Crime & Courts

Shooting in Saulteaux leaves man with serious injuries; investigation underway

An investigation is currently underway by the Battlefords RCMP following reports of a shooting and armed robbery on Saulteaux First Nation last Friday. A man was parked at the side of a grid road when...

Dec 04, 2024

RCMP charges three in North Battleford drug and firearms bust

Three people have been charged as part of an investigation into drug trafficking in the Battlefords.The Saskatchewan RCMP's Critical Incident Response Team, along with the North Battlefords Crime Redu...

Dec 03, 2024

Copper wire theft leads to charges

Three people face charges after the theft of copper wire from a jobsite in the RM of Frenchman Butte. Turtleford RCMP were called about the theft of approximately 500 m of copper wire from the site on...

Dec 02, 2024

Vet loses appeal of cat declawing decision

A veterinarian who works at Lakeland Veterinary Hospital in North Battleford was not successful in appealing a decision by the Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association (SVMA) that bans cosmetic dec...

Nov 30, 2024

'Cry and pray and cuss': Wilkie business owners face clean up after truck crashes into building

An early morning knock on their door last Saturday morning came as a surprise to Greggory and Natasha Brooks. Standing on the other side was a firefighter who came as a personal favour to inform them ...

Nov 29, 2024

Teen accused of breaking into cannabis store and stealing over $15K worth of merchandise

A teenage boy in Lloydminster is alleged responsible for a break-in at a cannabis store and the theft of more than $15,000 worth of merchandise.Early Tuesday morning, RCMP responded to an alarm at the...

Nov 29, 2024

Canadian news publishers suing ChatGPT developer OpenAI

A coalition of Canadian news publishers is suing OpenAI for using news content to train its ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence system.The coalition includes The Canadian Press, Torstar, Globe ...

Nov 29, 2024

Marshall election results stand

There's been no change in the outcome of Marshall's municipal election after a recount was conducted at Court of King's Bench in Battleford Thursday morning. The recount came after concerns about the ...

Nov 28, 2024

Pelican Lake woman charged with manslaughter

A 20-year-old woman has made her first court appearance in North Battleford Provincial Court on a charge of manslaughter. Zelda Bill, age 20, was charged by Spiritwrood RCMP in connection with the dea...

Nov 27, 2024

Sproull guilty on all 8 child porn charges

Amid emotional gasps from the gallery and while looking at the accused in the prisoner's box at the Court of King's Bench in Battleford, Justice Grant Currie announced his verdict in the child pornogr...

Nov 27, 2024