Category Archives: Post to Social
Suspect in Mark Douglas Jonson homicide remanded until late August
One of two men charged in the death of Mark Douglas Jonson made a brief court appearance in North Battleford on Thursday.Jonson, 61, was found dead at a home on 15 Ave. and 100 St. on July 5.David Kel...
Aug 08, 2019 Mark Douglas Jonson was found dead in a home on 15 Ave. and 100 St on July 5. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Sixth suspect in Laverdiere homicide investigation remanded after first court appearance
The sixth person charged in connection to Tiki Laverdiere's death made her first court appearance on Thursday and will return at the end of August.Soaring Eagle Whitstone was arrested on Aug. 6 in Llo...
Aug 08, 2019
Live concert series a hit in the Battlefords
Downtown North Battleford at its finest. That's how Executive Director of the Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) Misty Lavertu described Wednesday's concert in Central Park. "It just gives e...
Aug 08, 2019 North Battleford’s Troy Wakelin, pictured here performing at Live at Lunch in Central Park Wednesday afternoon. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Family, supporters still hoping for answers on Ashley Morin's disappearance
As six suspects in Tiki Laverdiere's homicide begin to move through the courts, the family of Ashley Morin are still looking for answers.Morin, 31 at the time, has been missing since July, 10, 2018. E...
Aug 08, 2019 Tiki Laverdiere's mother Carol, centre right, with Ashley Morin's mother Diane, centre left, Ashley's sister Janine, front left, and Krista Fox, right, outside court in North Battleford Friday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)Â
Delisle Chiefs hire familiar face into coaching staff
Delisle will have a familiar face on the bench to start the season.The Delisle Chiefs have hired Anthony Radke as an assistant coach for the 2019/20 season. Radke has been described as a heart and sou...
Aug 07, 2019 Anthony Radke playing for the Chiefs. (submitted photo/Delisle Chiefs)
WPD paramedic agrees to resolution after taking, sharing image of patient injury
After he took and shared a picture of a patient's injury, a paramedic with North Battleford-based WPD Ambulance has signed off on a complaint resolution.In September 2017, a complaint was brought befo...
Aug 07, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
North West College helps newcomers get a head start with free English classes
New immigrants trying to adapt to their new home in the Battlefords can get some help with their A,B,C's starting this fall through North West College's free English Language for Newcomers classes.The...
Aug 07, 2019 North West College offers free English Language classes for newcomers to the Battlefords starting in September. (submitted photo/North West College)
Manitoba RCMP finds bodies believed to be those of murder suspects
The Manitoba RCMP announced Wednesday that it has found two bodies in the bush near Gillam, Man., that it believes to be those of two B.C. murder suspects.The RCMP has been searching for Kam McLeod an...
Aug 07, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Onion Lake woman sixth arrested in Laverdiere homicide investigation
RCMP have made a sixth arrest in the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation. The Major Crimes Unit North and Lloydminster RCMP arrested 33-year-old Soaring Eagle Whitstone at a home in the Border City...
Aug 07, 2019
Celebration of Life, tribute show planned for Meota business leader and community supporter
The community of Meota is mourning the loss of longtime local businessman and community volunteer Kevin Foster. Foster, 53, who owned the Meota Hotel and Bar died on July 31 due to a sudden unexpected...
Aug 06, 2019 Businessman Kevin Foster of Meota passed away on July 31. (submitted photo/Carrie Flasch)