Crime & Courts

Drugs valued at $750K, weapons seized after search in North Battleford

Charges are pending after RCMP executed a search warrant in North Battleford Sunday at a home on 12 Ave. and 107 St.Officers first attended the home on Saturday, and after investigating, were able to ...

Sep 02, 2019 Weapons seized from a home in North Battleford on Sunday. (supplied RCMP)

City continues to recover money lost to fraudster

The city says it has now recovered $380-thousand in funds it lost earlier this month to a fraud scheme.Most of the money the city lost is still frozen by court order.On Aug. 12 the city discovered tha...

Aug 30, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Cocaine seized from home in Buffalo Narrows

Three people are facing charges following a drug bust in Buffalo Narrows.Early Saturday morning, police searched a residence in the community and found 47 grams of suspected cocaine and drug paraphern...

Aug 25, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

‘Is this some kind of joke?’: Kelliher bar owner recalls armed robbery

The owner of the Club 15 Cheers Tavern in Kelliher says he stayed back after last call early Saturday morning to do the books, thinking somebody might stop by to make a purchase from the offsale.Geral...

Aug 22, 2019 Police say the Club 15 Cheers Tavern in Kelliher was robbed by three people on Aug. 17, 2019. (Club 15 Cheers Tavern/Facebook)

City turns to investigation on how $1.04M was transferred to fraudster posing as construction CFO

The City of Saskatoon is continuing to make progress on recovering $1.04 million that was defrauded from them in an email scheme.After reporting that the "vast majority" of the funds had been frozen i...

Aug 20, 2019 Saskatoon mayor Charlie Clark speaks to media at a news conference on Aug. 15, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)

RCMP confirm fatality in two-vehicle collision south of La Ronge

One person is dead after a two-vehicle collision 30 kilometers south of La Ronge on Thursday.That's according to an RCMP media release, which states at approximately 1:00 p.m. members from the La Rong...

Aug 16, 2019 The incident occurred Thursday at about 1 p.m. (Betsy Elle/Facebook)

Highway 2 closed for several hours as RCMP investigate two-vehicle collision

UPDATE:RCMP confirmed in a media release just after 8 p.m. Thursday that the highway had re-opened. There were no further details given. The highway had been closed since shortly before 2 p.m.---La Ro...

Aug 15, 2019 A photo of the incident. (Betsy Elle/Facebook)

La Ronge RCMP searching for missing Sucker River teen

UPDATE: As of 9:25 a.m., La Ronge RCMP have confirmed that Danica Charmaine Charles has been located safe.---La Ronge RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in locating Danica Charmaine Charles.A...

Aug 15, 2019 Danica Charmaine Charles is 17 years old with brown eyes and long, brown hair. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

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)

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