Category Archives: Alberta
'Held him in my arms:' Witness describes fatal shooting of Calgary Stampeder
CALGARY - The mother of a Calgary Stampeders player who died in a shooting outside a bar wept as a witness described holding Mylan Hicks in his arms before paramedics arrived. Nelson Lugela, who is 21...
Dec 05, 2018
Sexual assault charges laid against Edmonton group home worker
EDMONTON- An Edmonton group home worker has been arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted a youth in his care. ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit arrested 40-year-old Samer Temraz on...
Dec 05, 2018
RCMP recover large quantity of explosives - Remember, don’t touch!
EDMONTON- Explosives and detonators that are not disposed of properly are extremely dangerous and surprisingly common on Alberta properties. Historic rules gave Alberta farmers easy access to dynamite...
Dec 05, 2018
Central Alberta Mounties combine forces for warrant round-up
CENTRAL ALBERTA- On November 30, as a result of a collaborative intelligence sharing approach, several people were arrested on a targeted warrant round-up. Wetaskiwin, Maskwacis and Ponoka RCMP detach...
Dec 05, 2018
'He was trying to run:' Calgary Stamps player recounts shooting of teammate
Calgary Stampeder’s receiver DaVaris Daniels described Tuesday how a confrontation outside a bar escalated to a glass being thrown and then the fatal shooting of his friend and teammate Mylan Hi...
Dec 04, 2018
Put oil 'crisis' on first ministers agenda: Alberta, Saskatchewan premiers
Alberta and Saskatchewan want issues facing the oilpatch to be on the agenda when premiers meet with the prime minister later this week. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Mo...
Dec 04, 2018
Fort McMurray minor hockey coach faces sexual assault charges
FORT MCMURRAY- RCMP say a local minor hockey coach has been charged following an investigation into allegations of sexual offences. Mounties say the allegations stem from when the accused was a volunt...
Dec 04, 2018
Calgary court hears appeal on GSA law challenge
CALGARY- A legal challenge against Alberta’s law around gay-straight alliances went before a three-judge panel in Calgary on Monday. Two dozen faith-based schools are arguing against Bill 24, wh...
Dec 04, 2018
'A national priority:" Alberta sets legal wheels in motion to cut oil production
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and her cabinet have put the legal wheels in motion to begin cutting oil production, while calling on the federal government to step up. “We don’t ...
Dec 03, 2018
Alberta orders 8.7 per cent oil production cut to help deal with low prices
EDMONTON - Premier Rachel Notley is ordering a mandatory cut to oil production to deal with a price crisis she says threatens to gut Alberta’s bedrock industry. Notley announced the province wil...
Dec 02, 2018