Crime & Courts

Suspect in Laverdiere case victim of stabbing in Saskatoon prison

An 18-year-old who was seriously injured during a stabbing at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre is a suspect in Tiki Laverdiere's homicide investigation. Brent Checkosis is charged with acc...

Aug 27, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

One in custody after home shot in Battleford

Charges are pending after a home was shot at in Battleford. The RCMP were called to the complaint on Second Ave. and 15 St. shortly before 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 26. Several holes were found in the home bu...

Aug 26, 2019

Cocaine seized from home in Buffalo Narrows

Three people are facing charges following a drug bust in Buffalo Narrows.Early Saturday morning, police searched a residence in the community and found 47 grams of suspected cocaine and drug paraphern...

Aug 25, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Stolen vehicles reported in Battleford

RCMP are asking the public to keep an eye out for a couple of vehicles which were stolen sometime overnight from the town of Battleford.They are a white 2016 Ford F150 Supercab with Sask plate 177 KDB...

Aug 24, 2019 RCMP cruiser

Several arrested, stolen property recovered after RCMP execute warrant on 101 St.

Several people were arrested and loaded prohibited firearms, other weapons, crystal meth and a large amount of stolen property was recovered after officers executed a warrant Thursday night. At 9:10 p...

Aug 23, 2019

Co-accused in Mark Jonson homicide has matter adjourned for bail supervision report

One of two men accused in the death of Mark Douglas Jonson will be back in court at the end of August as he awaits a bail supervision report.David Keller faces a charge of first-degree murder in Jonso...

Aug 22, 2019

‘Is this some kind of joke?’: Kelliher bar owner recalls armed robbery

The owner of the Club 15 Cheers Tavern in Kelliher says he stayed back after last call early Saturday morning to do the books, thinking somebody might stop by to make a purchase from the offsale.Geral...

Aug 22, 2019 Police say the Club 15 Cheers Tavern in Kelliher was robbed by three people on Aug. 17, 2019. (Club 15 Cheers Tavern/Facebook)

Battlefords RCMP initiate project to execute outstanding warrants

People with outstanding warrants are being sought after by the Battlefords RCMP.Over the past three weeks, the detachment initiated a project to seek these people out. The team dedicated to this proje...

Aug 21, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

City turns to investigation on how $1.04M was transferred to fraudster posing as construction CFO

The City of Saskatoon is continuing to make progress on recovering $1.04 million that was defrauded from them in an email scheme.After reporting that the "vast majority" of the funds had been frozen i...

Aug 20, 2019 Saskatoon mayor Charlie Clark speaks to media at a news conference on Aug. 15, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)

Latest arrest in Laverdiere homicide investigation appears in court

After she was arrested in Edmonton last week, Nikita Sandra Cook made her first appearance in North Battleford Monday morning. Cook is charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in connection to ...

Aug 19, 2019 Nikita Sandra Cook is charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in the death of Tiki Laverdiere. (supplied/RCMP)