Crime & Courts

RCMP make arrest and lay charge following fatal altercation in Meadow Lake

A 19-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter in relation to a violent incident last month in Meadow Lake.Jaymes Quintal is currently out on bail with conditions. The court case has been adjour...

Aug 08, 2022

City, CMHA respond to Crime Severity Index ranking

The City of North Battleford expressed its concerns about the 2021 Crime Severity Index (CSI) ranking that shows North Battleford at the top of the list across Canada for communities with a population...

Aug 08, 2022

North Battleford tops national crime stats again

Given the increase of criminal activity over the past year in the Battlefords, the new numbers from Statistics Canada are unfortunately unsurprising.The City of North Battleford was ranked first in Ca...

Aug 04, 2022

Sexual assault rate in 2021 highest since 1996, violent crimes up: Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada says the rate of police-reported sexual assault in Canada has reached its highest level since 1996.There were more than 34,200 reports of sexual assault countrywide in 2021, an 18 pe...

Aug 02, 2022

RCMP Report: Several arrests for assault

There were multiple arrests related to an altercation last week with one subject threatening police.Police were called to 900 block of 101st Street at 12:21 a.m. on July 20 to investigate a report of ...

Jul 28, 2022

Ahtahkakoop RCMP seeking public assistance locating wanted person

Ahthakakoop RCMP is asking the public for help in locating a wanted male. Shadaine Stanley, 27, is wanted for multiple charges after RCMP received a call on July 21 of an injured person on a road east...

Jul 23, 2022

RCMP Report: Vehicle theft arrests

A 31-year-old man arrested for driving stolen vehicles has been connected to another incident in the Battlefords.Ken Morin faces multiple offences from a pair of investigations earlier in the week. Ba...

Jul 23, 2022

RCMP Report: Sexual assault arrest, search for suspects with bats

Battlefords RCMP arrested and charged a 21-year-old male from North Battleford with sexual assault on Monday.A report came in the previous morning, with the incident in the city occurring early that d...

Jul 22, 2022

Teen girls reported missing in North Battleford

Battlefords RCMP now have three missing persons investigations involving teens.Fourteen-year-old, Summer Bear, was reported missing Monday afternoon. She was last seen in North Battleford, but also fr...

Jul 21, 2022

Man hospitalized after assault in North Battleford, captured on video

DISCLAIMER: Video footage contained in this story may be disturbing for some readers.--Two teens have been arrested and a search is underway for multiple suspects, following an incident in North Battl...

Jul 21, 2022