Two people have been charged after RCMP said about $200,000 worth of stolen property was discovered at a chop shop in rural Alberta. Two Hills RCMP said Tuesday that officers have been investigating reported chop shops operating in the county…
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Memorial on 118 Avenue for man slain Monday night
Edmonton police cruiser. Larry Wong / Postmedia, file Homicide detectives are investigating a suspicious death Monday in north-central Edmonton. Officers responded to a report of a disturbance near 101 Street and 118 Avenue at 10:20 p.m. Monday, an Edmonton Police…
Edmonton homicide detectives investigating suspicious death
The Edmonton police homicide unit is taking over the investigation into a suspicious death late Monday night. Police were called to the area of 101 Street and 118 at around 10:20 p.m. after a report of a disturbance. READ MORE:…
Edward Downey sentenced to life in prison, no parole for 50 years for killing Calgary mother and daughter
Edward Downey will have to serve at least 50 years in prison before he can apply for parole. Queen’s Bench Justice Beth Hughes called Downey “callous and remorseless” in passing her sentence on Tuesday. READ MORE: Edward Downey found guilty…
Woman airlifted by STARS after Alberta ATV crash, man faces impaired charges
RCMP believe alcohol may have been a factor in an ATV crash near Lac La Biche that sent a 23-year-old woman to hospital. Boyle/Athabasca RCMP officers and Alberta Fish and Wildlife were patrolling a remote area northwest of Lac La…
Accused gun supplier bought and sold 15 firearms since April: ALERT
The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team’s (ALERT) Grande Prairie organized crime team have arrested three people and seized drugs, guns and cash after an investigation that began in April 2019. (Photo supplied/ALERT) Police in Grande Prairie believe they smashed a…
Weapons seized during suspected deal between firearms trafficker and drug dealer in northern Alberta
Three people are facing charges after police in Grande Prairie, Alta., intercepted an alleged deal between a suspected drug dealer and firearms trafficker earlier this month. On May 13, members of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams‘ Guns and Gangs…
Elise Stolte: Time to muzzle Edmonton’s noisy mufflers, all the tools in place for a crackdown
Camera and noise-monitoring equipment deployed on Jasper Avenue is part of a city pilot project to explore automated-enforcement against noisy modified mufflers. City of Edmonton / Supplied The law is abundantly clear. Installing a loud muffler and roaring past a…
Is Alberta really Canada’s money laundering capital? B.C. report met with skepticism, calls for more study
Cash seized in 2017 during an illegal gambling and money laundering investigation in British Columbia. A recent report on money laundering in B.C. estimated more money is laundered in Alberta than anywhere else in Canada each year. The estimates have…
Pedestrian killed in hit and run on central Alberta road
Rocky Mountain House RCMP are investigating after a pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run collision on the Sunchild First Nation early Friday morning. Police said they believe the woman was walking on a road at about 3 a.m. when she…