Provincial News
Mother, five children reported missing in central Alberta found safe
By The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
RIMBEY, Alta. – RCMP say a mother and her five children reported missing from central Alberta have been found safe. Police say they can’t reveal where the family was located due to privacy concerns. Mounties had said they were concerned for the family’s well-being and that they could be in southern British Columbia. The family ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mountie testifies on conversations with accused at Coutts border blockade trial
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – An RCMP officer testified Tuesday that it was difficult to find any anyone in charge in the early days of the COVID-era border blockade at Coutts, Alta., two years ago. Sgt. Greg Tulloch was called as a witness at the trial of Alex Van Herk, Marco Van Huigenbos and Gerhard (George) Janzen. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pursued by police falls through river ice, disappears in Edmonton
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2024
EDMONTON – Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating after a man being pursued by officers fell through the ice on a river in Edmonton and disappeared. Officers were trying to stop the man on a bike for a bylaw infraction, but he fled into a ravine. Shortly after, the man was seen heading toward the south ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta cabinet minister says no floor prices coming in jumbo vodka jug controversy
By Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2024
EDMONTON – The cabinet minister in charge of Alberta’s liquor industry says he won’t impose floor prices for alcohol on the shelves, but is declining to say what other changes might be contemplated. “We’re not looking to get in between the retailer and the consumer in any way. We won’t be setting floor pricing,” Service ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP searching for Alberta family after finding abandoned vehicle, could be in B.C.
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2024
RIMBEY, ALBERTA, CANADA – Mounties are asking for the public’s help in locating a mother and her five children missing from central Alberta. Police say they are concerned for the well-being of the family members and that they could be in southern British Columbia. They were last heard from on Wednesday, and a truck registered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Connor McDavid is day to day with injury and could miss the Oilers’ next game against Vegas
By The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) – Connor McDavid is day to day with a lower-body injury, and the Edmonton captain could miss the Oilers’ next game against defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas. McDavid did not practice Tuesday, and coach Kris Knoblauch said he’ll speak with him Wednesday before the team decided whether the reigning and three-time NHL ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Benefit of the doubt’: Appeal Court downgrades conviction in moving van death
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2024
CALGARY – Alberta’s top court has downgraded the conviction of Calgary man who drove over his wife with a cube van during an argument and left her to die alone on a snow-covered street. In a decision released Tuesday, The Alberta Court of Appeal substituted Ronald Candaele’s 2021 second-degree murder conviction with a lesser conviction ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta RCMP charge trio following abuse allegations spanning almost two decades
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2024
EDMONTON – A man and two women have been charged after Alberta RCMP investigated child abuse allegations spanning almost two decades. On March 21, Mounties laid several sex and other charges against a Fort McMurray man over allegations dating as far back as 2005 in Edson, Alta. On Monday, a woman from Sandy Beach, Alta., ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta RCMP say man held woman against her will on stolen school bus
By The Canadian Press on April 8th, 2024
SADDLE LAKE, Alta. – Police in eastern Alberta say a woman believed to have been held captive on a stolen school bus is now safe. St. Paul RCMP say they got a call Sunday night about a break-and-enter and an assault at a home on Saddle Lake Cree Nation. They say a full-sized yellow school ... Read More »
1 responseMcDavid, Kane help Oilers beat Avalanche 6-2 to clinch playoff berth
By The Associated Press on April 5th, 2024
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) – Connor McDavid and Evander Kane each scored two goals, and the Edmonton Oilers bet the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 Friday night to clinch a playoff spot. Corey Perry and Mattias Ekholm also scored for the Oilers, who ended a two-game losing streak and improved to 9-0-1 in their last 10 games at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau in Calgary for housing announcement as part of cross-country tour
By The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2024
CALGARY – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to make a housing announcement in Calgary today as part of a campaign-style pre-budget tour across the country. Trudeau is also scheduled to take part in a fireside chat this afternoon with members of the local business community. The visit comes a day after a stop in ... Read More »
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