Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman sentenced to life in prison
NEW YORK - The Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been sentenced to life behind bars in a U.S. prison, a humbling end for a drug lord once notorious for his ability to kill, bribe or t...
Jul 17, 2019

P.A. group accused of robbery to face preliminary inquiry
All four members of a Prince Albert group accused of committing a string of robberies are set for preliminary inquiries.The two women in the case, 22-year-old Rikki Steinkey and 23-year-old Tonisha Fu...
Jul 16, 2019 Melfort Provincial Court. (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Mature white-tailed deer left for waste near St. Brieux
A mature white-tailed deer left for waste has SaskTip looking for the culprits.Humboldt Conservation Officers received a call on July 8 from a landowner who discovered the deer left in a field about t...
Jul 16, 2019 The white-tailed deer was found in a field southeast of St. Brieux. (Facebook/Sasktip)

RCMP looking for suspect in connection to stolen debit card in Melfort
Melfort RCMP are looking for some help in identifying a suspect in connection to a stolen debit card.The female suspect was caught on video surveillance using the debit card at a local business on Jul...
Jul 16, 2019 (submitted photo/Melfort RCMP)

Trial begins for Alberta youth charged with shooting German tourist
CALGARY - A court has heard that a German tourist shot while driving on a highway west of Calgary last year had eight bullet fragments removed from his brain during surgery. A trial has begun for...
Jul 15, 2019

Case of Naicam residents accused in drug trafficking to go to trial
Two Naicam residents who are facing drug and weapon charges will face trial.Chance Corey Keller, born 1989, and Brittany Dawn Simonson, born 1995, pleaded not guilty to three charges of possession for...
Jul 11, 2019 Nipawin Provincial Court. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Federal court rules in favour of PBCN election tribunal; byelection back on
A byelection will be going ahead for Peter Ballatyne Cree Nation (PBCN), and the elected urban councillor must step down, following the outcome of a recent court decision.Warren McCallum's application...
Jul 10, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

RCMP now believe Ashley Morin was victim of homicide
After a year-long investigation into her disappearance, RCMP believe Ashley Morin was the victim of a homicide. In a media release marking one year since the now 32-year-old was last seen, the Saskatc...
Jul 10, 2019 Ashley Morin was last seen July 10, 2018. (supplied photo/Saskatchewan RCMP)

Man charged with murder of Beardy's & Okemasis' woman.
RCMP say a man has been charged with the second degree murder of Jessica Cameron from the Beardy's & Okemasis' Cree Nation.Jamie Smallchild, 25, will make his first court appearance at the Saskato...
Jul 07, 2019 RCMP announced Sunday that a man had been charged with murder. This follows the release of a statement by the band Saturday asking for public cooperation in the investigation.

Who dumped all this near Pleasantdale?
A dumping incident near Pleasantdale has SaskTip looking for help in finding the culprits.Melfort conservation officers received a report on June 27 of garbage that was illegally dumped two miles sout...
Jul 05, 2019 (Facebook SaskTip)