Crime & Courts

Orthner pleads guilty to manslaughter in Laverdiere homicide investigation

One of the individuals facing charges in the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation is now scheduled for a sentencing hearing after pleading guilty to manslaughter Wednesday.Shayla Orthner, 30, of Nor...

Apr 06, 2022

Red Pheasant leadership considers appealing court decision on electoral fraud

Red Pheasant First Nation leadership say they are considering appealing a court decision related to electoral fraud. The elections of Chief Clinton Wuttunee and Councillor Gary Nicotine were to be ann...

Apr 05, 2022

Prisoner escapes Besnard Lake Correctional Camp

The public is asked to be on the lookout for an escaped prisoner from Besnard Lake Correctional Camp.According to a media release, on April 2 around 8 a.m., Pinehouse RCMP received a report of an inma...

Apr 04, 2022

RCMP arrest two more people in suspicious death on Beardy's & Okemasis Cree Nation

The Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crime Unit has made two more arrests in connection to the death of a man in Beardy's & Okemasis' Cree Nation.Scotty Jimmy from North Battleford and Allison Bear of Sask...

Apr 04, 2022

Local Gretzky fan believes thieves specifically targeted his collection

To say it's been an emotional few days is an understatement for Aron Gratias.He recently discovered a massive Wayne Gretzky and hockey memorabilia collection he has accumulated over the last 40-plus y...

Apr 04, 2022

Preliminary inquiry underway for accused in Damian Moosomin homicide

The preliminary inquiry started Monday in North Battleford provincial court for one of several accused individuals facing a charge connected to the death of Damian Moosomin in 2020. Jannay Blackbird, ...

Apr 04, 2022

New judges appointed in North Battleford, Meadow Lake

Two new judges have been added to Provincial Court in North Battleford and Meadow Lake.The Government of Saskatchewan announced the appointment of Ian William Mokuruk and Bryce Pashovitz on Friday, bo...

Apr 01, 2022

Mirasty sentencing now scheduled for April 8 in manslaughter case

The man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the Sequin Mooswa homicide investigation was scheduled for his sentencing hearing in North Battleford Provincial Court Friday. It has now been adjourned u...

Apr 01, 2022

Battlefords, rural RCMP disrupt gun traffickers

Police made another arrest stemming from a drugs and weapons bust earlier this month in Battlefords.The RCMP's General Investigation Section (GIS) have charged 32-year-old Adam Morin of Glaslyn with m...

Mar 29, 2022

Update: Amber Alert cancelled for missing B.C. woman & children

An amber alert issued by RCMP for two children from Fort St. John, B.C. has been cancelled.Police issued it shortly after 1 p.m. CST but it was lifted around three hours later.Police had suspected a 3...

Mar 26, 2022