Category Archives: Local News
Alberta RCMP investigating homicide on O'Chiese First Nation
Rocky Mountain House RCMP are investigating a suspicious death on O'Chiese First Nation. On April 30, officers responded to a report of a deceased male at a residence on the First Nation. Based...
May 01, 2024
Alberta government reverses planned funding cut for low-income transit riders
The Alberta government is reversing its plan to axe a subsidy program that helps low-income people pay for transit passes. It comes after a day of backlash from the mayors of Edmonton and Calga...
May 01, 2024
Fort Chipewyan RCMP investigating shots fired complaint
Fort Chipewyan RCMP are currently investigation an incident near the Fort Chipewyan Airport. On Wednesday afternoon at approximately, 3:07 p.m., Police responded to reports of shots fired. Ther...
May 01, 2024
Edmonton public schools to see police resource officers again
The Edmonton Public School board has voted to bring back the School Resource Officer program (SRO) after the absence of the program over the last four years. EPS currently has 13 SROs working in partn...
May 01, 2024
RCMP arrest another suspect in relation to child sexual assault cases
Alberta RCMP have laid more charges in an Alberta child sexual assault investigation, involving four suspects. 43 year hold Sherina Handsor is facing thirteen more charges related to historical sexual...
May 01, 2024
Man convicted of killing two Metis hunters granted day parole
One of the men convicted of manslaughter in the 2020 deaths of two Metis hunters has been granted day parole. Roger Bilodeau was convicted of manslaughter and faces 10 years in prison while his son An...
May 01, 2024
Willow Lake Métis Nation to Host Red Dress Solidarity Walk in support of MMIW
Willow Lake Metis Nation is set to host their Red Dress Solidarity Walk and Lunch on May 3rd at the Bill Woodward School in Anzac. The walk is dedicated to honour the Missing and Murdered Indig...
May 01, 2024 Red Dresses hanging from Tree Branches in honour of Red Dress Day (Photo Submitted)
Alberta to cut funding for low income transit passes
The UCP government is ending its annual funding of the low-income transit pass program accessed by tens of thousands of Albertans each month. Edmonton Mayor Armajeet Sohi issued a statement Tue...
Apr 30, 2024
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion gets green light to open for May 1
The long-awaited Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is complete and the Canada Energy Regulator has given the go-ahead for the project to open. The regulator said Tuesday it has approved the las...
Apr 30, 2024
EPS seek "person of interest" in historic hangar fire
The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a person of interest who may have valuable information about a fire that destroyed a historic hangar last week. On M...
Apr 30, 2024
