Crime & Courts

Crown appealing verdict in Alberta meningitis case citing comments by judge

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The Crown is appealing the not guilty verdict in the case of an Alberta couple charged with not seeking medical help sooner for their sick toddler son. Last month Justice...

Oct 15, 2019

Battlefords RCMP respond to two gunshot complaints

Battlefords RCMP responded to two complaints of gunshots early Sunday morning.According to a media release, at 5:15 a.m., officers were called to a complaint at a home on Seventh Ave. and 102 St. Nobo...

Oct 13, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Investigation after death at Onion Lake RCMP

A 19-year-old man from Lloydminster was pronounced dead yesterday after he was found unconscious in the cell area at the Onion Lake RCMP detachment.According to a media release from the Saskatchewan R...

Oct 13, 2019 (File photo/JPBG Staff)

La Loche RCMP need assistance finding missing man

La Loche RCMP are asking the public for assistance in locating 49-year-old Bert Brian Herman.According to a media release Saturday evening, Herman was reported missing on Oct. 11 at 10:30 p.m. and was...

Oct 13, 2019 Bert Brian Herman (Submitted photo/La Loche RCMP)

Police seize conducted energy weapon during traffic stop near Maidstone

A routine sobriety traffic stop led officers to discover a handheld conducted energy weapon. On Oct. 10 at around 2:30 p.m., the Saskatchewan RCMP Roving Traffic Unit pulled over a vehicle on Highway ...

Oct 11, 2019 (file photo/NOW News Staff)

Laverdiere homicide suspects Sangster, Checkosis appear in court

Two suspects in Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere's homicide, including one who was stabbed while in remand, were back in court Friday morning.Brent Checkosis is facing 14 charges, including accessory after t...

Oct 11, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Arrest made after armed vehicle robbery in North Battleford

Officers in the Battlefords have arrested one man after he stole a vehicle at knife and gunpoint from someone giving him a ride. At around 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 9, the RCMP were called to an armed robbery...

Oct 11, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Suspect, considered dangerous, remains at large after vehicle theft

Police in the Battlefords continue to search for a suspect after a vehicle theft late Wednesday night.Officers have recovered a 1998 grey Chevrolet PU that was taken from around Diefenbaker Dr. and 11...

Oct 10, 2019

Suspect sought after break-in at Jolibois office in La Loche

Police in La Loche have turned to the public for help after Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Georgina Jolibois' office was broken into. RCMP said in a press release that around 1.m. on Aug. 25, ...

Oct 10, 2019 (file photo/NOW News Staff)

Changes in the works for distracted driving fines

It seems many drivers in Saskatchewan aren't getting the message when it comes to distracted driving and staying off their cellphones in their vehicles.According to SGI, distracted driving is the No. ...

Oct 09, 2019 Saskatoon traffic officers pull over distracted drivers near 38th Street and Idylwyld Drive on March 7, 2018. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)