Category Archives: Alberta

RCMP Commissioner presents 17 Bravery Awards
EDMONTON- On Wednesday, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki joined Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki, Commanding Officer of the Alberta RCMP, in the presentation of Commendations for Bravery to 17 recipi...
Mar 21, 2019

Three Calgary officers get jail time for corruption crimes in harassment case
CALGARY - Three Calgary police officers found guilty of misusing department computers and harassing a woman involved in a custody battle have been sentenced to jail. Bradford McNish, Bryan Morton and ...
Mar 20, 2019

Mounties seize homemade firearm during Wetaskiwin break-in
A 27-year-old man faces charges after Maskwacis RCMP members located a loaded homemade .22-calibre firearm on a suspicious male in Wetaskiwin. On March 15, Mounties were passing a commercial property ...
Mar 20, 2019

Wetaskiwin's historical Rose Country Inn destroyed by fire
WETASKIWIN- A central Alberta landmark that dates back more than a century has been destroyed by fire. Emergency officials say the Rose Country Inn in Wetaskiwin caught fire shortly after 6 a.m. on Tu...
Mar 20, 2019

'Grieve every day:' Full parole for Calgary woman convicted in son's strep death
CALGARY - A woman who opted to treat her son with holistic remedies instead of taking him to the doctor for a strep infection has been granted full parole. Tamara Lovett, 50, gave seven-year-old Ryan ...
Mar 20, 2019

Didsbury man charged in alleged sexual assault
RCMP have laid charges against a Didsbury man accused in an alleged sexual assault. Henry John Paulgaard, 54, faces counts of sexual interference and sexual assault after a complaint was made to Didsb...
Mar 19, 2019

Quick convictions for Calgary men charged after fatal beating
CALGARY – Two Calgary men accused of killing their live-in landlord in a dispute over utilities and damage deposits have been found guilty of manslaughter. Brian Lambert and James Beaver were co...
Mar 19, 2019

Calgary man dies in Banff avalanche
BANFF- RCMP say a 36-year-old Calgary man has died after being swept up in an avalanche in Banff National Park. Const. Mike Hibbs says two men were skiing in the backcountry near Egypt Lake on Saturda...
Mar 19, 2019

Government of Alberta to up oil production limits
The Government of Alberta announced Monday afternoon that it is increasing oil production limits. Limits are based on monitoring a number of indicators and recognizing that less diluent is needed in w...
Mar 18, 2019

Kenney says communication with other leadership campaigns not unusual
EDMONTON – The leader of Alberta’s Opposition United Conservative Party says it’s not unusual for competing campaigns to share information during a leadership race. Jason Kenney told...
Mar 18, 2019