Crime & Courts

RCMP Report: Vehicle theft arrests

A 31-year-old man arrested for driving stolen vehicles has been connected to another incident in the Battlefords.Ken Morin faces multiple offences from a pair of investigations earlier in the week. Ba...

Jul 23, 2022

RCMP Report: Sexual assault arrest, search for suspects with bats

Battlefords RCMP arrested and charged a 21-year-old male from North Battleford with sexual assault on Monday.A report came in the previous morning, with the incident in the city occurring early that d...

Jul 22, 2022

Teen girls reported missing in North Battleford

Battlefords RCMP now have three missing persons investigations involving teens.Fourteen-year-old, Summer Bear, was reported missing Monday afternoon. She was last seen in North Battleford, but also fr...

Jul 21, 2022

Man hospitalized after assault in North Battleford, captured on video

DISCLAIMER: Video footage contained in this story may be disturbing for some readers.--Two teens have been arrested and a search is underway for multiple suspects, following an incident in North Battl...

Jul 21, 2022

Truck driver in deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash granted day parole

The Parole Board of Canada has granted the trucker who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash day parole for six months. The board says Jaskirat Singh Sidhu will get full parole after those six ...

Jul 20, 2022

Suspect charged in relation to Battleford assault

A Battleford man is facing one count of assault following the attack of a man from Poundmaker Cree Nation.In a press release, RCMP said Adam Lesmeister, 46, was arrested and charged Tuesday night. His...

Jul 20, 2022

Battleford traffic bylaw requires changes, new RCMP stats

A new traffic bylaw update for the Town of Battleford requires some additional work.During Monday's council meeting, members declined to adopt the proposed changes from administration. The bylaw has b...

Jul 20, 2022

Parole board to hear from truck driver in deadly Humboldt Broncos crash

A parole hearing is scheduled to take place today for a former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash.Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to eight years after he pleaded guilty t...

Jul 20, 2022

FSIN calls for police to lay charges in ‘unprovoked racial attack’ in Battleford

A video circulating on social media that shows a man being assaulted by another is putting into question what the motivation was for the attack. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) a...

Jul 19, 2022

Wolfe inquest rescheduled for 2023

The public inquest into the death of Randy Wolfe has been adjourned.This was scheduled to begin Monday at the Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition Association, but was adjourned at the request of the ...

Jul 18, 2022