Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
RCMP arrest intoxicated male
Spiritwood RCMP, along with RCMP members from Blaine Lake, Shellbrook, Big River, and Battleford PDS attended to a complaint of a disturbance outside a residence on Witchekan Lake First Nation on Marc...
Mar 08, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Battlefords RCMP planning town hall in North Battleford
The Battlefords RCMP are planning a town hall meeting next month to hear concerns and provide an update on policing. Sgt. Jason Teniuk said the meeting will be a continuation of the public meetings th...
Mar 07, 2019 Battlefords RCMP Staff Sgt. Darcy Woolfitt shown. The local RCMP are planning to host a town hall meeting in April. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Angela Brown
Saskatchewan Penitentiary hosts in-house recruitment drive
Federal government officials have been looking to new ways to fill jobs at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. The institution held its first-ever open house this week in the hopes of attr...
Mar 07, 2019 file photo/ paNOW Staff
Nipawin man accused of threatening Trudeau to defend himself
The Nipawin man who allegedly uttered threats towards Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Parliament buildings has opted to defend himself in his case.David Petersen, 52, made the announcement durin...
Mar 06, 2019 The Government of Saskatchewan building where the Nipawin court is located. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff) : Glynn Brothen
Kinsmen Foundation forgives woman who stole from Telemiracle
A hangover and an apology appears to be enough punishment for a woman who made off with cash meant for Telemiracle.The Kinsmen Foundation issued a statement Tuesday saying the woman who stole money du...
Mar 06, 2019 elemiracle 43 wrapped up at TCU Place in Saskatoon on March 3, 2019. (Telemiracle/Facebook)
Feds green-light formal extradition process for Meng Wanzhou
OTTAWA - The federal Justice Department is giving the go-ahead for an extradition case to proceed against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who is wanted in the United States on fraud allegations.The dec...
Mar 01, 2019 (Submitted photo/Canadian Press)
Nipawin man charged with threatening Justin Trudeau
A Nipawin man is facing criminal charges after allegedly threatening the Prime Minister.RCMP said in a release Thursday that the threats were made during a call to an employee at a Canadian government...
Feb 28, 2019 File photo/northeastNOW Staff
Focus on distracted drivers in March
The traffic safety spotlight in March is on distracted driving.SGI said in a news release that 87 people lost their vehicle for a week because of cell phone tickets last year, the most SGI has seen si...
Feb 28, 2019 SGI is highlighting the dangers of distracted driving. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW)
What's HappeningNOW- Feb. 26, 2019
paNOW Senior Reporter Nigel Maxwell and News Director Glenn Hicks talk about a tragic court case in which a local man was killed while hunting.
Feb 26, 2019
Guilty pleas in Darchuk hunting death
There will be no trial for a Prince Albert man accused in the shooting death of another hunter in the fall of 2017.At a hearing in Nipawin Monday, Austyn Adamko entered guilty pleas to the lesser char...
Feb 26, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)