Crime & Courts

Saskatchewan court dismisses school shooter's appeal of sentence

Saskatchewan's highest court has dismissed a sentencing appeal by a young man who fatally shot four people and wounded seven others in a northern community.The shooter was weeks shy of turning 18 when...

Oct 31, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

Four charged after officer spots weapon in vehicle during traffic stop

Four people are facing firearm and drug-related charges after officers pulled over a vehicle in North Battleford and spotted a weapon inside. Members with the Battlefords RCMP Street Enforcement Team ...

Oct 29, 2019 (file photo/NOW News Staff)

SGI shines spotlight on school zone speeders

Some drivers in Saskatchewan learned their lesson the hard way when it came to school zone speed limits.According to SGI, police officers around the province handed out 1,424 tickets for speeding in s...

Oct 24, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Onion Lake man charged with murder in death of Makwa Sahgaiehcan man

A man from Onion Lake is charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 32-year-old from the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation. RCMP in Onion Lake were called to a home on the First Nation early on ...

Oct 24, 2019 (file photo/NOW News Staff)

'It is safe' says RCMP as they turn to public for help identifying suspects in Battleford homicide

RCMP believe three people were involved in the murder of a 27-year-old in Battleford last week but maintain the community is safe. The Major Crime Unit North and other specialized RCMP units continue ...

Oct 23, 2019 Yellow police tape surrounds a home in Battleford after a man was found with serious injuries. He later died in hospital. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Home damaged, no injuries after shots fired in North Battleford

Police continue to investigate after shots rang out in North Battleford early Tuesday morning in what they say was not a random incident. As Battlefords RCMP were responding to a call for shots fired ...

Oct 22, 2019 (file photo/NOW News Staff)

RCMP negotiating with barricaded man at Big Island Lake Cree Nation

The Pierceland RCMP are currently negotiating with a male on the Big Island Lake Cree Nation who has barricaded himself inside.RCMP ask that the public avoid house 111 on the Big Island Lake Cree Nati...

Oct 20, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Death in Battleford now being investigated as homicide

RCMP say they are now investigating the death of a man in Battleford as a homicide. Officers in the Battlefords and several specialized RCMP units continue to investigate the death of 27-year-old Ryan...

Oct 19, 2019

City recovers more money lost in fraud scheme

The City of Saskatoon has recovered more money that it lost to a fraud scheme in August.Just over two-thirds of the $1.04 million lost has been recovered, bringing the total dollar amount recovered so...

Oct 18, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Man stabbed while confronting thief stealing from vehicle in La Loche

Police in La Loche are looking for a suspect who stabbed another man when he was confronted while rumaging through a vehicle. On Oct. 18 around 1 a.m., RCMP said a man caught another man stealing from...

Oct 18, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)