Crime & Courts

Police planning to be out in full force over Canada Day Long Weekend

It's safe to say that people will see quite a few police officers on the road this Canada Day long weekend.City police forces and RCMP will be out in full force in an attempt to catch people who may b...

Jun 30, 2023

Triple stabbing at University of Waterloo was hate-motivated, police say, man charged

A triple stabbing during a gender studies class at the University of Waterloo is believed to have been a hate-motivated attack, police said Thursday as they laid multiple charges against a 24-year-old...

Jun 29, 2023

Former Town of Battleford CAO suspect in international homicide investigation

There appears to be a Battleford connection to a homicide investigation in Bangladesh.According to the English edition of the Bangladesh Post, Canadian expatriate Afroza Begum was found deceased in th...

Jun 29, 2023

Lawnmower, camping gear and power tools amongst stolen items recovered by RCMP

Battlefords RCMP have recovered multiple items including a lawnmower they said were stolen from the commercial district on 22nd Street in Battleford this month. Multiple break-ins and mischief inciden...

Jun 27, 2023

RCMP arrest man deemed unlawfully at large

A man convicted of manslaughter in the death of another man in 2016 is back in custody after he was deemed unlawfully at large.The RCMP Warrant Enforcement Suppression Team (WEST) said that on June 20...

Jun 26, 2023

One arrested following firearms incident on Poundmaker Cree Nation

One man is in custody after a firearms incident on Poundmaker Cree Nation.Early Sunday afternoon, Cut Knife RCMP issued a crime watch in the surrounding area following the incident after a person of i...

Jun 25, 2023

Inquest announced into death of woman transported to hospital by Battlefords RCMP

A coroner's inquest has been announced into the death of a woman who was taken to hospital by Battlefords RCMP in 2021.Jilissa Nighttraveller (Napachit), 30, was found unresponsive in a bathroom at th...

Jun 23, 2023

Speeders caught racing 138 kilometers per hour over bridge to North Battleford

Having a race on the bridge to North Battleford during the morning commute wasn't a good way for these young drivers to start their day. The City of North Battleford's Community Safety Officer Unit (C...

Jun 22, 2023

Sketch of kidnapping suspect released

A drawing of a man believed to be involved in an attempted kidnapping in North Battleford two days ago has been made public. RCMP are looking for an older Caucasian man who stands about 5'6" with grey...

Jun 22, 2023

Ballantyne sentenced to eight years for manslaughter in Gatzke case

One of the people facing charges in the death of Ryan John Gatzke in Battleford in 2019 was sentenced to eight years in prison in the Court of King's Bench in Battleford Thursday, after previously ple...

Jun 22, 2023