Crime & Courts

Teen guilty of killing La Ronge restaurateur could receive therapeutic sentencing option

Court heard Monday how a young man guilty of manslaughter in the death of Simon Grant was recommended for an Intensive Rehabilitation Custody Supervision (IRCS) program if Judge Robert Lane determines...

Apr 29, 2019 Provincial court in La Ronge is the location of the sentencing hearing. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

What'sHappeningNOW April 29, 2019

Prince Albert News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with northeastNOW reporter Aaron Schulze about the court sentencing of Austyn Adamko, who shot and killed a man while hunting near Weirdale in 2017.

Apr 29, 2019

P.A. man sentenced in hunting death

A young man who accidentally shot and killed another hunter near Weirdale in 2017 will go to jail for seven months.Austyn Adamko, 24, was sentenced Monday on charges of careless use of a firearm and c...

Apr 29, 2019 Facebook/Jordan Darchuk

Nipawin man accused of threatening Trudeau pleads not guilty

The Nipawin man accused of threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Parliament buildings has pleaded not guilty.David Petersen, 52, was originally scheduled to plead guilty during his latest ...

Lisa Brady Apr 24, 2019 Nipawin Provincial Court. (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Man charged in Kinistin assaults to have preliminary inquiry hearing

A man accused in a series of assaults on Kinistin First Nation will have his preliminary inquiry hearing this summer.Keenan Scott appeared in Melfort Provincial Court on Tuesday, April 23, after he el...

Lisa Brady Apr 23, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).

Crime watch network expands province wide

A new crime watch initiative is being expanded province wide following the early success of the program in southern Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Crime Watch Advisory Network is being expanded across...

Apr 18, 2019 file photo/paNOW Staff

Vandalism spree in Cudworth under investigation

A vandalism spree in the town of Cudworth is under investigation by Wakaw RCMP.Multiple reports of vandalism came in to the detachment just after 10 p.m. on Saturday night.Mounties say houses, vehicle...

Apr 16, 2019 Vehicle in Cudworth hit by vandals. (Facebook/Jenna Brockman)

Tisdale RCMP warning public of scam calls

Tisdale RCMP warning public of scam callsThe Tisdale RCMP detachment said they've had several complaints regarding scam phone calls so far in 2019.Residents in the Tisdale area have received fraud cal...

Lisa Brady Apr 15, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff).

Different pictures emerge of La Loche school shooter requesting youth sentence

REGINA - Saskatchewan's highest court has reserved its decision on whether a young man who shot and killed four people and injured seven others in a northern community should be sentenced as a youth o...

Apr 12, 2019 The Canadian Press

Lawyers raise issues with recorded evidence in murder conspiracy case

A pair of lovers charged with conspiring to kill their spouses in 2013 were back in court in Prince Albert this week for a hearing to determine the admissibility of a key piece of evidence in the case...

Apr 11, 2019 Curtis Vey and Angela Nicholson (file photo/paNOW Staff)