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)

Stolen semi-truck, loaded with canola, goes viral on social media

The President of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalites (SARM) says a story about a stolen semi-truck loaded with canola, speaks to the level of crime happening in rural Saskatchewan.Ray ...

Apr 08, 2020 A photo of this truck, stolen near Leask. (Facebook)

Crown won't appeal acquittals of Nicholson and Vey in murder conspiracy case

The Crown will not appeal the acquittal of two people who were accused of conspiring to kill their spouses.During a voir dire hearing that preceded a re-trial in Prince Albert on May 27, Justice Cathe...

Apr 03, 2020 Curtis Vey and Angela Nicholson. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

RCMP respond to hundreds of COVID-19 calls in March

The Saskatchewan RCMP are getting a new kind of call for service in response to the provincial Public Health Order issued on March 26.According to a media release from RCMP, officers received 436 COVI...

Apr 02, 2020 (File photo/meadowlakeNOW)

Man charged in connection to P.A. triple homicide

The man charged in connection to the triple homicides of a family in Prince Albert is Nathaniel Kenneth Carrier. Court documents show he was scheduled to appear at Prince Albert Provincial Court this ...

Apr 01, 2020 Nathaniel Kenneth Carrier has been charged in connection to the murder of family members in Prince Albert.(Facebook)

Police confirm arrest in triple-homicide case

Prince Albert Police have confirmed a lone male suspect has been arrested in connection to a triple-homicide investigation.The bodies of two adults, and a seven-year-old boy were found late Sunday aft...

Apr 01, 2020 Three bodies were discovered last Sunday at this house on MacArthur Drive. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Fundraisers set up to help families after P.A. triple homicide

As the unsettling news of last weekend's triple-homicide continues to sink in for the community, financial support has been pouring in for the families of the victims.According to police, the bodies o...

Apr 01, 2020 A photo taken of Denis Carrier and Sandra Henry, with their grandson Bentlee. (Submitted photo/ Sherry McLennan)

Saskatchewan RCMP detachments to remain open, officers available amidst COVID-19 concerns

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Saskatchewan RCMP is letting the public know that despite the restriction of social distancing, members are still available. However, there will be a new response protoco...

Mar 17, 2020 (submitted photo/RCMP)

Kindersley mother charged with second degree murder of infant daughter

A 28-year-old woman from Kindersley has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of her infant daughter.The case dates back to Sept. 27, 2018 when Kindersley RCMP responded to a report of a...

Feb 27, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

‘It’s just way, way too simple’: Sask. couple raises awareness after stolen identity case

A southeastern Saskatchewan family that lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in a stolen identity case are looking to build awareness around their story.Andrew and Laurie Johnson had their identifica...

Feb 02, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)