Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
P.A. group accused of robbery back in court
Three of the four people accused in a string of robberies including in Prince Albert returned to court this week.Dorion Loessel and Brandon Peeteetuce, the two 20-year-old males among the accused, app...
Mar 29, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Man charged in Kinistin assaults has case adjourned once more
A man accused of a series of assaults on Kinistin First Nation had his case adjourned for one more week.Keenan Scott requested one more updated bail verification report, as he spoke with his sister in...
Mar 26, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Melfort man charged with attempted murder elects jury trial
A Melfort man facing 10 charges related to a stabbing in January - which includes attempted murder, assault, break and enter, and possession of weapon - has elected to be tried with a judge and jury.T...
Mar 26, 2019 Triston Lundgren elected to be tried by a judge and jury at Melfort's Court of Queen's Bench. (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)
'You made us bury our brother': sentence hearing for P.A. man accused in hunting death
A Melfort Provincial Court was filled to capacity Monday for the sentence hearing of the man who shot and killed a Prince Albert hunter.The statement of facts presented in court said Jordan Darchuk,23...
Mar 25, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff).
UPDATE: Police charge five in death of 22-year-old man
UPDATE: Prince Albert Police say five people have been charged in connection with the death of a 22-year-old man on Friday. Police have charged four men, age 31, 23, 23, and 21, and one woman, age 19 ...
Mar 23, 2019 (File photo/Nigel Maxwell paNOW Staff)
‘Lucky’ impaired driver reflects on crime
A person convicted of driving impaired has shared the consequences of their actions, and the decisions that led to them driving impaired, in an exclusive interview with paNOW.Through an arrangement wi...
Mar 22, 2019 (File photo/paNOW)
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)