Category: News

  • Alberta RCMP Launches House Hunters RCMP Edition

    Alberta RCMP Launches House Hunters RCMP Edition

    Edmonton – Spring is the time of year for house hunting and Alberta RCMP wants citizens to remember Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles while shopping or planning renovation projects. CPTED is based on the principle that certain design choices or alterations to existing structures can deter or prevent criminal activity. Consider your budget…

  • John Barlow: Liberals Must Act to Fix Canola Crisis

    John Barlow: Liberals Must Act to Fix Canola Crisis

    OTTAWA – With canola prices dropping and relationships with trusted trading partners eroding the Liberal government must take definitive action to address the canola crisis because Canadian farmers can no longer afford to pay for Trudeau’s mistakes. It is clear the Liberal government does not understand the urgency of this crisis. Producers are voicing their…

  • UCP Commits to Better Public Health Care for Albertans

    UCP Commits to Better Public Health Care for Albertans

    Plan Includes Shorter Surgical Wait Times, Major Investments in Mental Health and Addictions, Palliative Care Support CALGARY, AB: A United Conservative government would cut surgical wait times, make major investments to reverse Alberta’s opioid crisis, support mental health, and improve both primary and palliative care for Albertans. Kenney made the announcement today in Calgary, building off…

  • Supporting Seniors a Priority

    Supporting Seniors a Priority

    Notley says Alberta needs to plan for future Housing for Alberta seniors must continue to be a priority, says Rachel Notley. One of every eight Albertans is a senior. Over the next two decades, Alberta will go from 575,000 seniors to more than a million. Notley points out that Alberta hasn’t planned for the coming…

  • Strathmore RCMP Investigating Collision Involving a School Bus

    Strathmore RCMP Investigating Collision Involving a School Bus

    Strathmore, Alta. – On April 2, 2019, at approximately 7:30 a.m., Strathmore RCMP responded to a collision involving a school bus and truck on Township Road 240 near Range Road 255 in Wheatland County, Alta. Preliminary investigation has revealed that an eastbound truck struck the rear end of the school bus, which was stopped picking up…

  • Alberta RCMP Urges Parents to be Aware of Online Trends

    Alberta RCMP Urges Parents to be Aware of Online Trends

    Edmonton – Alberta RCMP want to remind parents to be aware of their children’s online activity, as there are new trends and viral videos emerging at all times. For example, there have been allegations on social media of the “48-hour challenge,” which dares youth to go “missing” for 48 hours to earn points based on the number…

  • Notley Touts Made-in-Alberta

    Notley Touts Made-in-Alberta

    Rachel Notley has a plan to diversify Alberta’s economy At a room full of industry leaders, Rachel Notley joked that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau probably wants to set her adrift on an iceberg. The NDP leader has been a persistent critic of the federal government’s failures to get Alberta energy to tidewater. At the Industrial…

  • A Fair Deal for Alberta

    A Fair Deal for Alberta

    Kenney announces plan to strengthen Alberta’s position in Canada’s federation RED DEER: “The Trudeau-Notley alliance has failed Alberta,” said United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney. “And it’s why we need to stand up and fight for a fair deal, a new deal, for Alberta in the Canadian federation.” In a speech from Red Deer, Kenney outlined how a United…

  • Federal Serious & Organized Crime North RCMP Lay Charges in Drug Importation

    Federal Serious & Organized Crime North RCMP Lay Charges in Drug Importation

      Edmonton, Alberta – On March 21, 2019, the K Division RCMP – Federal Serious and Organized Crime North unit with assistance from the Dubai Police Anti Narcotics Unit, the RCMP Dubai Liaison Officer and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) completed an international opium importation investigation that originated in Iraq and was destined for Edmonton, Alberta. The investigation resulted in the seizure…

  • Sundre RCMP Search for Missing Hunter – Update

    Sundre RCMP Search for Missing Hunter – Update

    Sundre, Alta – On April 1, 2019, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Sundre RCMP along Sundre and Rocky Mountain House Search & Rescue, RCMP Air Services, RCMP Police Dog Services, and Clearwater Fire Rescue located Timothy Benedict Campbell. Timothy was located in the Williams Creek area, west of Sundre were he reported missing on March 31,…

  • UCP will Stand Up to Foreign Influences

    UCP will Stand Up to Foreign Influences

    EDMONTON, AB: A United Conservative government will take immediate steps to stand up to the foreign influences working to land lock Alberta oil, and undermine our energy sector. “Relentless attacks on our oil and gas industry have costs us tens of thousands of jobs, impacting families from every region of our province. Albertans rightly expect their…

  • Childcare is the Medicare of the 21st Century

    Childcare is the Medicare of the 21st Century

    Childcare announcement brings relief to Albertan families Rachel Notley announced her plan to expand the $25-a-day child care program across Alberta. To help more Alberta parents get back into the workforce, and make life more affordable for Albertans, the successful pilot program would be available across the province with 13,000 spaces added. It’s just good…

  • A $50/tonne Carbon Tax is no April Fool’s Day Joke

    A $50/tonne Carbon Tax is no April Fool’s Day Joke

    UCP to save taxpayers hundreds of dollars a year at the pump by scrapping Notley/Trudeau carbon tax EDMONTON, AB (April 1, 2019): A United Conservative Government would save Albertans from the Notley/Trudeau Alliance’s planned 11.2c/L carbon tax on gas. Yesterday, the Premier unveiled her party’s platform but conveniently left out the fact that under her deal…

  • High River RCMP Execute Search Warrant

    High River RCMP Execute Search Warrant

    High River, Alberta –  High River RCMP execute Search Warrant leading to arrest and drug trafficking charges On Wednesday March 27th, High River RCMP received multiple calls of a dangerous driver travelling westbound on Secondary Highway 543 from High River. Turner Valley RCMP were able to intercept the vehicle and the driver was subsequently arrested roadside. A search incidental to…

  • Fair Vote Canada Applauds Alberta Liberal Platform for Proportional Representation

    Fair Vote Canada Applauds Alberta Liberal Platform for Proportional Representation

    Fair Vote Canada congratulates David Khan and the Alberta Liberal Party for its strong platform on proportional representation. Today’s platform announced that, “The Alberta Liberals are 100% committed to implementing a Proportional Representation (“PR”) voting system. An Alberta Liberal Government would implement a Mixed Member Proportional form of proportional representation.” The Liberals have also promised a referendum…