Crime & Courts

City blitz targets impaired driving offenders

North Battleford's Community Safety Officers (CSOs) recently conducted an impaired driving blitz to promote safe driving practices and target offenders. Following National Impaired Driving Prevention ...

Apr 06, 2023

UPDATE: RCMP add description for suspect in Wednesday shooting

UPDATE: RCMP provided an updated description of the suspect on April 6. He is described as in his early 20s, approximately 6-feet tall, with a slim build, wearing black pants and a white-and-black T-s...

Apr 05, 2023

Trial scheduled for one of accused in Maymont death

One of the three accused facing charges in the death of Wendy Bird near Maymont last year will be heading to trial.Melissa Kaponyas, 18, from Biggar, is charged with accessory after the fact. She is s...

Apr 04, 2023

RCMP hunt for suspect after gun shot at Pelican Lake First Nation

One man from Prince Albert is in custody while another is being sought by Spiritwood RCMP after a recent shooting incident on the Pelican Lake First Nation. A warrant is out for the arrest of 33-year-...

Apr 04, 2023

Village of Weldon recovering after losing well-known community member during stabbing attack

It's been about seven months since 11 people were killed during the James Smith Cree Nation stabbing spree, but there is another community that's still trying to recover from the attack.While 10 of th...

Apr 04, 2023

RCMP charge Onion Lake man with forcible confinement, discharging firearm at person

Onion Lake RCMP are charging a 26-year-old man after allegedly discharging a firearm at another person.Around 8 p.m. on Mar. 31, officers were called to a home on Onion Lake First Nation.During the in...

Apr 03, 2023

Man facing charges related to Territorial Drive incident

A man was arrested following an incident involving a weapon near Discovery Co-op Mall on Territorial Drive in North Battleford.According to Battlefords RCMP, officers received a report of an armed man...

Apr 03, 2023

Elder requests apology after conservation officer raid on home

Doug Morningchild says he and his wife were at home together on October 7, 2021 when conservation officers surrounded and raided their home.According to Morningchild, multiple vehicles with officers f...

Apr 01, 2023

Update: Missing 38-year-old male located by police

Update: Battlefords RCMP announced on Thursday that 38-year-old Eugene Harold Swiftwolfe was located. Original Story Battlefords RCMP is asking for assistance from the public in finding 38-year-old Eu...

Mar 31, 2023

Laptops stolen from Meadow Lake school, RCMP investigating

Meadow Lake RCMP are asking the public for help after a school in the community was broken into, sometime between the evening of Mar. 27 and the morning of Mar. 28.Meadow Lake Christian Academy confir...

Mar 31, 2023