Crime & Courts

‘I’ll never forgive him for doing any of that’: La Loche shooting victim

A sense of relief for many accompanied Thursday's news that the Supreme Court of Canada would not hear an appeal from a young offender who was sentenced as an adult in a mass shooting in La Loche.Rand...

Apr 16, 2020 Police outside the Dene High School building in La Loche, Sask. following a shooting in January 2016. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)

RCMP looking for help in identifying two suspects after break and enter in Watrous

RCMP and Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers are looking to the public for some help in identifying a couple of suspects believed to be connected to numerous break and enters.On Sunday, April 5 at 5:45 a.m., ...

Apr 16, 2020 (Facebook/Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers)

Residents asked to avoid two areas in Melfort with increased police presence

Residents may notice an increased police presence in the City of Melfort this morning at two different locations.According to a release from Melfort RCMP, Mounties executed a search warrant at 5 a.m. ...

Apr 15, 2020 Increased police presence on the 200 block of Stovel Ave. East in Melfort on Wednesday morning. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW staff)

Tires and rims stolen in Humboldt

RCMP in Humboldt are investigating a recent theft.The suspects forced entry into a shed on the property of a business in the 300 block of Main St. in Humboldt, sometime between March 28 and March 31, ...

Apr 14, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Melfort man appeals conviction and sentence for crash that killed his spouse

A Melfort man found guilty of dangerous driving causing death has appealed the conviction and sentencing.Christopher Thalheimer was sentenced to 18 months of incarceration, a year-long probation, and ...

Lisa Brady Apr 11, 2020 Roberta Sanderson was killed after her common law husband Christopher Thalheimer struck a CN train car in 2016 (ObitTree).

Lawyers, advocate call for inmate release before COVID-19 spreads

The number COVID-19 cases in prisons is rising, prompting Canada's criminal lawyers and an inmate advocacy group to call on the federal and provincial governments to reduce the number of peo...

Apr 09, 2020

RCMP investigating three break, enter and thefts in the Humboldt area

Three different break, enter and thefts in the Humboldt area are under investigation by RCMP.On March 23, a trailer located at a grain terminal off Highway 5 west of Humboldt was broken into at around...

Apr 09, 2020 Humboldt RCMP looking for suspects in break and enter and thefts on March 23. (Submitted photo/Humboldt RCMP)

Taber man charged after licking products in store as part of 'COVID Challenge'

TABER, Alta. - A man from southern Alberta has been charged with mischief after police say he participated in an online prank related to the COVID-19 pandemic.Police in Taber say the man allegedly tam...

Apr 08, 2020

Humboldt Broncos bus crash anniversary recognition plans change due to COVID-19

The City of Humboldt is still recognizing the second anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, despite the restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.The City has announced that they and t...

Apr 06, 2020 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)

'Always new expenses:' Lawsuits filed as anniversary of Broncos bus crash nears

It's been almost two years since the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan and with the solemn anniversary comes a closing legal window that has seen several lawsuits filed in court.Sixtee...

Apr 04, 2020 (The Canadian Press)