Crime & Courts

RCMP report several vehicle thefts over last week in the Battlefords

RCMP in the Battlefords are looking for three vehicles stolen in the city over the last week. On Aug. 8, a black 2012 GMC Sierra was stolen from the 2400 block of 100 St. in North Battleford. It had t...

Aug 14, 2019

Widow believes killer's chances at appeal are 'slim to none'

Cora Laich is confident the final killer sentenced in the death of her husband Simon Grant more than two years ago will be unsuccessful in his appeal."I feel they can appeal, but the chances are slim ...

Aug 13, 2019 Cora Laich and her late husband Simon Grant. (submitted photo/Cora Laich)

Police say manhunt suspects died by apparent suicide by gunfire

The RCMP say two British Columbia men who led police on a cross-Canada manhunt died by what appears to be suicide by gunfire.Police say Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod appeared to be dead for a numbe...

Aug 12, 2019 Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod (Photo: The Canadian Press)

70-year-old Green Lake resident facing drug charges

A 70-year-old from Green Lake is facing charges for possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. Rita Sinclair was charged after members of the Green Lake and Meadow Lake RCMP and officers with ...

Aug 12, 2019

Homicide victim's sister accuses fugitive's dad of failing to take responsibility

The sister of an American tourist says the father of one of the British Columbia men named as a suspect in the woman's death isn't accepting his share of responsibility for her family's sorrow. Kenned...

Aug 12, 2019

Meadow Lake resident recalls spotting B.C. murder suspects, informing RCMP

As coroners in Manitoba perform autopsies on two bodies believed to be that of Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky, the resident who spotted them in Meadow Lake is now reflecting on the interaction.RCMP ...

Aug 09, 2019 Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky were both wanted on Canada-wide warrants. (supplied/RCMP)

P.A. police called to break and enter, robbery

Two men are facing charges in connection with separate incidents overnight in Prince Albert.Members of the Prince Albert Police Service were called to a break and enter in progress in the Wilson Bay a...

Aug 09, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Canada-wide warrant issued for seventh person charged in Laverdiere homicide

RCMP have charged and issued a Canada-wide warrant for a seventh person in connection to Tiki Laverdiere's death. Nikita Sandra Cook from the Onion Lake Cree Nation is charged with first-degree murder...

Aug 09, 2019 RCMP have issued a Canada-wide warrant for Nikita Sandra Cook. (supplied/RCMP)

RCMP ask for help identifying man using stolen credit card

Officers are asking the public to help identify a man committing fraud at several businesses in North Battleford. On June 26, the male suspect used a stolen credit card several times throughout the da...

Aug 08, 2019 RCMP are asking for help in identifying a man who used a stolen credit card at several businesses in North Battleford. (supplied/RCMP)

Man seriously injured after P.A. shooting

A man sustained serious injuries after a shooting incident in Prince Albert overnight.It happened on the 1700 block of 13th Street W. The man was transferred to hospital in Saskatoon. P.A. Police aren...

Aug 08, 2019 Police were on scene in the 1700 block of 13th Street W. Thursday after an overnight shooting incident.(Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)