Category Archives: Local News

RCMP look for imposter near Fort McMurray
Provincial Mounties say someone impersonated an RCMP officer near Fort McMurray Sunday night. The citizen who was involved said a black suburban with red-and-blue lights pulled them over on Dra...
Digital News Sep 16, 2024 waferboard / CC

Grande Prairie RCMP investigate early morning stabbing, theft
Grande Prairie RCMP are looking to the public's help in identifying a suspect involved in an alleged assault with a weapon that occurred in the early hours of September 13th. When Mountie's arr...
Digital News Sep 15, 2024

Ontario's Josh Ross wins big while k.d. lang rocks with The Reclines at CCMAs
Josh Ross and his whisky-soaked ballad of heartbreak and hope took home top honours Saturday as k.d. lang got the band back together at the 2024 Canadian Country Music Association Awards. Ross,...
Digital News Sep 14, 2024

The North Saskatchewan Receives Heritage River Designation
The Alberta section of the North Saskatchewan River has now been designated as a Canadian Heritage River. On Sept. 12, a celebration was held at the Victoria District National Historic Site in ...
Digital News Sep 14, 2024

Ermineskin Cree Nation suing federal government over unclean tap water
The Ermineskin Cree Nation says Canada's capital city had proposed legislation on First Nations having clean, safe water and that it's not following through on the plan. A lawsuit was fi...
Digital News Sep 12, 2024

RCMP investigate death of three people in Lloydminster
RCMP are asking the public's assistance in an ongoing investigation into the death of three people on the Saskatchewan side of the city of Lloydminster. At roughly 5:51 p.m. on Sept. 11, RCMP were pre...
Sep 12, 2024 RCMP: file photo

Edmonton Aboriginal Seniors Centre Hosts Culture Days Celebration
The Edmonton Aboriginal Seniors Centre hosted their annual Cultural Day event in Edmonton, where community member and Elders gathered together celebrating Indigenous culture, heritage and traditions. ...
Sep 12, 2024 Edmonton Aboriginal Seniors Centre Cultural Days Celebration (Photo Credits - Daniel Barker-Tremblay)

Man who killed 17 month old son faces 6 years in prison
A man who killed his infant son two years ago was sentenced to six years in prison. The baby was just 17 days old when he died in Bonnyville on February 21st 2022. 34 year old Blair Johnson pleaded gu...
Digital News Sep 12, 2024

Six Indigenous communities in Northern Alberta receiving homes thanks to Cenovus energy
Cenovus energy is spending $50 million to build 200 homes in six Indigenous communities near its oilsands operation sites in northern Alberta, including 21 in Conklin. The investment, the compa...
Digital News Sep 11, 2024

Alberta RCMP officer faces charge for 2022 hotel room break-in
A Mountie serving in Banff has been charged with breaking and entering at a hotel almost two years ago. The officer is accused of breaking into a hotel room in the early morning hours in Octobe...
Digital News Sep 11, 2024










