Crime & Courts

More than 225,000 cigarettes seized in raid by Sask. police

Three people are facing charges after a huge seizure of illegal tobacco products north of Yorkton.According to the RCMP, a four-month-long investigation led to the execution of six search warrants in ...

Jan 07, 2020 (submitted/RCMP)

Walmart shooting suspect has Prince Albert connection

The man accused of last month's fatal shooting in the Red Deer Walmart's parking lot has a Prince Albert connection. Chase Freed, 18, recently made his first court appearance and several sources close...

Jan 06, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Police looking for suspect in armed robbery

At 1:00 a.m. on Saturday morning Battlefords RCMP received a complaint of an armed robbery at a business on the 1700 block of 100th St. A lone man entered the business brandishing a weapon, threatened...

Jan 04, 2020 Police are asking for help identifying this man. (submitted/RCMP)

Woman, 24, missing from North Battleford

UPDATE: Lisa Emily Moyah has been located safe.Battleford's RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating Lisa Emily Moyah of North Battleford. Moyah, 24, was last seen leaving the Beaver Hotel in...

Jan 04, 2020 (Submitted/RCMP)

Suspicious sudden death near Turtleford now considered a homicide

A suspicious sudden death reported in the R.M. of Frenchman Butte area is now being investigated as a homicide.Turtleford RCMP report at about 5 p.m., Jan. 1, Saskatchewan RCMP received a report of a ...

Jan 03, 2020 RCMP report a suspicious sudden death near Turtleford is now being investigated as a homicide. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Nikita Cook to stand trial next year connected to Tiki Laverdiere death

One of the eight people accused in the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation will be headed to trial next year.Nikita Cook, 31, of Onion Lake Cree Nation, is facing charges of first-degree murder and...

Jan 03, 2020 Nikita Cook is scheduled for trial in 2021. (supplied/RCMP)

Police looking for inmate who escaped in La Ronge

Police are searching for an inmate who escaped custody in La Ronge, Sask. John Riley Sanderson, 32, was set to appear at La Ronge Provincial Court today. Roughly around 12 p.m., he escaped custody whe...

Jan 02, 2020 John Riley Sanderson. (submitted photo/RCMP)

Police seek break and enter suspects in white truck

Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a white truck and flat deck trailer that has been involved in a string of break and enters in rural towns throughout the province.Biggar RCMP said...

Dec 31, 2019 Police are looking for suspects driving a white truck and flat bed trailer. (submitted photo/RCMP)

Two facing charges related to alleged assault in Battleford

Two people are facing charges following an alleged assault at Battleford's Urban Native Housing Corporation on Friday.RCMP report on Dec. 27 at 2 p.m. Battlefords RCMP responded to a complaint at a bu...

Dec 31, 2019 Two people are facing charges following an incident in Battleford on Friday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Year in Review: Jaskirat Sidhu receives eight-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to Humboldt Broncos bus crash

northeastNOW is taking a look back at the biggest and most interesting stories of 2019, as selected by our newsroom:It was a case many Canadians had their eyes on, and it wrapped up in early 2019.Jask...

Dec 30, 2019 Jaskirat Singh Sidhu. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)