Crime & Courts

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)

'A meaningful and worry-free life': RCMP present End Gang Life project

With the End Gang Life pilot project concluding soon, La Ronge RCMP community program officer Alex Turcotte wants students to know anyone is susceptible to joining a gang and there is a way out. In re...

Mar 05, 2019 Community program officer Alex Turcotte has been leading the End Gang Life presentations. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Pinehouse RCMP investigating suspicious death

Pinehouse RCMP are investigating a suspicious death after an incident Monday.At approximately 12:15 pm, members of the Pinehouse RCMP were called to a dispute at a residence in Pinehouse. Prior to the...

Mar 05, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Saskatchewan man kept in segregation for more than 2,000 days: advocates

REGINA - Prisoners advocates are asking a Federal Court to intervene in the case of a Dene man from northern Saskatchewan who they say has spent most of his adult life in segregation and is at risk of...

Mar 05, 2019

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)

No change in illegal cannabis sales since legalization: La Ronge RCMP

La Ronge RCMP Staff Sgt. Kyle Watson took questions at a regular town council meeting Wednesday about the ongoing work at the detachment. During a recent traffic blitz by provincial RCMP officers in t...

Feb 28, 2019 Gang and traffic police were both in La Ronge in recent weeks. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

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)

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)

Man found behind the wheel not guilty of impaired driving

A man who had a safe ride home lined up, but still ended up behind the wheel has been cleared of impaired driving charges. Jeremiah Wade Bucko was found not guilty of impaired driving and being over t...

Feb 25, 2019 Melfort Provincial Court. (file photo/ paNOW Staff)