Crime & Courts

Husky to pay $3.82M in penalties after guilty plea in 2016 oil spill

A judge has accepted a joint submission that will see Husky Oil Operations pay $3.82 million in fines for charges stemming from a 2016 oil spill near Maidstone.The company pleaded guilty to three envi...

Jun 12, 2019 Images submitted to court show an overhead view of the bridge over Highway 21 and oil slicks in the North Saskatchewan River. (submitted/Saskatchewan Courts)

Reported standoff north of La Ronge

There are unconfirmed reports of a standoff currently underway in Sucker River, a small community 30 kilometers north of La Ronge.Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson stated late Wednesda...

Jun 12, 2019 (File photo)

Inmate sentenced in connection to 2016 Prison riot death

One of five men charged in the death of an inmate during a riot at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in 2016, has received a 10 year sentence.Kelfert Wayne Watetch, 28, was sentenced Tuesday at Court of Q...

Jun 12, 2019 One inmate died and eight others were injured during a riot at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in late 2016. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

RCMP evacuate apartment complex after pot forgot on stove

It was a close call for residents of a six-unit apartment complex in Deschambault Lake.On the afternoon of April 7, 2019, two members of the Deschambault Lake RCMP were on patrol and spotted heavy smo...

Jun 12, 2019 Two officers and a resident were treated for smoke inhalation. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Suspect arrested after early morning break and enter

Members of the Prince Albert Police Service responded to a complaint of a break and enter into a garage in the 500 block of 24th Street W. shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday.Officers were able to apprehend ...

Jun 11, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Charges laid after weekend high-risk search warrant

Charges have been laid against a 36-year-old man after officers executed a high-risk search warrant over the weekend. Jamie Lynn Musqua is facing a number of firearm and stolen property charges. He wa...

Jun 11, 2019 Officers executed a high-risk search warrant at a home on 11 Ave. and 106 St. early Saturday morning. (battlefordsNOW Staff)

Suspect hides in dog house; apprehended by police dog

A suspect on the run from the Prince Albert Police Service was apprehended by Police Service Dog Jeb, who found the man hiding in a dog house in the backyard of a home in the 500 block of 15th Street ...

Jun 11, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

OHS charges laid in connection to death of Prince Albert man

Two companies and an individual have been charged with violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations arising from an incident that resulted in the death of a Prince Albert man a...

Jun 11, 2019 Jared Moffat, left, of Prince Albert and Tim McLean, right, of Nipigon, Ont., were killed while working for Forbes Bros. when a tower they were on collapsed in Come by Chance, NL in 2017. (file photo/GoFundMe,Facebook)

Two arrested after police chase ends outside city limits

Two are in custody after a police chase early Monday morning.At 3 a.m., Saskatoon Police observed a stolen GMC Sierra with an incorrect license plate.The SPS Air Support Unit (ASU) located the vehicle...

Jun 11, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)

RCMP say missing woman's disappearance result of foul play, being investigated as homicide

RCMP are investigating the disappearance of Tiki Laverdiere as a homicide after determining she went missing as a result of foul play.Laverdiere was last seen in North Battleford and last made contact...

Jun 10, 2019