Category: News

  • Okotoks RCMP Investigate a Break and Enter to Local Residence

    Okotoks RCMP Investigate a Break and Enter to Local Residence

    Okotoks, Alberta – On Oct. 11, 2018 at approximately 4:40 p.m., RCMP attended a break and enter on Lock Crescent in Okotoks. Suspect(s) broke into the home through the back door and a number of items were stolen. Suspect(s) stole the following items: Urn containing a family member’s ashes in a purple bag Personal identification Jewelry valued approximately…

  • Sheriffs Shutter Lethbridge Drug House

    Sheriffs Shutter Lethbridge Drug House

    Alberta Sheriffs investigators have shut down a problem property that was a magnet for drug activity in north Lethbridge. The Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) unit obtained a court order giving investigators authority to close the property at 1813 7 Avenue N for 90 days. The property will be boarded up, the locks will be…

  • EIA RCMP Charge Traveller with 6 Firearms Offences

    EIA RCMP Charge Traveller with 6 Firearms Offences

    Edmonton International Airport, Alberta – On October 8 at 8:00 a.m., YEG RCMP were alerted by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) that they had detected two unauthorized handguns in a checked suitcase destined for Beruit, Lebanon. RCMP attended and seized a Norinco Model 54 9mm semi-automatic handgun as well as a Chiappa Model 191122…

  • Week 42 The Most Active Week for Auto Theft in Alberta

    Week 42 The Most Active Week for Auto Theft in Alberta

    Edmonton – As the weather cools, auto theft heats up. In a recent RCMP analysis, the 42nd week of 2017 was the most active in terms of reported auto thefts in Alberta RCMP detachments. That is why, in October and November, RCMP detachments across the province will be working with peace officers and local volunteer community groups to remind…

  • Sheriffs Close Calgary Drug House

    Sheriffs Close Calgary Drug House

    Alberta sheriffs have shuttered a problem property in Calgary and placed the owner under strict conditions until 2021. Investigators from the Alberta Sheriffs obtained a court order that gives the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) unit the authority to close a house at 2000 Cottonwood Cres. SE for the next 90 days. Under the order,…

  • Turner Valley Notice of Public Hearing, Bylaw 18-1083 to Include Cannabis-related Uses

    Turner Valley Notice of Public Hearing, Bylaw 18-1083 to Include Cannabis-related Uses

    Pursuant to the Municipal Government Act, notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Turner Valley will hold a Public Hearing for the following Bylaw on Monday, October 15, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. (or shortly thereafter as Council may decide) in the Council Chambers: Bylaw 18-1083: Textural amendments to Land Use Bylaw 03-869 which…

  • RCMP Major Crimes Unit and Tsuut’ina Nation Police Service Investigate Suspicious Death – UPDATE – Charges Laid

    RCMP Major Crimes Unit and Tsuut’ina Nation Police Service Investigate Suspicious Death – UPDATE – Charges Laid

    Tsuut’ina Nation, Alberta – The RCMP Major Crimes Unit and Tsuut’ina Nation Police Service have made an arrest and laid charges following a homicide reported on May 6, 2018, on the Tsuut’ina Nation.    The investigation launched in May has resulted in the arrest of Scott Neilssen Big Crow, on October 6, 2018.  Scott Neilssen Big Crow has…

  • High River RCMP seek public’s assistance locating missing woman

    High River RCMP seek public’s assistance locating missing woman

    High River, Alberta – High River RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance to locate 32-year-old Carol Littlepine. Carol was last seen on Oct. 6, 2018 in High River and there is a general concern for her health, safety and well-being. Carol is described as: Aboriginal 5’9” tall Approximately 150 lbs Brown hair Brown eyes If you have…

  • NDP Carbon Tax Hurts Alberta Farmers

    NDP Carbon Tax Hurts Alberta Farmers

    EDMONTON, AB – UCP Agriculture Critic Rick Strankman issued the following statement: “As Alberta farmers try to cope with another unusually challenging harvest, they are also dealing with the increased costs of drying their wet crops. The NDP carbon tax has increased the cost of both natural gas and propane, fuel used to dry grain after…

  • EMS is in Crisis: Here are the Solutions

    EMS is in Crisis: Here are the Solutions

    Posted by Keegan Wynychuk for Alberta Liberal Alberta EMS is in crisis. Data has revealed long hallway wait times, spiraling costs and operational issues Alberta Liberal’s were tired of waiting for AHS and the NDP Government to take action after raising this important issue in the spring. To begin building solutions the Alberta Liberal Opposition launched…

  • United Conservatives Call for Immediate Review of DeGrood Case

    United Conservatives Call for Immediate Review of DeGrood Case

    CALGARY, AB: United Conservative Justice Critic Angela Pitt and Solicitor General Critic Mike Ellis have issued the following statement regarding the planned reintegration of Matthew DeGrood into society: “Like many Albertans, we share the concerns about the recent Alberta Review Board decision to continue to grant more freedoms to an individual who murdered five people. “Let…

  • Alberta RCMP Leads Thanksgiving 2018 “Walk Smart, Drive Smart” #OperationImpact

    Alberta RCMP Leads Thanksgiving 2018 “Walk Smart, Drive Smart” #OperationImpact

    Edmonton – This October, the Alberta RCMP reminds all road users that pedestrian safety is a shared responsibility between motorists and pedestrians. This Thanksgiving long weekend, police forces across Canada are gearing up for the annual #OperationImpact awareness campaign, organized by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP), to encourage safe driving behaviours. The campaign supports Canada’s…

  • Latest NDP Labour Changes Hurt Alberta Workers and Small Businesses

    Latest NDP Labour Changes Hurt Alberta Workers and Small Businesses

    EDMONTON, AB (October 1, 2018) – Alberta’s NDP government needs to recognize that their recent labour changes, including today’s latest minimum wage hike, were done too quickly and without proper consideration of economic ramifications. “The NDP government failed to take the impact on workers into consideration,” said Richard Gotfried, United Conservative MLA for Calgary-Fish Creek and…

  • Consultant Fined for Providing False Information

    Consultant Fined for Providing False Information

    Ginger Ada Rogers has been fined $28,750 for violating the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act. Rogers, a Calgary-based consultant, pleaded guilty to one count of knowingly providing false or misleading information. She was sentenced Sept. 12. In an agreed statement of facts, Rogers admitted to knowingly providing false or misleading information pursuant to a requirement to…

  • Police Car Rammed During Traffic Stop – Arrest Made

    Police Car Rammed During Traffic Stop – Arrest Made

    Airdrie, Alberta: On October 2nd, 2018 Airdrie RCMP were investigating a suspicious vehicle complaint in a field by Township Road 273A and Dickson Stevenson Trail. The suspect vehicle fled the scene, ramming the police vehicle and narrowly missing the police officer who jumped out of the way.  A pursuit ensued but due to high rates of…