Category Archives: Local News
One man arrested after bringing weapons to Legislature
A 59 year old man was arrested Wednesday Morning after he spray painted the Alberta Legislature and pointed a gun at people who attempted to stop him. Shortly before 12pm, crews were called to a weapo...
May 10, 2023 Alberta Legislature. File photo.
Bomb threat that forced evacuation of Leduc school 'not credible': RCMP
Students from a school in Leduc returned to class Wednesday morning after police determined a bomb threat was not credible. Leduc RCMP completed a search of Leduc Composite High School and said nothin...
May 10, 2023
Edmonton hazmat team responds to incident near Sherwood Park
Edmonton fire and hazmat crews were on the scene of an incident near Sherwood Park on Tuesday (May 9) morning. Crews were called to the scene of 101 Avenue and 37 Street to reports of odd-coloured smo...
May 10, 2023
Alberta Wildfire Situation: May 9, 2023
As of 9pm on Tuesday May 9th, There are 81 wildfires burning in Alberta, with 24 out-of-control fires, 12 evacuation orders and more than 24,000 Albertans out of their communities. Gift ...
May 09, 2023 Photo: Alberta Wildfire
Suncor says person injured by bear north of Fort McMurray
Suncor Energy says someone was injured by a bear at its oilsands base plant north of Fort McMurray, Alta., on the weekend. Spokesman Leithan Slade says it happened on Saturday at 8 p.m. He says...
May 09, 2023 Aerial view of Petrochemical oil refinery along the Athabasca River near the Oilsands mining area Fort McMurray travel Alberta Canada
Cold Lake First Nation prepares for future wildfires following evacuation
After a 7 hector wildfire that left many members from the Cold Lake First Nation (CLFN) evacuated on May 4th, preparations of clearing out brush to make fire breaks within the nation. From a media rel...
May 09, 2023 Cold Lake First Nation prepares fire guards (Photo Credits - CLFN)
Cold Lake First Nation fire under investigation
Crews have released more details following a fire on the Cold Lake First Nation. In a video posted to their social media channels on Monday night, CLFN chief Kelsey Jacko provided images after the sev...
May 09, 2023
Red Dress Day recognized across Alberta on May 5
On May 5, many municipalities around Alberta observed Red Dress Day, also known as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People. The day brin...
May 09, 2023 A red dress hangs from a tree at Legacy Park in Fort Saskatchewan (Photo credits - Ryan Hunt)
Two charged in decade old homicide
The EPS Historical Crimes Section have charged two people in relation to the 2012 homicide of Chad Jordan Swanson. At approximately 7:40 p.m. on Thursday, March 29, 2012, police responded to the repor...
May 09, 2023
Suspect in fatal Edmonton stabbing of mom and child known to police
The man who allegedly stabbed a mother and child to death outside a southeast Edmonton school was previously known to police according to EPS . On Friday , just before 5 p.m. Edmonton Police re...
May 09, 2023 A teddy bear, candles and flowers are place near the site where a mother and daughter were stabbed. Photo : Donna Robillard- Facebook
