Category: News

  • High River RCMP Recover Stolen Vehicle

    High River RCMP Recover Stolen Vehicle

    On Saturday February 3, 2018 at approximately 1:00 p.m., High River RCMP members conducted targeted crime enforcement in an area known to be frequented by offenders.  A vehicle stolen from Calgary was located and police conducted surveillance. A suspect emerged from an apartment building and when approached fled from police.  A foot chase ensued and the male was captured a short distance…

  • Tsuut’ina Police Officer Cleared in Fatal Collision

    Tsuut’ina Police Officer Cleared in Fatal Collision

    On Feb. 18, 2016, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding a fatal motor vehicle collision that followed a police pursuit on Tsuut’ina Nation land. At approximately 6:30 a.m. that day, a black pickup truck, later determined to be stolen, drove past a group of Tsuut’ina Nation Police…

  • UPC: Statements on Don MacIntryre and Derek Fildebrandt

    UPC: Statements on Don MacIntryre and Derek Fildebrandt

    STATEMENT: Don MacIntyre resignation Statement from United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney EDMONTON, AB: United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney has issued the following statement: ““At approximately noon (Friday) Don MacIntyre resigned from the United Conservative Caucus.” Jason Kenney Statement on Derek Fildebrandt United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney today issued the following statement: “As elected representatives, we…

  • Premier Notley statement on passing of Dave Barrett

    Premier Notley statement on passing of Dave Barrett

    Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has issued the following statement on the death of former B.C. Premier Dave Barrett: “Dave Barrett inspired so many to public service and to the cause of a more equal and just society. His legacy will be felt for generations. “From public auto insurance to the Agricultural Land Reserve, Barrett’s accomplishments are…

  • Okotoks RCMP Investigate Mischief to Rural Mailboxes

    Okotoks RCMP Investigate Mischief to Rural Mailboxes

    Okotoks, Alberta – On February 1st & 2nd, 2018 Okotoks RCMP were dispatched to two different incidents of mischief to mailboxes in the MD of Foothills. Two separate mail boxes located at 1) Brooks street & highway 2A &  2) 16 avenue east & Macleod Trail, all sustained damage. It’s believed the locks to the mailboxes were cut, unknown if mail was taken. Okotoks RCMP would…

  • Concerns from Albertans Not Welcome at NDP-run Committee

    Concerns from Albertans Not Welcome at NDP-run Committee

    EDMONTON, AB: Yesterday, yet again, NDP members of the Legislature’s Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship voted down a common-sense motion from the United Conservatives to allow the committee to meet with stakeholders and be able to hear their concerns directly. David Hanson, United Conservative MLA for Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills, put forward the motion, a…

  • Town of High River: Temporary Road Closure on 20 Street NE on Feb. 4

    Town of High River: Temporary Road Closure on 20 Street NE on Feb. 4

    HIGH RIVER, AB: Crews from Valard Construction and ALTA Link will be removing the existing power transmission line that crosses 20 Street N.E. south of 498 Avenue on Sunday, February 4. The work will require a temporary road closure from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Vehicles travelling through the area at that time can expect delays…

  • Fatal Shooting in Calgary Under Investigation

    Fatal Shooting in Calgary Under Investigation

    On Jan. 27, 2018, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an officer-involved shooting on the same date that resulted in the death of a 43-year-old Calgary man. Shortly before 9 p.m., someone called police about a disturbance in an apartment building in the 600 block of 68…

  • Alberta Gets Another Failing Grade on Red-Tape Reduction

    Alberta Gets Another Failing Grade on Red-Tape Reduction

    EDMONTON, AB: Today, the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB) gave the NDP yet another failing grade in its annual Red Tape Report Card for “failing to support any comprehensive strategy for measuring, reporting or controlling the regulatory burden” in Alberta. “The NDP is completely out of touch with how its changes are negatively impacting Alberta’s small and…

  • High River: Lane Closure on Centre Street at Macleod Tr. on Feb. 1

    High River: Lane Closure on Centre Street at Macleod Tr. on Feb. 1

    HIGH RIVER, AB: Crews from Clifton Associates will be conducting observation well monitoring on Centre Street at Macleod Trail S.W. on February 1. The work will require a lane closure of the southbound through lane and the southbound east turning lane (into Sobeys) at the intersection of Centre Street at Macleod Trail. The lane closure…

  • Cochrane RCMP Continue to Investigate Armed Robbery in Bragg Creek

    Cochrane RCMP Continue to Investigate Armed Robbery in Bragg Creek

    UPDATE  Bragg Creek, AB – The RCMP continue to investigate this Armed Robbery and urge the public to please come forward if they were in Bragg Creek on December 1, 2017 around 3:20 p.m. and recall seeing the red Pontiac Grand Am or anything suspicious. The suspect is described as: Male 5’8″-5’10” 140-190lbs Grey/white wavy hair…

  • Central Alberta District ICRU make Canada Wide Warrant arrest

    Central Alberta District ICRU make Canada Wide Warrant arrest

    Central Alberta – The Central Alberta District Integrated Crime Reduction Unit effected two more arrests yesterday; one suspect who was wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant for being unlawfully at large. Shortly after 1:00 p.m., ICRU members conducting pro-active patrols in crime hot spots detained two subjects involved in suspicious activity.  Investigation revealed that both subjects were…

  • High River RCMP Investigate Theft of Truck and Trailer

    High River RCMP Investigate Theft of Truck and Trailer

    High River RCMP request the public’s assistance in locating a stolen truck and trailer. On January 28, 2018 between the hours of 2:00 to 900 am a Grey 2006 Ford F250 extended cab truck with a silver 10 ft Ellis utility trailer attached was stolen from a residence in High River. The trailer contained several thousand dollars worth…

  • RCMP Charge Man with Uttering Threats Against the Prime Minster and Premier of Alberta

    RCMP Charge Man with Uttering Threats Against the Prime Minster and Premier of Alberta

    Edmonton, Alberta – The Alberta RCMP have charged a man with two counts of uttering threats after he had posted threatening messages on Twitter targeting Prime Minster Justin Trudeau and Premier Rachel Notley. Orion Rutley was arrested on January 19, 2018 and charged with two counts of uttering threats. He was released on his own recognizance with several conditions…

  • NDP Snubs Central Alberta Again as Red Deer Hospital Expansion Excluded from Priority List

    NDP Snubs Central Alberta Again as Red Deer Hospital Expansion Excluded from Priority List

    RED DEER, AB: The NDP has snubbed central Alberta yet again, leaving the much-needed hospital expansion at Red Deer Regional Hospital off Alberta Health Services’ (AHS) health care infrastructure priority list. This year’s list includes billions in infrastructure dollars for projects in Edmonton and Calgary but ignores the only major hospital in central Alberta, which has…