Crime & Courts

Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman sentenced to life in prison

NEW YORK - The Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been sentenced to life behind bars in a U.S. prison, a humbling end for a drug lord once notorious for his ability to kill, bribe or t...

Jul 17, 2019

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

Suspect arrested after man assaulted with machete

La Loche RCMP charged one man with aggravated assault after another man was assaulted with a machete earlier this week. On July 6 around 3 p.m., Mounties responded to a 911 call on the Clearwater Dene...

Jul 10, 2019 (file photo/larongeNOW Staff)

Federal court rules in favour of PBCN election tribunal; byelection back on

A byelection will be going ahead for Peter Ballatyne Cree Nation (PBCN), and the elected urban councillor must step down, following the outcome of a recent court decision.Warren McCallum's application...

Jul 10, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

RCMP now believe Ashley Morin was victim of homicide

After a year-long investigation into her disappearance, RCMP believe Ashley Morin was the victim of a homicide. In a media release marking one year since the now 32-year-old was last seen, the Saskatc...

Jul 10, 2019 Ashley Morin was last seen July 10, 2018. (supplied photo/Saskatchewan RCMP)

Judge to decide if convicted killer should be sent to federal penitentiary

Judge Robert Lane will determine in a court room Aug. 12 in Prince Albert whether or not the final teen sentenced in the death of La Ronge businessman Simon Grant should be moved to a federal penitent...

Jul 09, 2019 Cora Laich and her late husband Simon Grant. (submitted photo/Cora Laich)

Saskatoon police search for missing 18-month-old toddler

Saskatoon police are asking for the public's help to find a missing toddler.Itzel Delreal-Daniels, an 18-month-old girl, was last seen at her mother's home on Summers Place in the College Park neighbo...

Jul 05, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)

Youth from viral Facebook video, to appear in court next month

paNOW has learned more about the young man whose arrest was shown this week in a controversial Facebook video.The suspect who cannot be named because he is under the age of 18, was scheduled to make h...

Jul 04, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Woman who bit victim's nose receives jail sentence

A woman who bit off the tip of her victim's nose during a fight, sobbed uncontrollably in the prisoner's box during her sentencing hearing Wednesday at Prince Albert Court of Queen's Bench. She will s...

Jul 03, 2019 Court of Queen's Bench. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

Pelican Narrows officer re-assigned as RCMP review online video, launch investigation

After a video of a police officer yelling expletives and threatening remarks surfaced on social media over the weekend, the Saskatchewan RCMP have confirmed the Mountie was re-assigned pending an inte...

Jul 02, 2019 An officer pulls his weapon and uses threatening language toward a suspect in Pelican Narrows. This is a screenshot from a video taken of the incident and posted online. Police say a machete was seized during one of three incidents involving the officer they are reviewing. (Facebook)