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Nikita Cook to stand trial next year connected to Tiki Laverdiere death
One of the eight people accused in the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation will be headed to trial next year.Nikita Cook, 31, of Onion Lake Cree Nation, is facing charges of first-degree murder and...
Jan 03, 2020 Nikita Cook is scheduled for trial in 2021. (supplied/RCMP)
RCMP warn western Sask. communities after string of break-ins
The RCMP have put out a crime watch advisory after a string of break-ins in multiple communities west of Saskatoon.According to Biggar's RCMP Detachment Commander Dereck Crozier, the spree has hit Uni...
Jan 03, 2020 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
First baby of New Year a girl
It was an exciting start to the New Year for a young couple from Mosquito First Nation who celebrated the occasion with a new baby girl - the first born at Battlefords Union Hospital in 2020. Dayanna ...
Jan 02, 2020 Daelene Moosomin and Desmond Stone with their new baby girl, Dayanna Delisha Deshaye Stone, at Battlefords Union Hospital. Dayanna is officially the first baby born in 2020 at Battlefords Union Hospital. (submitted photo/Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Firefighters battle blaze at home on Centennial Crescent
North Battleford Fire Department firefighters battled a blaze at a home on Centennial Cres. yesterday afternoon. Fire Chief Lindsay Holm said the two occupants managed to escape in time. One of the in...
Jan 02, 2020 A fire engulfed a home on Centennial Cres. yesterday afternoon. The fire dept. returned to the location this morning to investigate the cause. Two occupants survived but their pet dog inside at the time of the fire wasn't able to escape. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
RCMP report suspicious death near Turtleford
Turtleford RCMP have determined a death in the R.M. of Frenchman Brutte is suspicious in nature.On January 1, 2020, at approximately 5 p.m., Saskatchewan RCMP received the report of a deceased unident...
Jan 02, 2020 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Firefighters attend collision, use Jaws of Life on New Year's Day
North Battleford Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 4 South and Territorial Drive at the bottom of the Don Ross Centre yesterday afternoon.The incident...
Jan 02, 2020 ID 55187298 © Martin Brayley | Dreamstime.com
Battleford West to see new subdivision offering more affordable housing options
Families looking to purchase a new home that is more affordable for their income in the future will have more options with the proposed new Battleford West subdivision.Battleford West Properties owner...
Dec 31, 2019 ID 107061525 © Jon Rehg | Dreamstime.com
Police seek break and enter suspects in white truck
Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a white truck and flat deck trailer that has been involved in a string of break and enters in rural towns throughout the province.Biggar RCMP said...
Dec 31, 2019 Police are looking for suspects driving a white truck and flat bed trailer. (submitted photo/RCMP)
Atoskewin Success Centre sees positive stories in past year
Laverne Benson already had a casual job but she needed full time employment.She already had computer skills so that wasn't an obstacle.But she needed a boost to her self confidence and an opportunity ...
Dec 31, 2019 Laverne Benson shown at Atoskewin Success Centre where she is now employed full-time. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Two facing charges related to alleged assault in Battleford
Two people are facing charges following an alleged assault at Battleford's Urban Native Housing Corporation on Friday.RCMP report on Dec. 27 at 2 p.m. Battlefords RCMP responded to a complaint at a bu...
Dec 31, 2019 Two people are facing charges following an incident in Battleford on Friday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)