Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

Man charged with impaired driving after rollover near Kinistino makes first court appearance
A James Smith First Nation man involved in a single-vehicle collision in the R.M. of Kinistino made his first appearance in Melfort Provincial Court.Creedon Dipaolo, 23, is charged with impaired drivi...
Sep 24, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).

Alberta property owner who shot suspected thief facing lawsuit
CALGARY - A southern Alberta man who shot at suspected thieves on his rural property is being sued by one of the people.A statement of claim says Ryan Watson entered Edouard Maurice's property near Ok...
Sep 24, 2019

Several taken to hospital after 15-passenger van collides with school bus
A 15-passenger van tipped on its side after colliding with a school bus in North Battleford Monday afternoon. The collision happened at 18th Avenue at 103rd Street. Both vehicles were carrying youth.A...
Sep 23, 2019 The 15 passenger van flipped on its side following the crash. (Angela Btown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Cole Bay man charged in fatal hit and run
A 52-year-old man is dead after he was struck by vehicle on Highway 965 near Canoe Narrows. According to an RCMP media release, Beavual RCMP responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a veh...
Sep 23, 2019 Beauval RCMP continue to investigate a fatal hit and run near Canoe Narrows. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Trial dates set following P.A. drug op bust
One of four people charged in connection to an alleged drug trafficking operation in Prince Albert was granted bail this morning on the condition $5,000 get paid up front.Larry Dominique has a number ...
Sep 23, 2019 The items seized by ISET last July. (submitted photo/Prince Albert Police Service)

Melfort RCMP asking for help in identifying man connected to fraud
Melfort RCMP are looking to the public for assistance in identifying a man connected to a fraud and stolen property offence.The man was captured by surveillance video using a stolen bank card on Sept ...
Sep 23, 2019 RCMP are looking for help in identifying a man captured by surveillance video using a stolen bank card in Melfort.(Submitted photo/Melfort RCMP)

Judge Thomas Healey: long-time Crown prosecutor officially sworn in as P.A. judge
Melfort Provincial Court was filled to capacity, this time for a happy occasion.Thomas Healey, the Ridgedale born and raised lawyer who spent 14 years as a Crown prosecutor in Melfort, was officially ...
Sep 20, 2019 Judge Thomas Healey (right) poses with the Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Saskatchewan James Plemel (left) in Melfort Provincial Court. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Police car involved in rollover on Highway 3 during pursuit
UPDATE:Dency Herman appeared in Prince Albert Provincial Court Friday where he was charged with an additional ten counts to the ones for which he was already wanted. These include dangerous operation ...
Sep 19, 2019
One arrested after early morning robbery
One man is in custody after an early morning robbery in North Battleford. Officers were called to an armed robbery on 11 Ave. and 101 St. at around 6:20 a.m. A lone male is said to have confronted the...
Sep 19, 2019

Freedom of expression or personal attack? Nurse appeals fine for Facebook post
REGINA - Saskatchewan's highest court is to decide what's next for a registered nurse who was fined $26,000 for criticizing her grandfather's care on Facebook.Carolyn Strom from Prince Albert was foun...
Sep 17, 2019 Carolyn Strom, left, arrives at the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan in Regina on Sept. 17, 2019. Strom was found guilty of professional misconduct by the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association in 2016 and handed the financial penalty. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell