Crime & Courts

Sask. RCMP officer charged with unsafe storage of gun

A Saskatchewan RCMP officer is facing charges in connection to an incident that happened in Saskatoon last fall, involving a gun being stolen from inside an unmarked RCMP vehicle.Const. Shannon Drall ...

Jul 17, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

La Ronge RCMP request public assistance regarding vehicle mischief

La Ronge RCMP is requesting the public's assistance in regards to a string of vehicle mischiefs throughout the tri-communities.According to an RCMP media release, there have been several reports of ve...

Jul 17, 2019 There were 11 overnight instances of vandalism in Air Ronge. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Interviews with family of highway shooting victim heard in Calgary court

CALGARY - The trial of an Alberta youth accused of firing a gun at a German tourist on a highway west of Calgary is having to rely on police interviews done with the family after he was shot...

Jul 17, 2019

Remains found outside North Battleford identified as Tiki Laverdiere

Human remains found in a rural area outside of North Battleford last week have been identified as Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere. During the search on July 11, a police dog with the North Battleford RCMP l...

Jul 17, 2019

Total calls down, property crime up in Battleford: RCMP

While the overall number of calls for service in Battleford has declined, property crimes and criminal code offences are up, according to an RCMP report.Insp. Tom Beck provided an update on crime in t...

Jul 17, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman sentenced to life in prison

NEW YORK - The Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been sentenced to life behind bars in a U.S. prison, a humbling end for a drug lord once notorious for his ability to kill, bribe or t...

Jul 17, 2019

P.A. group accused of robbery to face preliminary inquiry

All four members of a Prince Albert group accused of committing a string of robberies are set for preliminary inquiries.The two women in the case, 22-year-old Rikki Steinkey and 23-year-old Tonisha Fu...

Jul 16, 2019 Melfort Provincial Court. (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Mature white-tailed deer left for waste near St. Brieux

A mature white-tailed deer left for waste has SaskTip looking for the culprits.Humboldt Conservation Officers received a call on July 8 from a landowner who discovered the deer left in a field about t...

Jul 16, 2019 The white-tailed deer was found in a field southeast of St. Brieux. (Facebook/Sasktip)

RCMP looking for suspect in connection to stolen debit card in Melfort

Melfort RCMP are looking for some help in identifying a suspect in connection to a stolen debit card.The female suspect was caught on video surveillance using the debit card at a local business on Jul...

Jul 16, 2019 (submitted photo/Melfort RCMP)

Sturgeon Lake RCMP investigate suspicious death

Sturgeon Lake RCMP are investigating a suspicious death at a residence on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation. Officers responded to the call on July 14 around 10 a.m. for an unresponsive male. EMS paramed...

Jul 15, 2019