Crime & Courts

Lindhout kidnapper Ali Omar Ader abandons appeals of sentence, conviction

OTTAWA - A Somalian man found guilty in the kidnapping of Amanda Lindhout has abandoned appeals of his sentence and conviction.In a statement today, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada says Ali O...

Sep 17, 2019

Nipawin man found not guilty of threatening Trudeau

A Nipawin man was acquitted of his charge of uttering threats toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Parliament.Judge Hugh Harradence said in Nipawin Provincial Court on Tuesday, Sept. 10 he had rea...

Sep 10, 2019 Nipawin Provincial Court. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Loon Lake RCMP seek two suspects, charge one after intercepting stolen vehicle

One female is facing charges and two male suspects are wanted after RCMP in Loon Lake intercepted a stolen vehicle. On Aug. 28, officers stopped the vehicle travelling through the area that contained ...

Sep 05, 2019 Danny Weeseekase and Billy Cardinal are wanted by officers in Loon Lake. (supplied/RCMP)

Court allows six Trans Mountain appeals focusing on Indigenous consultation

VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Appeal says it will hear six challenges of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion focusing on Indigenous consultation, while dismissing several claims centred on enviro...

Sep 05, 2019 (File Photo/The Canadian Press)

Trial begins for Nipawin man accused of threatening PM

The trial involving a Nipawin man facing charges of threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Parliament buildings will require another day of proceedings after hours of evidence and witness t...

Sep 05, 2019 Nipawin Provincial Court (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).

Victim services group welcomes new staff member

Gateway Regional Victim Services' (GRVS) newest employee is now on the job.Facility Dog Quinn has been reporting for duty for around five days now at the organization's P.A. office. Jillian Doucet, Qu...

Sep 04, 2019 Quinn, a trained facility dog, is now working with Gateway Regional Victim Services. (Twitter/Saskatchewan Health Authority)

Drugs valued at $750K, weapons seized after search in North Battleford

Charges are pending after RCMP executed a search warrant in North Battleford Sunday at a home on 12 Ave. and 107 St.Officers first attended the home on Saturday, and after investigating, were able to ...

Sep 02, 2019 Weapons seized from a home in North Battleford on Sunday. (supplied RCMP)

City continues to recover money lost to fraudster

The city says it has now recovered $380-thousand in funds it lost earlier this month to a fraud scheme.Most of the money the city lost is still frozen by court order.On Aug. 12 the city discovered tha...

Aug 30, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Green Lake RCMP turn to public after AED stolen from local arena

Officers in Green Lake are asking for the public's help after someone stole an automated external defibrillator (AED) between Aug. 1 and 27 from the arena.Police, residents and village officials said ...

Aug 29, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

First arrests made as Loon Lake RCMP work to suppress gang activity

The first arrests have been made as officers in Loon Lake work on a project to suppress gang activity and drug sales in the community. On Aug. 18, 29-year-old Matthew Belly from Onion Lake and Nicole ...

Aug 28, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)