Crime & Courts

Shots fired during High Prairie traffic stop, suspects in custody

High Prairie RCMP say all suspects have been brought into custody, following an incident this morning where shots were fired during an attempted traffic stop.A spokesman with the High Prairie RCMP tel...

May 31, 2020

Deaths in central Alberta and Ontario appear to be linked

Police in Ontario and Alberta are investigating a pair of deaths that appear to be connected.On Tuesday, May 26, members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), as well as the local M...

May 30, 2020

Lethbridge area man killed in collision with train near Brooks

BROOKS, AB - Brooks RCMP are reporting a collision between a pickup truck and a train that left one person dead and another with serious injuries.At approximately 11:35 am on Friday, May 8, emergency ...

May 09, 2020

Nova Scotia mass killer should be subjected to psychological autopsy: experts

HALIFAX - As the RCMP investigate the case of the Nova Scotia gunman who killed 22 people during a 13-hour rampage last month, a key question remains unanswered: Why? The Mounties have said littl...

May 06, 2020

Trudeau announces ban on 1,500 types of 'military-style' guns

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is banning a range of assault-style guns, with an order that takes effect immediately.The cabinet order he describes doesn't forbid o...

May 01, 2020

Trudeau announces ban on 1,500 types of 'military-style' guns

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is banning a range of assault-style guns, with an order that takes effect immediately.The cabinet order he describes doesn't forbid o...

May 01, 2020

Feds to ban gun used in Montreal massacre, other assault-style rifles

OTTAWA - The federal government is poised to ban a variety of assault-style rifles, including the type used in the 1989 Montreal Massacre. During the fall election campaign, the Liberals said gun...

Apr 30, 2020

Police on scene of "incident" in South Avondale

Grande Prairie RCMP are on scene of what they are calling "an incident" in the area of 106 Avenue and 102 Street. Police were first called to the area early Saturday morning. No other details are know...

Apr 25, 2020 Photo courtesy Shane Clausing/EverythingGP

Lawyers, advocate call for inmate release before COVID-19 spreads

The number COVID-19 cases in prisons is rising, prompting Canada's criminal lawyers and an inmate advocacy group to call on the federal and provincial governments to reduce the number of peo...

Apr 09, 2020

Taber man charged after licking products in store as part of 'COVID Challenge'

TABER, Alta. - A man from southern Alberta has been charged with mischief after police say he participated in an online prank related to the COVID-19 pandemic.Police in Taber say the man allegedly tam...

Apr 08, 2020