Crime & Courts

City turns to investigation on how $1.04M was transferred to fraudster posing as construction CFO

The City of Saskatoon is continuing to make progress on recovering $1.04 million that was defrauded from them in an email scheme.After reporting that the "vast majority" of the funds had been frozen i...

Aug 20, 2019 Saskatoon mayor Charlie Clark speaks to media at a news conference on Aug. 15, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)

RCMP confirm fatality in two-vehicle collision south of La Ronge

One person is dead after a two-vehicle collision 30 kilometers south of La Ronge on Thursday.That's according to an RCMP media release, which states at approximately 1:00 p.m. members from the La Rong...

Aug 16, 2019 The incident occurred Thursday at about 1 p.m. (Betsy Elle/Facebook)

Highway 2 closed for several hours as RCMP investigate two-vehicle collision

UPDATE:RCMP confirmed in a media release just after 8 p.m. Thursday that the highway had re-opened. There were no further details given. The highway had been closed since shortly before 2 p.m.---La Ro...

Aug 15, 2019 A photo of the incident. (Betsy Elle/Facebook)

La Ronge RCMP searching for missing Sucker River teen

UPDATE: As of 9:25 a.m., La Ronge RCMP have confirmed that Danica Charmaine Charles has been located safe.---La Ronge RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in locating Danica Charmaine Charles.A...

Aug 15, 2019 Danica Charmaine Charles is 17 years old with brown eyes and long, brown hair. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Widow believes killer's chances at appeal are 'slim to none'

Cora Laich is confident the final killer sentenced in the death of her husband Simon Grant more than two years ago will be unsuccessful in his appeal."I feel they can appeal, but the chances are slim ...

Aug 13, 2019 Cora Laich and her late husband Simon Grant. (submitted photo/Cora Laich)

Homicide victim's sister accuses fugitive's dad of failing to take responsibility

The sister of an American tourist says the father of one of the British Columbia men named as a suspect in the woman's death isn't accepting his share of responsibility for her family's sorrow. Kenned...

Aug 12, 2019

Meadow Lake resident recalls spotting B.C. murder suspects, informing RCMP

As coroners in Manitoba perform autopsies on two bodies believed to be that of Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky, the resident who spotted them in Meadow Lake is now reflecting on the interaction.RCMP ...

Aug 09, 2019 Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky were both wanted on Canada-wide warrants. (supplied/RCMP)

La Ronge day care scene of multiple acts of vandalism

The executive director of La Ronge Child Care Cooperative is frustrated by multiple instances of vandalism in recent weeks. So far this summer, Daisy Kereluk stated there have been three instances whe...

Aug 08, 2019 Anything left outdoors at the La Ronge Child Care Cooperative has become a target for vandals. (La Ronge Child Care Cooperative/Facebook)

Manitoba RCMP find items linked to B.C. murder suspects

GILLAM, Man. - RCMP in northern Manitoba say they have found several items linked to two murder suspects from British Columbia. Mounties did not say what the items are but that they were found on...

Aug 06, 2019

P.A.lawyers react to free cannabis pardon process

There's a varied reaction from some in Prince Albert's legal community to the federal government's move to offer a free pardon process for people convicted in the past of simple pot possession.One law...

Aug 06, 2019 (File photo:Tyler Marr/paNOW staff)