Author Archives: Darrell Stranger
RCMP lay charges in fatal February shooting in Fort McMurray
Alberta RCMP have laid charges in connection with the Feb. 7, 2025 fatal shooting on 600 Signal Road in Fort McMurray. The deceased has been identified as 24-year-old Edmonton resident Junior Ashu. On...
May 16, 2025
Alberta government providing emergency payments to wildfire evacuees
The Alberta government announced today they will be providing emergency evacuation payments to assist those who have been forced from their homes for an extended period of time. Each adult resident of...
May 15, 2025
Edmonton police seeking witnesses in attempted child abduction
The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is seeking assistance to identify a male suspect in connection with a reported child abduction attempt in northwest Edmonton last week. On May 9 EPS said a 15-year-ol...
May 14, 2025 Edmonton Police are looking for this suspect in an attempted child abduction in Edmonton
RCMP respond to shooting on highway in northern Alberta
In the early morning hours of May 8, High Level RCMP were dispatched to a report of a male who had been shot while driving on Highway 58. The male had sustained non-life-threatening injuries as a resu...
May 14, 2025
Wood Buffalo RCMP vehicle struck during traffic stop
In the evening hours of May 7, Wood Buffalo RCMP conducted a traffic stop on Highway 63 Northbound in the Beaconhill area of Fort McMurray. RCMP said the officer was stopped, with all their emergency ...
May 13, 2025 The RCMP vehicle that was hit on May 7 while conducting a traffic stop.
Grande Prairie RCMP charge two men with sexual assault
The Grande Prairie RCMP Special Investigation Unit have laid charges against two Grande Prairie men in relation to an investigation into allegations of sexual assault. On May 5, 2025, Grande Prairie R...
May 12, 2025
Alberta will host 12 major sporting events over the next few months
Alberta will host 12 events across the province, with seven national and five international events being held before the end of summer. Alberta's government has committed more than $1.2 million in Maj...
May 12, 2025
Handgun, drugs seized in rural Alberta arrest
A loaded handgun and a variety of drugs were seized after the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) arrested an alleged drug dealer in Wainwright, Alta. ALERT Lloydminster's organized crime t...
May 09, 2025
Sherwood Park man charged with possessing child sexual assault materials
In April, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) Internet Child Exploitation Unit launched an investigation into a Sherwood Park resident who was believed to be in possession of child porn...
May 09, 2025
Alberta government investing millions in employment training programs
The Alberta government is investing $33 million in training programs to help unemployed and underemployed Albertans gain the skills needed to rejoin the workforce. Through the Training for Work progra...
May 09, 2025
