Crime & Courts

RCMP investigating suspicious death on Big River First Nation

The Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit say they are looking into a suspicious death on Big River First Nation. RCMP said the report came in of a deceased person in a trail area on Big River Wednesday...

Oct 06, 2022

Battlefords RCMP report 35 assaults over the last week

CORRECTION: This story has been updated to clarify that the 911 call was traced back to a home north of Cochin. The original version of the story indicated the call was traced back to a home in Cochin...

Oct 05, 2022

Man killed in vehicle collision near Maidstone

A 45-year-old man has died in a vehicle collision near Maidstone. According to police, on Oct. 2 at about 4:30 a.m., Maidstone RCMP received a report of a vehicle collision on the eastbound lane of To...

Oct 03, 2022

Crookedneck receives three years for apartment building fire charges

One of the people facing charges in connection with the Jan. 3 apartment building fire in North Battleford has been sentenced to three years in prisonKeeanu Crookedneck, 22, of North Battleford, plead...

Oct 03, 2022

RCMP charge man in connection to robbery at online sale meet up

RCMP have made an arrest in connection with an incident last week where a man was robbed at gunpoint. Police said they received a report of a robbery just before 1 p.m. on Sept. 25. The victim had arr...

Oct 03, 2022

RCMP say 5 kilograms of cocaine seized in North Battleford last August

We're learning more details about a major cross-Canada drug bust with a connection to North Battleford.Five kilograms of cocaine were seized in North Battleford as part of Project Cobra, a cross-borde...

Sep 29, 2022

Police arrest teen after finding concealed firearm

In their weekly media release, Battlefords RCMP are reporting that around 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 22, they received several calls about people yelling and possibly fighting on 33 Street in Battleford. Whe...

Sep 29, 2022

Trial for accused in Laverdiere homicide investigation concludes

The trial for one of the individuals facing charges in the Tiki Laverdiere homicide wrapped up at the Court of King's Bench in Battleford on Wednesday.Soaring Eagle Whitstone, of Onion Lake Cree Natio...

Sep 29, 2022

Safe meet up location explored after gunpoint robbery

Battlefords RCMP are investigating after a man was robbed at gunpoint during an arranged meeting for an online sale. The victim's cellphone and some cash were stolen. He was not injured in the inciden...

Sep 28, 2022

Drumming Hill Youth Centre to close

The Drumming Hill Youth Centre is slated to close in the near future."With declining numbers of youth in custody at the Drumming Hill Youth Centre, the decision has been made by the Ministry of Correc...

Sep 28, 2022