Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
‘Is this some kind of joke?’: Kelliher bar owner recalls armed robbery
The owner of the Club 15 Cheers Tavern in Kelliher says he stayed back after last call early Saturday morning to do the books, thinking somebody might stop by to make a purchase from the offsale.Geral...
Aug 22, 2019 Police say the Club 15 Cheers Tavern in Kelliher was robbed by three people on Aug. 17, 2019. (Club 15 Cheers Tavern/Facebook)
Three accused in Nipawin traffic stop will face trial on same day
Three northeast residents who are facing drug and weapon charges will have their trials on the same day.Naicam resident Brittany Dawn Simonson, born 1995, appeared in Nipawin Provincial Court on Wedne...
Aug 21, 2019 Nipawin Provincial Court (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).
City turns to investigation on how $1.04M was transferred to fraudster posing as construction CFO
The City of Saskatoon is continuing to make progress on recovering $1.04 million that was defrauded from them in an email scheme.After reporting that the "vast majority" of the funds had been frozen i...
Aug 20, 2019 Saskatoon mayor Charlie Clark speaks to media at a news conference on Aug. 15, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Greenwater RCMP asking public for help in two cases
The RCMP in Greenwater are looking to the public for help after a pair of incidents.The first incident ocurred between June 5 and June 12 at the Yellow Quill First Nation. It's unknown the number of i...
Aug 18, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)
After Saskatoon fraud incident, City of Melfort confident appropriate security in place
One day after the City of Saskatoon fell victim to a massive online fraud, the City of Melfort is confident they have the measures in place to prevent a similar situation.The City of Saskatoon announc...
Aug 16, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Homicide victim's sister accuses fugitive's dad of failing to take responsibility
The sister of an American tourist says the father of one of the British Columbia men named as a suspect in the woman's death isn't accepting his share of responsibility for her family's sorrow. Kenned...
Aug 12, 2019
Meadow Lake resident recalls spotting B.C. murder suspects, informing RCMP
As coroners in Manitoba perform autopsies on two bodies believed to be that of Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky, the resident who spotted them in Meadow Lake is now reflecting on the interaction.RCMP ...
Aug 09, 2019 Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky were both wanted on Canada-wide warrants. (supplied/RCMP)
Manitoba RCMP find items linked to B.C. murder suspects
GILLAM, Man. - RCMP in northern Manitoba say they have found several items linked to two murder suspects from British Columbia. Mounties did not say what the items are but that they were found on...
Aug 06, 2019
P.A.lawyers react to free cannabis pardon process
There's a varied reaction from some in Prince Albert's legal community to the federal government's move to offer a free pardon process for people convicted in the past of simple pot possession.One law...
Aug 06, 2019 (File photo:Tyler Marr/paNOW staff)
Thomas Healey appointed judge in Prince Albert
Former Crown Prosecutor Thomas Healey , who gained prominence during his handling of the Jaskirat Sidhu trial in Melfort earlier this year, has been appointed as a judge to the Provincial Court in Pri...
Aug 02, 2019 (Aaron Schulze/NortheastNOW Staff)