Crime & Courts

Fundraisers set up to help families after P.A. triple homicide

As the unsettling news of last weekend's triple-homicide continues to sink in for the community, financial support has been pouring in for the families of the victims.According to police, the bodies o...

Apr 01, 2020 A photo taken of Denis Carrier and Sandra Henry, with their grandson Bentlee. (Submitted photo/ Sherry McLennan)

'A death sentence:' Advocates warn of COVID-19 spread in jails, prisons

Advocates across Canada are calling for the release of non-violent offenders and a unified plan to deal with the health and safety of inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic. "What we have is people...

Mar 26, 2020

RCMP investigating possible homicide in Dillon

Police are investigating a possible homicide in Dillon. That's according to an RCMP press release, which states on March 22 officers from the Buffalo Narrows and Dillon RCMP departments responded to a...

Mar 25, 2020 Police are investigating and have made no arrest. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Rifles stolen from Air Ronge garage

Police are investigating after firearms were stolen from an Air Ronge residence.According to an email from the La Ronge RCMP, the break-and-enter occurred last night at a garage along Norseman St. E. ...

Mar 24, 2020 There are no suspects at the time. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Saskatchewan RCMP detachments to remain open, officers available amidst COVID-19 concerns

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Saskatchewan RCMP is letting the public know that despite the restriction of social distancing, members are still available. However, there will be a new response protoco...

Mar 17, 2020 (submitted photo/RCMP)

Snowmobile collision in Fond du Lac involving three youth is fatal

After investigation, Fond du Lac RCMP say two snowmobiles collided head on operated by three youths at Meech Pond near the RCMP detachment.According to a media release from RCMP, on Thursday at 11 p.m...

Mar 14, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Inmate's death requires inquest, says national group

An inmate who died Monday at Saskatchewan Penitentiary had no place being in custody, according to a spokesperson for the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP).Curtis McKenzie, 27, died Monday, March 9...

Mar 13, 2020 Curtis McKenzie. (Facebook)

Federal court upholds order for northern band to appoint new appeal board

Years of political unrest may be coming to a head for the Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation.A decision this week out of federal court in Saskatoon, essentially upholds a order in 2018 for the band t...

Mar 13, 2020

Two LLRIB schools placed on lockdown due to 'firearms threat'

Two Lac La Ronge Indian Band schools were placed on lockdown this afternoon due to what police described as a potential firearms threat.According to an RCMP media release, at approximately 12:50 p.m. ...

Mar 06, 2020 A call for service outside Bells Point Elementary School was the focus of the investigation. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Police find guns, knives, and ammunition inside Creighton home

Several hundred rounds of ammunition, over a dozen guns, and two explosive detonator cords, were among the items found by police last week at a residence in Creighton.On Feb. 28, members of the Prince...

Mar 02, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)