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Wanted in Saskatchewan: 10 people RCMP are on the lookout for
9+ hour, 35+ min ago (661+ words) Saskatchewan RCMP's wanted list for May includes people wanted for human trafficking, sexual assault with a weapon, unlawful confinement, aggravated assault and robbery with a firearm. The RCMP said it publishes the list based on people with active warrants who…...
Toronto man gets 15-year sentence in killing of Red Pheasant Cree Nation woman
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (243+ words) More than a year after Pearl Benson was found critically injured outside a North Battleford business, the case has ended with a lengthy federal prison sentence for the young Toronto man convicted in her death. Billy Marcus Leon, 22, was sentenced…...
NBCHS brings awareness to missing and murdered Indigenous people with student-led school walk
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (15+ words) battlefords NOW...
Family of former Olympic skater killed in crash speaks in court ahead of sentencing
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (222+ words) ORANGEVILLE, ONT. " The family of a former Canadian Olympic figure skater killed in a 2023 car crash gave emotional victim impact statements in an Ontario court today, as a judge prepares to sentence the man who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving…...
Battlefords RCMP seeking public assistance locating person of interest in grandparent scam investigation
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (97+ words) battlefords NOW Battlefords RCMP seeking public assistance locating person of interest in grandparent scam investigation An individual who may have information regarding the grandparent scam has been identified by Battlefords RCMP. The man with dark hair was wearing dark coloured…...
Italian court orders new extradition hearing for Dave Turmel of Blood Family Mafia
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (158+ words) MONTREAL " An Italian court has ordered a new extradition hearing for Dave Turmel, who had been Canada's most-wanted fugitive until his 2025 arrest. Turmel's lawyer, Dani'le Roy, says her client successfully appealed an extradition order to Canada. Roy says Turmel will…...
Death of young mother in Turnor Lake highlights rural domestic violence barriers
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (13+ words) battlefords NOW...
Manslaughter charge laid after young woman’s death at Turnor Lake
1+ week, 1+ day ago (22+ words) In connection to a young woman's death on Friday at Turnor Lake, a 25-year-old man has been charged with mansl. .....
Cannabis raids in N. S. , N. B. , Ontario tied to transnational organized crime, RCMP say
1+ week, 3+ day ago (108+ words) FREDERICTON " The RCMP say several raids last month across three provinces were linked to a wider investigation involving transnational organized crime. However, police did not give details about the operation in their statement Thursday to The Canadian Press. They said…...
North Battleford non-profit hit by late-night lumber theft
1+ week, 3+ day ago (107+ words) What looked like a quick loading job in North Battleford is now the subject of a police investigation." Battlefords RCMP are asking for the public's help identifying a man accused of stealing lumber from the yard of a non-profit organization....