Category Archives: Alberta

Suspect falls from ceiling into waiting RCMP custody
SPRUCE GROVE- A suspect in a stolen credit card case fell almost directly into the hands of RCMP at a Spruce Grove convenience store this week. Mounties say a man and a woman who were trying to use th...
Jun 27, 2018

Helicopters rescue 160 people off mountain in Jasper after storm stalls tramway
JASPER, Alta. - Dozens of people were flown off a mountain in Jasper National Park by helicopter after they were stranded by a power failure that stopped a tramway. About 160 people, including 10 staf...
Jun 26, 2018

Airdrie RCMP and Calgary Police arrest vehicle thief after pursuit
AIRDRIE- RCMP have arrested a 25-year-old Calgary man for robbery following a lengthy pursuit through Rocky View County, Calgary, and Airdrie. On Saturday, June 23 at approximately 2:50 a.m., Mounties...
Jun 26, 2018

Apparent wrong-way crash claims life
LETHBRIDGE- A wrong-way crash on Highway 3 has claimed the life of a 42-year-old man. Emergency crews were called to the scene approximately 2 km west of the junction of Highway 509 at around 5 p.m. M...
Jun 26, 2018

Edmonton man found guilty of murdering son-in-law
EDMONTON- An Edmonton man accused of killing his 38-year-old son-in-law by shooting and stabbing him multiple times has been found guilty of second-degree murder. A jury returned the verdict yesterday...
Jun 26, 2018

STARS looking to the future with the release of long-term fleet plan
CALGARY – STARS air ambulance is unveiling its fleet renewal plan that will result in a streamlined, unified stable of life-saving helicopters. STARS president and CEO Andrea Robertson says part...
Jun 25, 2018

Man accused of killing mother has charges stayed
Charges have been stayed against a Maskwacis man accused of killing his mother. A preliminary scheduled had been scheduled for last week in Wetaskiwin for 26-year-old Scott Ermineskin. He was charged ...
Jun 25, 2018

Elementary school student diagnosed with diphtheria in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT – An elementary school student in Medicine Hat, Alta., has been diagnosed with a rare, potentially fatal bacterial disease called diphtheria. Health officials say the Elm Street Sch...
Jun 25, 2018

Fire destroys two Edmonton homes
EDMONTON- A fire has destroyed two city homes and damaged a third. Some area residents say they heard an explosion before flames broke out at a southeast duplex around 10 p.m. Sunday. Firefighters say...
Jun 25, 2018

Edmonton correctional facility escapee captured
EDMONTON- At approximately 11 a.m. on June 25 inmate Jimmy Kyle Saskatchewan was apprehended by the St. Albert RCMP. Saskatchewan had been unlawfully at large from the Stan Daniels Healing Centre, a f...
Jun 25, 2018