Crime & Courts

Security concerns at La Ronge library leads to mischief charge

There are new safety features in place at La Ronge's Alex Robertson Public Library following a reduction of hours due to security concerns. The library went back to regular hours of operation as of De...

Dec 12, 2019 Regular hours were brought back on Monday. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

RCMP seeking assistance in locating missing woman

UPDATE: As of 3:14 p.m., RCMP said Schindler had been located safe.--The Shellbrook RCMP are seeking public assistance in finding a 52-year-old woman from B.C.According to a media release from Shellbr...

Dec 11, 2019 Debbie Schindler. (Submitted photo/ Shellbrook RCMP)

Three officers hired by La Ronge taxpayers arrive

Three new RCMP officers focused almost entirely on La Ronge have begun duties in the municipality. Constables Engel, MacDonald and Moore were all deployed in town when its enhanced policing agreement ...

Dec 10, 2019 La Ronge council agreed to hiring the officers in October. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Sombre 30th anniversary for 'Montreal Massacre'

A mass shooting no one in Canada will forget.Thirty years ago today, a lone gunman entered cole Polytechnique, and shot and killed 14 women in what has been called the 'Montreal Massacre'.Fourteen oth...

Dec 06, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Pedestrian hit by pickup truck at Highway 2 crosswalk

A 62-year-old man is recovering in a Saskatoon hospital after being struck at a crosswalk on Highway 2.According to an RCMP media release, the collision between the northbound pickup truck and a pedes...

Dec 02, 2019 The incident happened on Highway 2 near Air Ronge. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Mischief on the rise in Air Ronge

Mischief has been on the rise in Air Ronge between October and November. That's according to La Ronge RCMP Acting-Staff Sgt. Josh Hallett, who stated data shows a spike in the village while other area...

Nov 28, 2019 There's been a spike in mischief in Air Ronge. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Judge grants release of youth charged in assault case

Four youth charged in connection to a violent incident at Sandy Bay last week have been released from custody on strict conditions.All four teenage boys appeared at Prince Albert Provincial Court Wedn...

Nov 27, 2019 A photo taken of the crime scene last Thursday at Sandy Bay. (submitted photo)

Guilty pleas entered in Montreal Lake shooting incident

More than a year after a young woman from Montreal Lake Cree Nation was found in a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound, the court case surrounding the incident continues to unravel with more questi...

Nov 26, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

La Loche drug deal gone bad leads to armed highway pursuit: RCMP

Five men and one youth are facing multiple charges after RCMP alleged a trip to La Loche to buy illegal drugs went wrong. According to an RCMP press release, on Nov. 3 officers at the La Loche detachm...

Nov 26, 2019 The incident happened between La Loche and Buffalo Narrows. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Assault victim fighting for his life in hospital, says lawyer

One of six people charged in connection to a violent incident at Sandy Bay last week, was in court Tuesday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court asking for bail.Kobe Ray, 19, has been charged with...

Nov 26, 2019 A photo taken of the crime scene last Thursday in Sandy Bay. (file photo/paNOW Staff)