehicle involved in an accident early this morning.The vehicle hit a pedestrian crosswalk sign between 10 p.m., May 4 and 6 a.m., May ...

May 05, 2020 (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

Thieves raid youth camp; up to $10K in damages

The CEO of Camp Tamarack, a children's camp for those with learning disabilities, says if people needed supplies they could have just asked, rather than causing over $10,000 in damages.Sometime betwee...

May 05, 2020 (Camp Tamarack Foundation)

Stranger helps police nab vehicle vandal

Prince Albert police are crediting the help of a passerby, with the arrest Sunday of a man observed causing damage to a parked vehicle.The incident happened near sixth Ave. E and sixth St. E. Accordin...

May 04, 2020 Police and paramedics observed on scene Sunday night near sixth Ave. E and sixth St. E. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)