Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Supreme Court grants Alberta woman new trial in husband's shooting death
OTTAWA - An Alberta woman sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting her husband and setting her home on fire will get a new trial. Deborah Doonanco was found guilty in November 2016 of second-d...
Feb 18, 2020
City begins public consultation on back alley bylaw
As Prince Albert city council appears posied to ban access to public walkways at night, the city's politicians are also making progress on the more complicated potential curfew in back alleys. People ...
Feb 18, 2020 (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
PAPS and RCMP seize drugs and shotgun
The Prince Albert Police Service and RCMP's Integrated Street Enforcement Team (ISET) conducted two separate investigations last week, resulting in a total of six people being charged. On Thursday, po...
Feb 18, 2020 Items seized by the PAPS and RCMP. (submitted photo/Prince Albert Police Service)
Weapons seizures on the rise behind the wall: Correctional officers' union says
Over a one year period, there were 166 incidents at Saskatchewan Penitentiary involving the seizure of weapons, which included knives, pipe-like objects and syringes.This was the finding of a recent r...
Feb 13, 2020 Saskatchewan Penitentiary. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Arrests made in stabbing and sexual assault incidents
The Prince Albert Police Service made a pair of arrests this week following separate events.According to a media release, the police arrested a 27-year-old man Wednesday evening on warrants for his ar...
Feb 13, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Former Fort McMurray fire chief accused of harassment in earlier Calgary jobs
CALGARY - A former Alberta fire chief hailed by many as a hero for his role in battling the massive 2016 wildfire in Fort McMurray has been accused of sexually harassing a female subordinate duri...
Feb 13, 2020
Ring thief pleads guilty, receives jail time
A man who helped steal a number of items from the Prince Albert Raiders last month, including two championship rings, will have some time to reflect on his actions.Cory Sauve, 42, received a 90-day ja...
Feb 12, 2020 (Twitter)
Police encouraging residents to 'click' on crime
Statistics provided by the Prince Albert Police Service estimate over $30,000 was saved last year as more people report crimes online. This is the third year for the service which offers residents a f...
Feb 12, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Trial possible for Prince Albert murder case
A court case surrounding a stabbing in Prince Albert's midtown area may soon be headed to trial.Silas Starblanket faces a charge of second-degree murder in relation to the death of a 19- year-old man ...
Feb 12, 2020 A photo taken at the time of the incident Aug. 28. 2019. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Shellbrook woman sentenced in death of common law partner
A woman who stabbed and killed her common law partner during a heated argument has received an eight year prison sentence.Danielle Lidguerre, 34, pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter in the deat...
Feb 12, 2020 Danielle Lidguerre covers her face as she leaves Prince Albert Court of Queen's Bench on Tuesday. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
