Crime & Courts

Police identify man found unresponsive in jail cell

The man found unresponsive in his cell at the Prince Albert Correctional Centre last Friday, has now been identified as 31-year-old Robert McAdam.The newest information from the Prince Albert Police S...

Jan 02, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Theft suspect sought by Melfort RCMP

RCMP in Melfort are asking for help to solve a theft from a few months back.They are looking to identify a male involved in a credit card theft from the Melfort area on Oct. 20.Anyone with information...

Jan 02, 2020 A screen grab of the suspect in a theft in Melfort in Oct. (submitted photo/Melfort RCMP)

Police looking for inmate who escaped in La Ronge

Police are searching for an inmate who escaped custody in La Ronge, Sask. John Riley Sanderson, 32, was set to appear at La Ronge Provincial Court today. Roughly around 12 p.m., he escaped custody whe...

Jan 02, 2020 John Riley Sanderson. (submitted photo/RCMP)

PAPS welcomes new police dog

The Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) took to Facebook on Tuesday to announce a new addition to their K-9 unit. Kale, a three-year-old male German Shepherd, is the first of three new dogs expected t...

Jan 02, 2020 The newest PAPS police dog, Kal (right) sits beside six-year-old Febee, a veteran of the force. (Facebook/Prince Albert Police Service)

Police seek break and enter suspects in white truck

Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a white truck and flat deck trailer that has been involved in a string of break and enters in rural towns throughout the province.Biggar RCMP said...

Dec 31, 2019 Police are looking for suspects driving a white truck and flat bed trailer. (submitted photo/RCMP)

No changes to Saskatchewan cannabis regulations as Quebec raises age of consumption

The Saskatchewan Government says it's keeping an eye on changes to cannabis legislation in Quebec but have no plans to modify the age of consumption for the drug in this province. "The province is clo...

Dec 31, 2019 (The Canadian Press/ Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Thieves target Art Hauser Centre

The Prince Albert Police Service is investigating a theft from the Art Hauser Centre.The theft was reported to police on Boxing Day, and six point-of-sale terminals were taken, as well as three TV's.T...

Dec 31, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Prince Albert Police investigate two separate armed robberies involving vehicles

Police are investigating two separate robberies that happened in the city within a 24-hour period. On Dec. 30, before 9:30 a.m., police received a call from a woman who said two men with a firearm wer...

Dec 31, 2019

Two facing charges related to alleged assault in Battleford

Two people are facing charges following an alleged assault at Battleford's Urban Native Housing Corporation on Friday.RCMP report on Dec. 27 at 2 p.m. Battlefords RCMP responded to a complaint at a bu...

Dec 31, 2019 Two people are facing charges following an incident in Battleford on Friday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Year in Review: Jaskirat Sidhu receives eight-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to Humboldt Broncos bus crash

northeastNOW is taking a look back at the biggest and most interesting stories of 2019, as selected by our newsroom:It was a case many Canadians had their eyes on, and it wrapped up in early 2019.Jask...

Dec 30, 2019 Jaskirat Singh Sidhu. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)