Crime & Courts

Suspects confessed to B.C. murders in videos but showed no remorse: RCMP

SURREY, B.C. - Two suspects confessed to the murders of three people in northern British Columbia in several videos taken before they shot themselves in a suicide pact, the RCMP said Friday.The Mounti...

Sep 27, 2019

Alberta property owner who shot suspected thief facing lawsuit

CALGARY - A southern Alberta man who shot at suspected thieves on his rural property is being sued by one of the people.A statement of claim says Ryan Watson entered Edouard Maurice's property near Ok...

Sep 24, 2019

Cole Bay man charged in fatal hit and run

A 52-year-old man is dead after he was struck by vehicle on Highway 965 near Canoe Narrows. According to an RCMP media release, Beavual RCMP responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a veh...

Sep 23, 2019 Beauval RCMP continue to investigate a fatal hit and run near Canoe Narrows. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Trial date set for Mountie accused of misconduct

A nine-year member of the RCMP will face trial next summer.Const. Wade Chitrena, who has been charged with breach of trust, is scheduled to face trial in June 2020 at Court of Queen's Bench in Battlef...

Sep 17, 2019 (File photo/ battlefordsNOW Staff)

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)