Category Archives: Alberta

Lawyer files complaint against Alberta Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley
EDMONTON – A complaint has been filed against Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley after she made comments on a case involving a sexual assault victim who was shackled in court and imprisoned during...
Mar 21, 2018

Edmonton woman found not criminally responsible for ambulance theft
EDMONTON – A 29-year-old Edmonton woman who drove off from a hospital in an ambulance has been found not criminally responsible for her actions. In January 2016, Chelsea Paquette was charged wit...
Mar 21, 2018

Province commits $11.5 million in funding to agriculture societies
EDMONTON- The provincial government has announced more funding for rural communities across Alberta. During a speech at the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties convention Tuesday m...
Mar 21, 2018

Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Team makes several arrests in Olds area
RCMP are encouraging the public to continue calling in tips of suspicious vehicles and activities in their community. This after the Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Team (SACRT) used public tips and ...
Mar 20, 2018

Two teens arrested in Didsbury RCMP police pursuit
DIDSBURY- Charges have been laid against two youths after a police cruiser was rammed by a stolen vehicle. On March 15, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers attempted a traffic stop with a suspected s...
Mar 20, 2018

Province making changes to trusts for people with disabilities
EDMONTON- The province is proposing changes to the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) Program. Irfan Sabir, the Minister of Community and Social Services, tabled Bill 5, The Act to Str...
Mar 20, 2018

Alberta suspends caribou protection plan, asks for assistance from Ottawa
EDMONTON - Alberta is suspending portions of its draft plan to protect threatened woodland caribou, saying more research needs to be done and that Ottawa needs to help out. Environment Minister Shanno...
Mar 19, 2018

Man who flew in lawn chair over Calgary plans legal, record-breaking flight
CALGARY - An Alberta man who was nicknamed “balloonatic” for soaring over the Calgary Stampede grounds in a lawn chair held aloft with helium balloons says he’s planning a legal flig...
Mar 19, 2018

Wetaskiwin woman facing drug and weapons charges
One woman is facing multiple drug and weapons charges following the search of a Wetaskiwin residence last week. It happened March 15 when the Wetaskiwin RCMP Crime Reduction Unit was joined by the RCM...
Mar 19, 2018

Alberta RCMP Traffic Services says impaired is impaired
EDMONTON- RCMP are reminding all drivers in the province that impaired driving, whether by alcohol or drug, may cost you your life or the lives of others. In support of National Impaired Driving Preve...
Mar 19, 2018