Crime & Courts

Witness says two men tried to enter care home, said they would 'kill us all'

Prince Albert Police have charged two men with uttering threats following an incident Sunday morning outside the Herb Bassett special care home.According to a press release, police were called to the ...

Sep 30, 2019

Pedestrian dead after being struck by taxi in La Ronge

A 24-year-old man is dead after he was struck by a taxi cab Sept. 28 in La Ronge.That's according to an RCMP news release, which stated the fatal collision occurred just after midnight along Highway 2...

Sep 30, 2019 The 24-year-old man was declared dead at the local hospital. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Suspects confessed to B.C. murders in videos but showed no remorse: RCMP

SURREY, B.C. - Two suspects confessed to the murders of three people in northern British Columbia in several videos taken before they shot themselves in a suicide pact, the RCMP said Friday.The Mounti...

Sep 28, 2019 RCMP Asst. Comm. Kevin Hackett, who oversees the RCMP's federal organized crime investigations in B.C., reads a statement about Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod and the homicides of three people in northern B.C., during a news conference in Surrey, B.C., Friday, Sept. 27, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Suspects confessed to B.C. murders in videos but showed no remorse: RCMP

SURREY, B.C. - Two suspects confessed to the murders of three people in northern British Columbia in several videos taken before they shot themselves in a suicide pact, the RCMP said Friday.The Mounti...

Sep 27, 2019

Council close to signing agreement for more RCMP officers in La Ronge

Councillors in La Ronge appear close to inking a deal with the RCMP for three additional members. The cost for such an agreement, however, doesn't sit well with La Ronge Mayor Ron Woytowich who said h...

Sep 27, 2019 The agreement could be approved Oct. 9. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

RCMP confirm arrest in Candle Lake

There are still many more questions than answers following a popular store manager's death this week in Candle Lake. paNOW has learned a man who knew Tom Borson was arrested hours after Borson's death...

Sep 27, 2019 (submitted photo/Gord Cowan)

Case for two suspects in Tiki Laverdiere murder adjourned pending further disclosure

Two of eight facing charges related to Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere's homicide investigation returned to North Battleford Provincial Court on Friday. Soaring Eagle Whitstone appeared in court via CCTV fr...

Sep 27, 2019 Edmonton woman Tiki Laverdiere, 25, was last seen in North Battleford. (supplied photo/Battlefords RCMP)

Co-accused in Jonson murder awaits bail supervision report

One of two suspects facing a murder charge in the death of Mark Douglas Jonson is awaiting a bail supervision report.Nicolas Buck, 22, appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court via closed-circuit-...

Sep 27, 2019 Nicolas Buck, 22, is facing a charge of first degree murder. (Submitted photo/North Battleford RCMP)

20-year-old man arrested after weapon assault

An 18-year-old female was taken to hospital Thursday night with severe head injuries following an alleged assault with a firearm.According to a media release from the Prince Albert Police Service, the...

Sep 27, 2019 (Submitted photo/Prince Albert Police Service)

Man to serve sentence in community, pay restitution for defrauding grain handler

A man facing charges for defrauding a large grain handler was sentenced in Court of Queen's Bench Thursday. David Glassford was handed a conditional sentence of two years less a day to be served in th...

Sep 26, 2019 A man was sentenced for defrauding a grain handler in the Wilkie area in court Thursday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)