Crime & Courts

Kindersley RCMP seek help locating stolen Mustang

Police in Kindersley are turning to the public for help locating a stolen vehicle. A black 2019 Ford Mustang was taken from a home near Eatonia in the early morning hours of Sept. 16. It has a dent in...

Sep 16, 2019

No contact order focus of court appearance for two charged in Laverdiere homicide

The importance of abiding by a no contact order came up when two of the eight individuals facing charges related to Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere's homicide investigation appeared in North Battleford Prov...

Sep 13, 2019 Edmonton woman Tiki Laverdiere, 25, was last seen in North Battleford. (supplied photo/Battlefords RCMP)

RCMP report four vehicle thefts in area since late August

RCMP in the Battlefords are turning to the public for help in locating four vehicles stolen since late August. The first was taken on Aug. 28 from a home on the 200 block of 18 St. W in Battleford. A ...

Sep 12, 2019

Nipawin man found not guilty of threatening Trudeau

A Nipawin man was acquitted of his charge of uttering threats toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Parliament.Judge Hugh Harradence said in Nipawin Provincial Court on Tuesday, Sept. 10 he had rea...

Sep 10, 2019 Nipawin Provincial Court. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Accused enters guilty plea on one of three charges faced for allegedly defrauding Viterra

A man facing charges for allegedly defrauding Viterra Inc. out of thousands of dollars pleaded guilty to one of three charges in Court of Queen's Bench on Friday.David Glassford, 42, who is out of cus...

Sep 06, 2019 A man accused of a fraud over $5,000 against Viterra Inc. returned to Court of Queen’s Bench in Battleford Friday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

‘Substantive batch’ of evidence expected at month's end in Laverdiere investigation: Crown

A substantive new batch of evidence in the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation is expected to be released to counsel at end of September, according to one Crown prosecutor on the file.Chris Browne ...

Sep 06, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Police find cash cache in North Battleford home

Police arrested a man for breaching his court conditions yesterday after a search of his home turned up $35,000 in cash. Chris Vany of North Battleford was originally arrested after a search warrant w...

Sep 06, 2019 Police seized $35,000 of cash from a North Battleford home. (supplied/RCMP)

Co-accused facing murder charge in Jonson homicide scheduled for bail hearing

One of two men facing charges for the death of Mark Douglas Jonson is scheduled for a bail hearing at Court of Queen's Bench in Battleford. David Keller, who is in custody, is charged with first-degre...

Sep 05, 2019 Mark Douglas Jonson was found dead in a home on 15 Ave. and 100 St. in North Battleford on July 5. (supplied/RCMP)

Court allows six Trans Mountain appeals focusing on Indigenous consultation

VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Appeal says it will hear six challenges of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion focusing on Indigenous consultation, while dismissing several claims centred on enviro...

Sep 05, 2019 (File Photo/The Canadian Press)

Trial begins for Nipawin man accused of threatening PM

The trial involving a Nipawin man facing charges of threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Parliament buildings will require another day of proceedings after hours of evidence and witness t...

Sep 05, 2019 Nipawin Provincial Court (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).