Crime & Courts

City recovers all funds lost in fraud scheme

The City of Saskatoon has now recovered all of the money it lost to a fraud scheme back in the summer.An Ontario Superior Court Justice ruled Friday that $335,000 in city money be returned.This means ...

Nov 23, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

RCMP looking into mischief cases in Lanigan

Lanigan RCMP are looking for public assistance to solve a couple of recent cases of mischief.Between Nov. 6 and 7, someone drove into and damaged a newly installed garbage bin on Downing Drive in Lani...

Nov 22, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Saskatchewan toughens penalties for distracted driving

Those who use their phones behind the wheel in Saskatchewan should prepare for their wallets to get a lot lighter - the provincial government is beefing up its distracted driving laws.On Tuesday, the ...

Nov 20, 2019 (Government of Saskatchewan handout)

Charges laid, following gun-related incident in Birch Hills

A 29-year-old man has been charged with assault in connection to a tense situation in Birch Hills last week in which the local school was temporarily placed on alert.Early Friday morning, police respo...

Nov 07, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Saskatchewan court dismisses school shooter's appeal of sentence

Saskatchewan's highest court has dismissed a sentencing appeal by a young man who fatally shot four people and wounded seven others in a northern community.The shooter was weeks shy of turning 18 when...

Oct 31, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

One man sentenced following Nipawin traffic stop

Only one of three northeast residents who faced drug and weapon charges were sentenced. Naicam resident Chance Corey Keller, 30, pled guilty to two of three charges of possession for the purpose of tr...

Oct 31, 2019 Nipawin Provincial Court (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).

Cow moose shot and left near Lake Charron

The Turn in Poachers (TIP) line wants your help in finding out who shot and killed a cow moose in the area.Melfort conservation officers received a TIP call Oct. 21 about the moose that was shot on th...

Oct 31, 2019 (Facebook/SaskTip)

RCMP looking for suspects for theft in RM of Bjorkdale

RCMP are looking for some help in finding the suspects in a theft incident in the RM of Bjorkdale.On Oct. 25, between 12:30 a.m. and 3 a.m., the culprits entered a machine shed on the Peesane Grid abo...

Oct 25, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

SGI shines spotlight on school zone speeders

Some drivers in Saskatchewan learned their lesson the hard way when it came to school zone speed limits.According to SGI, police officers around the province handed out 1,424 tickets for speeding in s...

Oct 24, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

City recovers more money lost in fraud scheme

The City of Saskatoon has recovered more money that it lost to a fraud scheme in August.Just over two-thirds of the $1.04 million lost has been recovered, bringing the total dollar amount recovered so...

Oct 18, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)