Crime & Courts

16 year old charged in alleged Grandmother's Bay homicide

A 16-year-old from Grandmother's Bay is facing a charge of second degree murder.The male cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. A media release from RCMP Sunday said La Ronge/Stanley Mi...

Mar 01, 2020 (file photo)

'She was made to walk like a dog and bark': court hears woman was held prisoner for 11 hours

Two men charged in connection to a violent and disturbing incident last year on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation now await sentencing.Chad Walker, 26, and Dwayne Highway, 28, pleaded guilty for their re...

Feb 28, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

La Ronge RCMP seek wanted individuals

La Ronge RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in locating two wanted men from the area. On Feb. 27, 24-year-old Blaze Hunter Morin was released from La Ronge Provincial Court under conditions. ...

Feb 28, 2020 Blaze Morin, left, and Preston Ratt. (submitted photos/La Ronge RCMP)

Woman taken to hospital following alleged drive-by shooting, four arrested

A woman was taken to hospital following an alleged drive-by shooting in North Battleford early Friday morning.Police report at about 4:30 a.m. Friday, Battlefords RCMP were called to the 1300 block of...

Feb 28, 2020 RCMP cordoned off an area on 97th Street near 13 Avenue in North Battleford Friday following an alleged drive-by shooting. A woman inside the home was injured and taken to hospital for treatment. (battlefordsNOW Staff)

Pedestrian, 64, killed in Bear Creek

RCMP officers are investigating a deadly crash in Bear Creek. On Thursday at approximately 10:30 p.m., Turnor Lake RCMP were called to the scene of a single car crash in the community on Highway 155. ...

Feb 28, 2020 (file photo/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Two people facing charges after vehicle stop

Members of the Integrated Crime Reduction Team (ICRT) seized multiple weapons, drugs and other items after a vehicle stop on Wednesday.According to a media release from the Prince Albert Police Servic...

Feb 28, 2020 (Submitted photo/Prince Albert Police Service)

Hoback introduces bill to help cover security costs

Prince Albert's member of Parliament is introducing a bill to help homeowners upgrade the security of their properties.Randy Hoback brought forward a private member's bill which, if passed, would prov...

Feb 28, 2020 Randy Hoback speaks during an election forum in Prince Albert. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

Mayor welcomes PAGC response to walkway curfew but unhappy with racism debate

The mayor of Prince Albert says he's pleased with the response from the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) to the new public walkways curfew that was approved Monday and says it shows the community is...

Feb 27, 2020 (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

Sandy Bay man charged with second-degree murder

A 31-year-old man from Sandy Bay was charged with second-degree murder after a police investigation into an incident earlier this week.That's according to an RCMP media release, which stated local hea...

Feb 27, 2020 The man made his first court appearance Feb. 27. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

RCMP say Humboldt man's disappearance 'suspicious'

The disappearance of a Humboldt man is now considered suspicious.The RCMP Major Crimes Unit has taken over the investigation, and they updated the situation on Thursday afternoon.The investigation has...

Feb 27, 2020 Allan Douglas Garrioch. (submitted photo/RCMP)