Crime & Courts

RCMP asking for help in find two missing persons

Update: Niyanan Badger has been found. Branden Baptiste is still missing.Battlefords RCMP is asking for the public's help in finding two missing people.Niyanan Badger, 17, was reported missing on Augu...

Aug 11, 2022

Warrant issued for man in Amber Alert, Saskatchewan children believed to be in U.S.

Saskatchewan RCMP say an arrest warrant has been issued for a convicted sex offender at the centre of an Amber Alert for two children. Police say seven-year-old Luna Potts and eight-year-old Hunter Po...

Aug 09, 2022

House ethics committee begins second day of hearings into RCMP use of spyware

The director of the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab says spyware is "like a wiretap on steroids," and it requires more oversight and a much higher threshold for use than traditional wiretaps.Ron D...

Aug 09, 2022

Amber Alert issued for two kids from Shaunavon

UPDATE: RCMP cancelled the Amber Alert early Wednesday morning after the four people were found in South Dakota.--Shaunavon RCMP has issued an Amber Alert as they search for two missing kids.Luna Pott...

Aug 08, 2022

RCMP make arrest and lay charge following fatal altercation in Meadow Lake

A 19-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter in relation to a violent incident last month in Meadow Lake.Jaymes Quintal is currently out on bail with conditions. The court case has been adjour...

Aug 08, 2022

City, CMHA respond to Crime Severity Index ranking

The City of North Battleford expressed its concerns about the 2021 Crime Severity Index (CSI) ranking that shows North Battleford at the top of the list across Canada for communities with a population...

Aug 08, 2022

North Battleford tops national crime stats again

Given the increase of criminal activity over the past year in the Battlefords, the new numbers from Statistics Canada are unfortunately unsurprising.The City of North Battleford was ranked first in Ca...

Aug 04, 2022

Sexual assault rate in 2021 highest since 1996, violent crimes up: Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada says the rate of police-reported sexual assault in Canada has reached its highest level since 1996.There were more than 34,200 reports of sexual assault countrywide in 2021, an 18 pe...

Aug 02, 2022

RCMP Report: Several arrests for assault

There were multiple arrests related to an altercation last week with one subject threatening police.Police were called to 900 block of 101st Street at 12:21 a.m. on July 20 to investigate a report of ...

Jul 28, 2022

Ahtahkakoop RCMP seeking public assistance locating wanted person

Ahthakakoop RCMP is asking the public for help in locating a wanted male. Shadaine Stanley, 27, is wanted for multiple charges after RCMP received a call on July 21 of an injured person on a road east...

Jul 23, 2022