Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
RCMP investigating three break and enters in Carrot River
A few break and enters in Carrot River has RCMP investigating.RCMP say the incident occurred early on the morning of May 29, between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m.Three businesses were broken into on Railway Ave, ...
May 29, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Woman in Nipawin assaults case set for preliminary inquiring hearing
A woman accused in three Nipawin assaults has elected to be tried in Melfort's Court of Queen's Bench in front of a judge alone.Carline Bear, 28, appeared in Nipawin Provincial Court on Wednesday, May...
May 29, 2019 Nipawin Provincial Court (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).
Stabbing in Melfort leads to serious injuries; RCMP looking for suspects
A stabbing in Melfort is under investigation by RCMP who say the suspects are still at large.Just after 5 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, Mounties were dispatched to an assault at a residence on Main Street...
May 29, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Tisdale lawyer sworn in at Bar Admission ceremony
This week marked a pivotal point in Jessica McKee-Howes' life.The Tisdale local had rows of family, friends, and loved ones - including her husband and toddler son - at Melfort's Court of Queen's Benc...
May 28, 2019 Jessica McKee-Howes (middle) stands alongside her colleagues following her Bar Admission ceremony (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).
Murder conspiracy case dismissed, accused found not guilty
The re-trial for two people accused of conspiring to kill their spouses was over before it even started on Monday.At a voir dire hearing that preceded the scheduled trial, Justice Catherine Dawson det...
May 27, 2019 Curtis Vey and Angela Nicholson. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
SARM unimpressed with national study on rural crime
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) was eager to sift through a national study on rural crime when it was released earlier this week.President Ray Orb was expecting a binder of...
May 25, 2019 SARM President Ray Orb speaks in Regina on Dec. 4, 2017. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Three charged after traffic stop in Nipawin
Nipawin and Smeaton RCMP have charged three people after a traffic stop in the Town of Nipawin.On Monday, May 20, as a result of the traffic stop, RCMP found 63 grams of methamphetamine, 23 hydromorph...
May 24, 2019 (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Two accused in Nipawin assaults set for election and bail hearing
A man and woman accused in three Nipawin assaults will appear in Saskatchewan Provincial Court on the same day.Twenty-eight-year-old Carline Bear will have defence election in Nipawin court on May 29 ...
May 23, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).
Alleged bee thief netted by RCMP
A sticky fingered thief in northeast Saskatchewan has reportedly been arrested, and will appear in court next month. The 47-year-old from Arborfield has been charged with theft over $5,000, in relatio...
May 21, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
CP NewsAlert: Killer of Calgary mother, daughter gets no parole for 50 years
CALGARY - A man convicted of killing a Calgary mother and her young daughter will have to wait 50 years before he has a chance at parole. A jury found Edward Downey guilty last year of first...
May 21, 2019