Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Sombre 30th anniversary for 'Montreal Massacre'
A mass shooting no one in Canada will forget.Thirty years ago today, a lone gunman entered cole Polytechnique, and shot and killed 14 women in what has been called the 'Montreal Massacre'.Fourteen oth...
Dec 06, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
"He was the kindest person I ever met": friends pray for missing man's safe return
As the search intensifies for Dylan Chretien, the people closest to him are speaking out in hopes their friend may see their words and return home.Dylan Chretien, 30, was last seen in Prince Albert on...
Dec 04, 2019 Dylan Chretien (middle) has been missing over a month. (Submitted photo/ Jesse Schroeder)
Three adults facing drug-related charges following RCMP investigation
Three adults are facing drug-related charges following an investigation that stemmed from a police traffic stop. Battlefords RCMP report a traffic stop led to a residence search in which the controlle...
Nov 28, 2019 Three adults are facing drug-related charges following an investigation at a residence in North Battleford that stemmed from a police traffic stop. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
MLA says province using more strategies to curtail crime in North Battleford
While North Battleford didn't fare well in the Maclean's magazine article Canada's Most Dangerous Places again this year, the local MLA says progress is being made to improve the situation and battle ...
Nov 25, 2019 While North Battleford had the highest rating for all crime in Maclean's magazine's latest report, the province is working to improve the numbers, the local MLA says. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Accused in Thunderchild First Nation murder case seeks bail supervision report
The case involving a man facing a charge in the death of Roger Standingwater on Thunderchild First Nation last year has been adjourned while the accused seeks a bail supervision report.Ivor Antoine Wa...
Nov 25, 2019 Ivor Antoine Wapass, 44, who is in custody, is facing a charge of second-degree murder connected to the death of Roger Standingwater on Sept. 15, 2018. He appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court Monday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
City recovers all funds lost in fraud scheme
The City of Saskatoon has now recovered all of the money it lost to a fraud scheme back in the summer.An Ontario Superior Court Justice ruled Friday that $335,000 in city money be returned.This means ...
Nov 23, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
Local advocates says plenty of positives despite NB high crime stats
Local advocates say the community faces challenges but progress is being made despite North Battleford's continued high crime numbers reported again this year in the Maclean's magazine article Canada'...
Nov 22, 2019 North Battleford was rated highest for overall crime in this year's Maclean's magazine rankings for Canada's Most Dangerous Places. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Battlefords Pride upset after Transgender Day of Remembrance poster defaced
Battlefords Pride is taking action after the group's poster about a Transgender Day of Remembrance event was found scrawled with graffiti where it was posted in a public space at Frontier Mall.The van...
Nov 22, 2019 The Transgender Day of Remembrance poster was posted in the mall in the south end of North Battleford. It was found defaced. (submitted photo/Bobbisue Thompson)
Man facing charges in alleged armed robberies in North Battleford
A 25-year-old man is facing charges in two alleged business robberies in North Battleford.Battlefords RCMP reported at about 4:30 a.m. on Nov. 15 a lone male armed with a weapon threatened staff and d...
Nov 21, 2019 A 25-year-old man is facing charges for two alleged business robberies in North Battleford. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Blaine Lake RCMP lay charges in alleged fraud and identity theft case
A 27-year-old Blaine Lake woman is facing charges following a police investigation in an alleged fraud and identity theft case.Blaine Lake RCMP initially responded on Nov. 17 after receiving informati...
Nov 20, 2019 Blaine Lake RCMP laid charges in an alleged fraud and identity theft case. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)