Crime & Courts

Vehicle stolen in armed robbery in North Battleford

Police are investigating after a vehicle was stolen in an armed robbery in North Battleford Friday morning. Battlefords RCMP received a report of a robbery on the 900 block of 109 Street at about 7 a....

Dec 29, 2023

RCMP arrest Saskatoon man after drug investigation in P.A. & northern Saskatchewan

RCMP have arrested a Saskatoon man for allegedly trafficking illegal drugs in northern Saskatchewan.The Mounties' investigation started back in June with officers focusing on three communities: Prince...

Dec 29, 2023

Year in Review: Homicide investigations highlight Battlefords crime in 2023

As 2023 draws to a close, battlefordsNOW is taking a look back on the most important and impactful stories of the year, as selected by our reporters and editorial staff. The past year has been a painf...

Jaryn Vecchio Dec 28, 2023

One arrested, RCMP looking for second suspect in Pelican Narrows assault

Pelican Narrows RCMP are investigating a serious assault on Boxing Day.At approximately 12:30 a.m., a group of people approached a woman and assaulted her.RCMP says she suffered serious injuries.20-ye...

Dec 27, 2023

Death of man near Big River First Nation results in 2.5-year sentence

Nearly four years after Richard Netmaker was violently assaulted in his own home and later left for dead, another person held responsible has been sentenced.Roderick Dreaver has received a sentence of...

Dec 22, 2023

Traffic stops leads to drug bust in Town of Big River

Two people have been arrested and charged after RCMP found meth, cocaine, and LSD following a traffic stop in the Town of Big River.On Wednesday around 3:30 p.m., RCMP attempted a traffic stop in the ...

Dec 22, 2023

'My heart has been destroyed': Dylan Chretien murder case concludes with final sentencing

Just over four years after a missing Lloydminster man's remains were found in a rural area northwest of Prince Albert, the last of the six people responsible has been sentenced.Sheldon Goodvoice has r...

Dec 22, 2023

Shotgun recovered from fatal Red Earth shooting involving RCMP

With the Serious Incident Response Team investigating a fatal shooting between a man on Red Earth Cree Nation and a responding member of the RCMP, investigators said that they recovered a shotgun at t...

Dec 22, 2023

Maxime Bernier guilty of violating health orders in Sask.

The leader of a fringe political party in Canada has been found guilty of violating public health orders in Saskatchewan.Maxime Bernier, a former MP and current leader of the People's Party of Canada ...

Dec 21, 2023

At least 15 people are dead after a mass shooting at a Prague university, police chief says

PRAGUE (AP) - An armed man opened fire in a university building in downtown Prague on Thursday, killing 10 people and sowing widespread panic with one of the Czech Republic's worst mass shootings of i...

Dec 21, 2023