Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Two inmates escape from Sask Penn in P.A.
Two inmates described as dangerous have escaped from a section of the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert.According to a media release issued Saturday afternoon, Prince Albert RCMP was informed...
Oct 05, 2019
What'sHappeningNOW Oct. 4, 2019
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with Senior Reporter Nigel Maxwell about a celebration of life in Candle Lake.
Oct 04, 2019
New Zealand cop talks Indigenous policing and justice
Correctional and justice studies students filled the gym at Saskatchewan Polytechnic on Monday to gain some insight on their field from the other side of the world. New Zealand Police Sergeant Simon K...
Oct 04, 2019 Sergeant Simon Kairau speaks at Saskatchewan Polytechnic. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW staff)
"I didn't see any pictures of him without him smiling," says friend planning special tribute
Friends and family of the late "Buck" Borson will gather Friday night at the Candle Lake Curling Club to share their favourite memories of the man who was small in stature, but big in heart.The "celeb...
Oct 04, 2019 (Rick Valcourt/Facebook)
Plaintiff drops diamond case fight with P.A. company
The Belgian firm that had been suing the Prince Albert company run by city councillor Evert Botha in an eight-year diamond debt saga, has dropped its fight. They cited ongoing frustrations with the le...
Oct 03, 2019 (File photo: Tyler Marr/paNOW Staff)
Woman arrested on drug-related charges
The Prince Albert Police Service arrested a 43-year-old woman after finding four grams of methamphetamine, 11.2 grams of crack cocaine, and other drug-related items after executing a search warrant on...
Oct 03, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Police union rejects proposed back alley bylaw
The President of the Prince Albert Police Association is speaking out against a proposed bylaw restricting access to public back alleys and walkways at night calling it "ill-informed."Darryl Hickie to...
Oct 02, 2019 A back alley in Midtown (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW staff)
Incident involving threats against P.A. care home residents under review
Representatives from a local health care union are meeting this week with officials from the Saskatchewan Health Authority to discuss an incident that happened last weekend at the Herb Bassett care ho...
Oct 02, 2019 A photo taken of Herb Bassett home on Monday. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Cost of proposed back alley bylaw: $150,000
Prince Albert city council has heard that a controversial bylaw they are pursuing would be the first of its kind in Canada and come with a $150,000 price tag. The proposed bylaw that would allow polic...
Oct 01, 2019 A graphic shows back alleys that would be restricted under a proposed bylaw, lanes in residential zones are shown in blue while lanes in commercial/industrial zones are red. (council agenda/City of P.A.)
Man with 29 property-related offences, receives four-month jail sentence
As Prince Albert City Council mulls over a possible bylaw affecting back alley traffic, a man who was caught this month wheeling a stolen barbecue down a back alley in the city's midtown area, was in ...
Oct 01, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
