Crime & Courts

'This cannot continue': judge jails shoplifter for numerous offences

A judge has handed a local woman jail time for stealing several items, including children's clothing from Prince Albert businesses.Amber Cook, 30, received a 90-day jail sentence Thursday morning afte...

Sep 26, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

"At this time, any type of foul play cannot be discounted or confirmed": RCMP on store manager's death

The cause of a man's death Monday in the Resort Village of Candle Lake remains unknown and there has been no timeline suggested by the RCMP when the small community may get some answers.An autopsy was...

Sep 26, 2019 (Submitted photo/ Gord Cowan)

Inmate receives three more years for duffel bag full of cocaine, cash, and Taser

A man's impending release from jail was pushed back after his prison guards caught him with a duffel bag containing cocaine. Carey Lee Henry, 27, received a three-year prison sentence for possession f...

Sep 26, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Prince Albert police asked to investigate actions of Battlefords RCMP officer

The Saskatchewan RCMP have asked police in Prince Albert to investigate allegations of assault after internal and external complaints about the level of force used by a Battlefords RCMP officer in May...

Sep 26, 2019

What'sHappeningNOW Sept. 25, 2019

News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with Senior Reporter Nigel Maxwell about a death in Candle Lake.

Sep 25, 2019

RCMP investigate death at Candle Lake store

A thick line of yellow police tape surrounds a popular business in the Resort Village of Candle Lake, and questions continue to swirl within the small community over what transpired early Monday after...

Sep 25, 2019 (Submitted photo/Grant Cowan)

Officer sustains non-life threatening injury during shooting outside Turtleford

An RCMP officer is out of hospital after they were shot outside of Turtleford Tuesday morning.Police said in a media release that officers from the Turtleford detachment were called to multiple report...

Sep 24, 2019

Suspects facing litany of charges after police discover weapons cache in stolen vehicle

Four suspects are facing over 100 charges after police seized a cache of weapons Monday morning. Prince Albert Police Service members responded after a concerned citizen reported several people pushin...

Sep 24, 2019 Police seized these weapons from a stolen vehicle Monday. (submitted photo/PAPS)

Stolen truck found in Carrot River

A reminder from Carrot River RCMP to lock your vehicles and buildings.This comes after the theft of a truck in the community.RCMP said an unlocked 1994 Chevy 1500 was stolen from a home on Third St. W...

Sep 24, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Montreal Lake man receives prison time for Tasering cop

A man who led RCMP on a high speed chase, while high on crystal meth, has received a 36-month prison sentence.Raini Scott Henderson, 30, was sentenced Tuesday morning at Prince Albert Court of Queen's...

Sep 24, 2019 Raini Scott Henderson gets escorted away from Prince Albert Court of Queen's Bench. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)