Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
What'sHappeningNOW March 22, 2019
Reporter Charlene Tebbutt speaks with northeastNOW reporter Angie Rolheiser about the sentencing of Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the driver responsible for the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
Mar 22, 2019
Judge to sentence driver who caused Humboldt Broncos crash today
It's been nearly one year since the fatal Humboldt Broncos crash, and today semi-truck driver Jaskirat Singh Sidhu is expected to learn his fate. Judge Inez Cardinal is set to deliver her sentencing a...
Mar 22, 2019 Jaskirat Singh Sidhu is expected to be sentenced Friday morning in Melfort. (file photo/Canadian Press)
'We're still dealing with the repercussions': P.A. couple hit by impaired driver 36 years ago
Rod and Della Hicks don't remember much the night of a fateful crash in 1983, but they're still feeling the effects of it today, and say they will for the rest of their lives.On July 12, 1983 Della an...
Mar 19, 2019 March 17 to 23 marks National Impaired Driving Prevention Week across Canada. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Lawyers looking for resolution in Husky case
The lawyers involved in the Husky Energy court case say they are making progress in their resolution effort. Judge Lorna Dyck received an update from provincial Crown prosecutor Matthew Miazga, federa...
Mar 19, 2019 The Husky Energy case returned to North Battleford Provincial Court Tuesday. It has been adjourned to May 14. (file photo/battlefords NOW Staff)
Man sentenced to penitentiary time for firearms charge
A man who fell asleep behind the wheel wearing body armour with a sawed-off shotgun by his side will serve time in a federal penitentiary. The lawyer for Jeremy Bird requested that her client serve hi...
Mar 18, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
RCMP make arrest in manslaughter case
Following two weeks of investigation by the RCMP's Major Crime Unit North, Flora Marie Ratt from Pinehouse Lake, Sask., was arrested and charged with manslaughter, in relation to the death of Lloyd De...
Mar 15, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Global condemnation, condolences after NZ mosque attack
baBRUSSELS - World leaders expressed condolences and condemnation Friday following the deadly attacks on mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, while Muslim leaders said the mass shooting wa...
Mar 15, 2019
One P.A. robbery suspect released on bail
One of four people charged in relation to several attempted robberies in the region was released on bail Thursday. The charges stem from incidents on March 4, when the group allegedly robbed a Prince ...
Mar 14, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Saskatoon police plane clocks biker going 250 km/h
UPDATE: Jonah Vanderlinden, 20, of Swanson, Sask., was charged with three counts of flight from a peace officer, and dangerous driving as a result of the incident. He will appear in Saskatoon Provinci...
Mar 14, 2019 (Twitter/@SPSAir1)
PAGC, police sign agreement on search and rescue operations
The Prince Albert Grand Council has signed a new agreement with local police and the RCMP to work together on search and rescue operations involving missing people. PAGC Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte si...
Mar 13, 2019 PAGC Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte and Prince Albert Police Chief Jon Bergen signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)