Category Archives: Local News
Alberta's police watchdog investigating death of man in RCMP custody
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating the death of a male that occurred April 30 while in the custody of Fort McMurray RCMP. Mounties responded to calls of an intoxicated...
May 22, 2025
Grande Prairie RCMP seize drugs and firearms after flight from police
Grande Prairie RCMP have charged three adults and one youth from B.C. with multiple firearm and drug offences. On May 17, RCMP attempted a traffic stop on a Chevrolet Cruze with a stolen plate. The ve...
May 21, 2025 Items found inside guitar case by Grand Prairie RCMP on May 17, 2025
City hears mixed reaction to major infill rezoning push in Edmonton
City council held a lengthy public hearing on Tuesday as it considered a major rezoning plan to allow more high-density housing in mature neighbourhoods, including Whkwntwin, 124 Street, and areas nea...
May 21, 2025 Wîhkwêntôwin Housing
Edmonton Oilers battle Dallas Stars in game 1 of the Western final
The Edmonton Oilers are now Canada's lone team in the Stanley Cup playoffs. With both the Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets having been eliminated, the Oilers are the only Canadian-based team stil...
May 21, 2025 Oilers F Zach Hyman speaking with media ahead of game 1 in Dallas
Road rage incident the cause of a collision near Drayton Valley say RCMP
In the early morning hours of May 20, Drayton Valley RCMP responded to a collision on Highway 22 south of Drayton Valley. Two vehicles had been travelling eastbound when they collided and one rolled o...
May 21, 2025
First degree murder charge laid in fatal shooting in Fort McMurray
A 26-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection to a deadly shooting in Fort McMurray earlier this year. On February 7, Wood Buffalo RCMP were called to the 600 block of Sign...
May 20, 2025
Lloydminster RCMP investigate after electric substation shot at, causing oil leak and power outage
An investigation is underway after an electricity substation near the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary was shot at Monday, spilling oil and leaving thousands in the dark. RCMP say they responded to a fir...
May 20, 2025
Edmonton teacher arrested for child sexual exploitation offences
An Edmonton teacher has been charged with child pornography-related offences by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) Internet Child Exploitation unit. Eric Matheson-Jones, 47, was arrest...
May 20, 2025
Canada Post workers issue strike notice, poised to hit picket lines Friday
Canada Post has received strike notices from the union representing more than 55,000 postal workers, with operations poised to shut down by the end of the week - for the second time in six months. The...
May 19, 2025
Transportation Safety Board investigates derailment after two CN Rail trains collide near Edson
Canadian National Railway says it's investigating after two trains appear to have "sideswiped" each other in northern Alberta. Railway spokeswoman Ashley Michnowski says in a statement the incident oc...
May 19, 2025 CN rail trains are shown at the CN MacMillan Yard in Vaughan, Ont., on Monday, June 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
