Tag Archives: 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
Third person arrested in connection with gang-related shooting
Police have arrested a third person in connection with a shooting that left an 18-year-old woman seriously injured.Kyle Bear, 28, was charged with attempted murder, participation in a criminal organiz...
Sep 16, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
P.A. nurse continues to appeal $26k fine over Facebook post
A ruling upheld by a Court of Queen's Bench judge last year will make its way to the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal today when a Prince Albert nurse continues her fight for freedom of expression.Carolyn...
Sep 16, 2019 Prince Albert nurse Carolyn Strom is asking the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal to overturn a disciplinary ruling by the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses' Association. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Experts meet to discuss crystal meth use in P.A.
"You only have to be on some of our First Nations to understand that you can't walk around at night, there's a problem, you walk around in fear."These were some of the remarks by Prince Albert Grand C...
Sep 14, 2019 Bruce Ehalt of Safer Communities and Neighborhoods (SCAN) speaks about how residents can report homes and businesses with suspicious activity as Judge Earl Kalenith looks on (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW staff)
More delays in fleeing suspect case; status of injured officer revealed
A Saskatchewan RCMP officer injured during the pursuit of a suspect last month walked into a Prince Albert court room Friday morning.The officer, who cannot be named, was actually one of two officers ...
Sep 13, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Police stop stolen vehicle and locate drugs, guns, ammunition and other weapons
According to a media release from the Prince Albert Police, officers arrested a 22-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman Thursday evening after a traffic stop resulted in the seizure of several weapons...
Sep 13, 2019 (Submitted photo/Prince Albert Police Service)
'They just took everything': P.A. mother reflects on daytime robbery
A family in Prince Albert's midtown area has been left to pick up the pieces after their home was ransacked in broad daylight this week.The incident happened sometime between the hours of 8:30 a.m.and...
Sep 13, 2019 (submitted photo/GoFundMe)
Frustration grows after human waste thrown at penitentiary officers
There is growing frustration among prison officers at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert after claims of a number of incidents involving inmates in the maximum security unit throwing human...
Sep 12, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Court-ordered addictions treatment for offenders 'not gonna help': YWCA Executive Director
After a local woman was court-ordered to attend an addictions program, a woman who works with vulnerable populations says mandated treatment is not doing offenders any favours.On Wednesday, a 39-year-...
Sep 12, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
RCMP investigating after man shot in rural area
Prince Albert RCMP members are investigating after one man was shot in the early morning hours yesterday. Police were dispatched after a man called 911 at 4:45 a.m. asking for assistance in a rural ar...
Sep 12, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
