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North Battleford man arrested after weapons complaint
A North Battleford man is in custody after he pointed a gun at police before returning to a house party he was kicked out of on New Year's Day in the city. Battlefords RCMP said in a media release tha...
Jan 02, 2019
Inquest rules death of Brydon Whitstone 'undetermined'
The jury at the coroner's inquest in North Battleford has been unable to determine why an Onion Lake man was fatally shot. Brydon Whitstone was killed in an altercation with the RCMP after crashing in...
Dec 07, 2018 Brydon Whitstone posted photos on social media showing "W" and "Outlaws" tattoos along with comments related to the Saskatchewan gang under an alias. (Ozcar Brock/Facebook)
Officer who shot Whitstone testifies on third day of coroner's inquest
By Tyler Marr and Angela Brown The mother of a man shot and killed by RCMP believes police should have tried to use other means to subdue her son. Dorothy Laboucane spoke outside Battleford Court of Q...
Dec 06, 2018 Albert Whitstone speaks outside Court if Queen’s Bench in Battleford during the coroner’s inquest into his son Brydon’s death. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW)
Inquest hears no weapon found on man fatally shot by police
By Angela Brown and Tyler Marr for BattlefordsNow Three people testified on day one of the coroner's inquest into the death of Brydon Whitstone. The 22-year-old from Onion Lake was fatally shot in an ...
Dec 04, 2018 Battlefords RCMP opened fire on the driver of a vehicle who allegedly rammed a police vehicle after a pursuit October 2017. (Greg Higgins/battlefordsNOW)
Plea expected soon by man accused in Battlefords Amber Alert
- By Tyler Marr The lawyer for the man accused of stealing a vehicle with a six-year-old girl in the back seat anticipates his client will enter a plea one way or another at his next appearance. Johna...
Oct 09, 2018 Johnathan Ryann Gunville, 19, is charged in the theft of a SUV, with a six-year-old girl still in the backseat, prompting an Amber Alert on Sept. 16, 2018. (Johnathan Ryann Gunville/Facebook)
Accused in N.B. Amber Alert case appears in court
By Angela Brown, battlefordsNOW The suspect in a recent Amber Alert case made his first appearance Monday at North Battleford Provincial Court. Johnathan Gunville, 19, of North Battleford is facing ch...
Sep 24, 2018 Johnathan Ryann Gunville, 19, is charged in the theft of a SUV, with a six-year-old girl still in the backseat, prompting an Amber Alert on Sept. 16, 2018. (Johnathan Ryann Gunville/Facebook)
Turtleford RCMP investigate suspicious death
Mounties are investigating a death they're calling suspicious in Thunderchild First Nation near Turtleford. On Sept. 15, the RCMP received a complaint of an unresponsive male at a home. When police ar...
Sep 19, 2018
Appeal of Sask. First Nation election wraps up in Saskatoon
By Greg Higgins, battlefordsNOW Lawyers representing the chief and council of the Red Pheasant First Nation had their turn in court Thursday as they tried to disprove allegations of corruption during ...
Apr 06, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Court hears allegations of vote-buying on Sask. First Nation
By Greg Higgins, battlefordsNOW A lawyer and Red Pheasant First Nation band member is hoping a judge will overturn the results of the community's 2016 election over allegations of corruption. Several ...
Apr 05, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
RCMP searching for man wanted on several warrants
Officers from the Turtleford, Biggar and Kindersley RCMP detachments are on the lookout for Travis Stehr, who is wanted on several warrants in those areas. The 31-year-old faces several charges in rel...
Mar 28, 2018 Travis Stehr shown in a photo provided to media on March 28, 2018. (RCMP)
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