Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

Last sentence made in Wendy Bird death case
Outside the Court of King's Bench in Battleford on Thursday, the mother of Wendy Bird said she was frustrated after the final offender in her daughter's death, Melissa Kaponyas, was sentenced."[The] s...
Aug 21, 2025

20-year-old suspect in Alberta murder case arrested in North Battleford
A man wanted in connection with a homicide on Louis Bull First Nation in Alberta has been arrested in North Battleford Tuesday. Police said 20-year-old Ashton Deschamps was taken into custody in the c...
Aug 19, 2025

MacAngus steps down from city council; by-election to follow
Ross MacAngus tendered his resignation from North Battleford city council during Monday night's meeting citing personal reasons, and his fellow council members voted to accept it.MacAngus, who was ele...
Aug 18, 2025

‘Hot pursuit’ enough to justify arrest without a warrant in North Battleford
The arrest of an Alberta man who was arrested by North Battleford RCMP without a warrant is legal because of the concept of 'hot pursuit', the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has ruled. Kyle Hoffman, age...
Aug 18, 2025

18-year-old shot and killed in Pelican Narrows
On Saturday, August 16 at 8:00 a.m., Pelican Narrows RCMP responded to a report of an 18-year-old male who had been seriously injured by a firearm on Kaskew Crescent in Pelican Narrows.The male was qu...
Aug 17, 2025

Battlefords RCMP locating missing man
A 46-year-old man reported missing has been located safe. All identifying information has been removed from this story.--cjnbnews@pattisonmedia.com
Aug 15, 2025

Two P.A. residents face gun-related charges following Duck Lake video
Two people from Prince Albert are now facing gun-related charges after RCMP launched an investigation into a video showing a group of people holding firearms and driving around the Duck Lake area. The...
Aug 14, 2025

Meadow Lake's top Mountie says crime is steady, online offences are rising
The commander of Meadow Lake RCMP said the community is safe and overall crime trends have been steady - but warned residents to stay alert to emerging online threats. Staff Sgt. Carl Dinsdale said ro...
Aug 14, 2025

RCMP arrest four on Most Wanted list, five added
Four of the multiple offenders wanted by Saskatchewan RCMP have been arrested in the last month, including two people in the La Ronge area, one in Sandy Bay and another in Dillon. Cassandra Isbister w...
Aug 14, 2025

SIRT; teen had pointed gun at police before shooting that killed him
The 19-year-old man who was shot and killed by RCMP officers near Deschambault Lake had pointed a gun in their direction right before he was shot, according to an update by the Saskatchewan Serious In...
Aug 14, 2025