Category Archives: Alberta
Cocaine and cash seized in Maskwacis traffic stop
Maskwacis Mounties are encouraging members of the public to continue reporting suspicious activity in their community, following the seizure of cocaine and cash during a traffic stop this week. On Jan...
Jan 25, 2019
Maskwacis RCMP working to prevent auto-theft
Maskwacis RCMP have taken steps this month to help prevent auto theft in the community. On January 16, Maskwacis Mounties installed over 200 anti-theft screws to secure vehicle license plates for loca...
Jan 25, 2019
Drumheller RCMP officer dragged by vehicle, shots fired
DRUMHELLER- RCMP in Dumheller are investigating after an officer was dragged by a vehicle while trying to make an arrest, resulting in him firing his weapon. According to a news release, an officer wa...
Jan 25, 2019
'Restore and rebuild Waterton:' $21M from Ottawa for fire- damaged national park
CALGARY - Ottawa is spending almost $21 million to help Waterton Lakes National Park in southwestern Alberta bounce back from a destructive wildfire that scorched nearly 40 per cent of it. “This...
Jan 25, 2019
No sleep for Alberta sheep farmer after cougar rampage in livestock corral
COCHRANE, Alta. - A southern Alberta farmer says he’s still trying to get over the shock of losing most of his sheep herd in a cougar attack. Barry Richards, who farms in the Cochrane area, says...
Jan 25, 2019
Calgary man faces multiple fraud charges
CALGARY — A Calgary man is facing multiple identity theft and fraud charges following an investigation involving the Calgary Police Service and the Canada Border Services Agency. Garrit Glen Eng...
Jan 25, 2019
April Irving, accused in animal cruelty case, back in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE — April Dawn Irving was returned to Lethbridge on Tuesday (Jan 22), after being arrested in Stonewall, Manitoba, for outstanding warrants for animal cruelty in Milk River. Irving, now...
Jan 25, 2019
Under construction: Broncos family focused on rebuilding, not sentencing hearing
AIRDRIE, Alta. - The family of injured Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki is focusing its attention closer to home ahead of next week’s sentencing hearing for the truck driver who caused...
Jan 25, 2019
Central Alberta Mountie charged with assault
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has charged an Alberta RCMP member over his actions during an arrest south of Edmonton. Cpl. Peter MacMillan, 37, of the Central Alberta District Crime Reduc...
Jan 24, 2019
Pilot who died in Alberta ultralight crash had just bought the plane: TSB
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - A pilot who died last summer in the fiery crash of an ultralight plane near Grande Prairie, Alta., had just taken off in the newly purchased aircraft before it hit the ground l...
Jan 24, 2019