Crime & Courts

Offender described as 'main planner' during manslaughter sentencing hearing

A witness in the sentencing hearing of a young man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the April 2017 death of Simon Grant told court the offender said he was the main planner during an interview.Th...

Mar 26, 2019 Simon Grant and his wife, Cora. (submitted photo/Cora Laich)

P.A. man appears in court for toddler death

A man charged in the death of an infant boy last week, who he claims is his son, did not say a word, as his court case was quickly adjourned Tuesday at Prince Albert Provincial Court to a later date.K...

Mar 26, 2019 A small collection of toys and flowers has been placed outside the buildng where the infant boy was found unconscious last week. (Charlene Tebbutt/ paNOW Staff)

‘You made us bury our brother’: sentence hearing for P.A. man accused in hunting death

A Melfort Provincial Court was filled to capacity Monday for the sentence hearing of the man who shot and killed a Prince Albert hunter.The statement of facts presented in court said Jordan Darchuk,23...

Mar 25, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff).

Number of P.A. homicides not typical: Police

The deaths of four people by violence in Prince Albert in recent weeks - including two within days of each in the same downtown apartment building - has shocked the community, but isn't typical, polic...

Mar 25, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Charges laid in infant's death

The Prince Albert Police Service has now confirmed a 29-year-old man is charged with second degree murder in connection to a 21-month-old child's death last week.The accused is scheduled to make his f...

Mar 25, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Court appearances for five charged with first-degree murder

Five people charged in the death of a 22-year-old man last week have made their first appearance in court. The five are all charged with first-degree murder in relation to the incident. Court records ...

Mar 25, 2019 Five people have made their first court appearance in connection with the death of a 22-year-old man on Friday. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

Meadow Lake RCMP looking for suspect involved in weekend incident

Meadow Lake RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect. On Saturday, a male was observed in video footage driving a stolen vehicle while using stolen debit and credit cards. The RC...

Mar 25, 2019 The Meadow Lake RCMP is requesting assistance in finding this suspect (submitted/Meadow Lake RCMP)

UPDATE: Police charge five in death of 22-year-old man

UPDATE: Prince Albert Police say five people have been charged in connection with the death of a 22-year-old man on Friday. Police have charged four men, age 31, 23, 23, and 21, and one woman, age 19 ...

Mar 23, 2019 (File photo/Nigel Maxwell paNOW Staff)

‘Lucky’ impaired driver reflects on crime

A person convicted of driving impaired has shared the consequences of their actions, and the decisions that led to them driving impaired, in an exclusive interview with paNOW.Through an arrangement wi...

Mar 22, 2019 (File photo/paNOW)

What'sHappeningNOW March 22, 2019

Reporter Charlene Tebbutt speaks with northeastNOW reporter Angie Rolheiser about the sentencing of Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the driver responsible for the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.

Mar 22, 2019