Category: News

  • John Barlow: Liberal Actions Fail to Match their Rhetoric in Supporting Canadian Agriculture

    John Barlow: Liberal Actions Fail to Match their Rhetoric in Supporting Canadian Agriculture

    Ottawa, ON – Time and again, the Liberals look at Canadian agriculture, and our farm families, as an afterthought. For weeks the Liberal government shut out farmers, ranchers, agri-food businesses, processors and even health experts from providing input on the discussion surrounding the Canada Food Guide. Thankfully, due to the support from our agricultural health…

  • Public Safety Focus of Legal Cannabis Regulations

    Public Safety Focus of Legal Cannabis Regulations

    Private cannabis retailers in Alberta will have a strict set of rules to follow, including mandatory background checks, when cannabis becomes legal this summer. The regulations outline who can own cannabis stores, where they can be located, rules for staff, safety and security requirements, and other operational details for private retailers. While the regulations will…

  • Conservatives Give Farmers a Voice in the Development of New Food Guide

    Conservatives Give Farmers a Voice in the Development of New Food Guide

    OTTAWA, ON – The Standing Committee on Health indicated yesterday that additional meetings would be added to its agenda, potentially allowing farmers and producers to participate in the committee’s study of Canada’s new Food Guide. In response, Conservative Shadow Ministers for Agriculture and Agri-Food Luc Berthold and John Barlow, along with Marilyn Gladu, Shadow Minister…

  • Numerous Vehicles Stolen and Recovered in and around Cochrane

    Numerous Vehicles Stolen and Recovered in and around Cochrane

    Cochrane, AB – The Cochrane RCMP were kept busy over the past weekend with thefts of vehicles and recovering stolen vehicles.   The relationship between the RCMP and citizens is a partnership.  Citizens are the eyes and ears of the community and by reporting suspicious activity when it is observed is extremely important.  Most of the reports of suspicious…

  • Alberta RCMP and Alberta Rural Crime Watch Association Sign Official Partnership

    Alberta RCMP and Alberta Rural Crime Watch Association Sign Official Partnership

    Edmonton, Alberta – Today, Deputy Commissioner Todd Shean, Commanding Officer, Alberta RCMP and Mr. Trevor Tychkowsky, President of the Alberta Provincial Rural Crime Watch Association signed a memorandum of understanding which outlines the roles each organization will play in keeping rural communities safe throughout the province. Rural Crime Watch is a community-led program supported by the…

  • United Conservatives Support Trans Mountain Pipeline Project Act

    United Conservatives Support Trans Mountain Pipeline Project Act

    EDMONTON, AB: United Conservative leader Jason Kenney voiced his support for a bill introduced by elected Alberta Senator Doug Black in the Senate, calling on the Government of Canada to invoke its Constitutional authority under s.91(29) and s.92(10)(c) to declare the much-needed Trans Mountain project to be in the national interest. This motion echoes the call…

  • RCMP Southern Alberta – Long Weekend Update

    RCMP Southern Alberta – Long Weekend Update

    Calgary RCMP Major Crimes Unit arrests man for McColl homicide Calgary, Alberta –  Members of the RCMP’s Major Crimes Unit (MCU) based in Calgary have arrested and charged a 49-year-old man in the murder of Adrienne McColl whose body was found in a rancher’s field near Nanton on February 17, 2002. Stephane Joseph Raymond Robert Parent (age…

  • New Tools to Keep Canada Working

    New Tools to Keep Canada Working

    The Alberta government is releasing online tools to encourage Canadians to share their views about actions taken by the B.C. government to block the Trans Mountain Pipeline. “This fight, it isn’t something any one government can do alone. We need all of us working together to make sure the B.C. government fully understands why this…

  • Premier Notley: Further Measures to Defend Alberta

    Premier Notley: Further Measures to Defend Alberta

    Premier Rachel Notley has established a task force of prominent Canadians to respond to B.C.’s unconstitutional attack on the Trans Mountain Pipeline and the jobs that go with it. The task force will work closely with business, labour and community leaders and provide the Premier and cabinet with their best advice to further defend Albertans.…

  • Okotoks RCMP- Arrests made in Recovery of Stolen Truck

    Okotoks RCMP- Arrests made in Recovery of Stolen Truck

    Okotoks, Alberta:  On February 14th 2018, Okotoks RCMP recover a stolen pick up truck involved in a criminal activity in Calgary, and MD of Foothills.   On February 14th, 2018 at 2:30 am, Okotoks RCMP arrest three suspects in possession of a stolen vehicle south of Okotoks in the MD of Foothills. All three occupants were arrested without incident, and have been remanded into…

  • Okotoks RCMP Responded to Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision

    Okotoks RCMP Responded to Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision

    MD of Foothills, Alberta – Okotoks RCMP responded to the scene of a single motor vehicle collision, Saturday, on 112 street west, approximately 1 km north of highway 549. The collision resulted in one fatality and four others being transported to hospital in serious condition. A collision analyst attended the scene to assist with the investigation into this…

  • HCRCWA: Current Activity to Reduce Crime in our Area

    HCRCWA: Current Activity to Reduce Crime in our Area

    On January 31, 2018, the Foothills County Council invited R.C.M.P. representatives to speak with us about “enhanced policing.” Due to an increase in property crimes, we want to have the discussion about what it would take to reduce the criminal activity in our area. Our municipality is working with the High Country Rural Crime Watch…

  • Calgary Police Used Appropriate Force in Arrest

    Calgary Police Used Appropriate Force in Arrest

    On June 11, 2016, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate an incident involving the Calgary Police Service (CPS) that resulted in serious injuries to a 45-year old man. On that date at approximately 1:10 a.m., a 45-year-old man was seen breaking into a closed business located on 17 Avenue SW.…

  • Edmonton Officers Cleared in Taser Incident

    Edmonton Officers Cleared in Taser Incident

    On June 20, 2016, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an incident involving an Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officer using a conducted energy weapon (CEW) during an arrest, resulting in serious injury. At about 6:45 a.m. on that date, EPS officers went to the area around Jasper…

  • Sole-source Service Contracts Disclosed for Q3

    Sole-source Service Contracts Disclosed for Q3

    The Government of Alberta’s online database has been updated with service contracts awarded outside a formal competition process during the last fiscal quarter. The Sole-source Service Contract Database has been updated with an additional 213 contracts with start dates on or before Dec. 31, 2017. Of these, 91 are from Children’s Services/Community and Social Services,…