Crime & Courts

Murder suspects make first court appearance

Two men charged in the murder of a North Battleford man will be back in court at the end of July.Nicolas Buck and David Keller are charged in the death of Mark Douglas Jonson, 61, who was found dead a...

Jul 15, 2019

RCMP release sketches of two suspects involved in home invasion, shooting

Composite sketches of two suspects involved in a home invasion and shooting last month have been released by the RCMP.Police say officers attended a Meadow Lake apartment June 30 to respond to a compl...

Jul 15, 2019 (submitted photo/Meadow Lake RCMP)

Trial begins for Alberta youth charged with shooting German tourist

CALGARY - A court has heard that a German tourist shot while driving on a highway west of Calgary last year had eight bullet fragments removed from his brain during surgery. A trial has begun for...

Jul 15, 2019

Vehicle rollover leaves one dead, one injured

One man is dead following a single vehicle rollover near Montreal Lake on July 12.Officers from the Waskesiu Lake and Montreal Lake RCMP detachments were called to the scene at approximately 5:25 p.m....

Jul 15, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

RCMP contact families of Morin, Laverdiere after human remains found outside North Battleford

The families of two missing people whose disappearances are considered suspicious have been contacted after human remains were found in a rural area outside North Battleford on Thursday.Police said in...

Jul 13, 2019

Two men arrested, charged in murder of Mark Douglas Jonson

RCMP have located 22-year-old Nicolas Buck who was wanted in connection to the murder of Mark Douglas Jonson.Jonson was found dead in a home on 15 Ave. and 100 St. in North Battleford on July 5.Follow...

Jul 13, 2019 Nicolas Buck, 22, was arrested and charged with first degree murder. (supplied photo/North Battleford RCMP)

Police ask public for information at one-year anniversary of homicide

The Prince Albert Police Service is asking the public for any information which may help lead to an arrest, as July 13 marks the first anniversary in the death of Jordan Ballantyne.PAPS and EMS respon...

Jul 12, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Police seize meth, cocaine and nunchucks in search

A man and a woman, both from Prince Albert are set to appear in court after a search warrant was executed last night. Just before 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 11, members of the Integrated Street Enforcem...

Jul 12, 2019 Police seized nunchucks, cocaine and methamphetamine in a search warrant executed last night. (submitted photo/PAPS)

Police warning public about fabricated posts on social media

A post on Facebook by a woman who claimed she was thankful to be home and alive following an incident on the bridge is a hoax, according to city police.The post and screen captures of it were shared s...

Jul 11, 2019 Local police say they have no record of a complaint connected to a viral post on social media. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Case of Naicam residents accused in drug trafficking to go to trial

Two Naicam residents who are facing drug and weapon charges will face trial.Chance Corey Keller, born 1989, and Brittany Dawn Simonson, born 1995, pleaded not guilty to three charges of possession for...

Jul 11, 2019 Nipawin Provincial Court. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)