Category Archives: Alberta
Thieves use heavy equipment to steal bank safe
EDMONTON - RCMP are investigating a dramatic bank heist in the community of Winfield, Alta. They say that during the wee hours of Friday morning bandits crashed a stolen picker truck through the front...
Mar 10, 2019
Major Crimes and Strathcona RCMP searching for murder suspect
RCMP Major Crimes Unit is asking for public assistance to locate a man who is charged with first degree murder. The unit, along with Strathcona RCMP, have charged five men with the Sept. 13, 2018 alle...
Mar 9, 2019
Rural municipalities claim they are owed millions in unpaid taxes
Rural communities in Alberta say they are owed more than $81 million in unpaid taxes from oil and gas companies. The Rural Municipalities of Alberta, which includes Red Deer County, says the number is...
Mar 9, 2019
CN, CP Rail appealing minister's order for use of handbrakes on stopped trains
CALGARY - Canada’s two largest railways are appealing Transport Minister Marc Garneau’s order requiring railways to immediately use handbrakes on all trains stopped on mountain slopes foll...
Mar 8, 2019
Edmonton police charge man for illegal cannabis sales
Edmonton Police say a 65-year-old man is facing charges related to the sale of illegal cannabis from a retail store without a licence. In late 2018, officers received information that led to an invest...
Mar 8, 2019
Wetaskiwin RCMP are looking for wanted woman
WETASKIWIN- RCMP are looking to locate a woman from Wetaskiwin area. Shereen Miller, 26, is wanted for numerous outstanding warrants out of Wetaskiwin RCMP detachment including: Identity fraud Resist/...
Mar 8, 2019
Alberta Mountie charged for assaults in B.C.
EDMONTON - An Alberta Mountie is facing charges in British Columbia. Const. Vernon Hagen is facing two counts of assault and one count of obstruction of a peace officer. Hagen, a member of the Alberta...
Mar 7, 2019
Night sky lit up after fatal two-vehicle crash near Airdrie
AIRDRIE- Emergency medical officials confirm that one person is dead after a fiery crash involving a semi-trailer transport and a pickup truck on the QE2 north of Calgary. The accident happened around...
Mar 7, 2019
AHS reaches three-year agreement with Alberta midwives
EDMONTON- Alberta Health Services says it has reached a deal that will lead to more midwives and more midwifery-assisted births. The government says the three-year agreement with the Alberta Associati...
Mar 7, 2019
Calgary Zoo attempt to breed giant pandas from China by artificial insemination
CALGARY - The Calgary Zoo is hoping to hear the pitter patter of little pandas. The zoo says it will attempt to breed giant pandas Er Shun and Da Mao in the coming weeks, but artificial insemination w...
Mar 6, 2019