Crime & Courts

Man dead after lengthy standoff with RCMP at home near Calgary

COCHRANE, Alta. - A man in Alberta has died after an officer shot him following a lengthy standoff in a home northeast of Calgary.RCMP say in a news release that they were called to the residence in C...

Dec 08, 2019

Charges laid in counterfeit cash sting

An investigation into recent activities involving counterfeit money has resulted in charges against two Grande Prairie residents. RCMP made the arrests outside of a Wembley home late Thursday afternoo...

Dec 07, 2019

Alberta Court of Appeal: Nine-year minimum sentence for fentanyl trafficking

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's Court of Appeal has ruled that convictions for wholesale fentanyl trafficking should get a minimum sentence of nine years.The unanimous ruling by five justices comes out of a ...

Nov 30, 2019 photo courtesy Curtis Galbraith

Police confirm five Lethbridge College students charged with sexual assault

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police Staff Sgt. Robin Klassen has independently confirmed to LNN that five Lethbridge College students have been charged with sexual assault.Four of those who have been c...

Nov 23, 2019

Murder charge laid in death of senior near Camrose

RCMP Major Crimes is investigating a suspected homicide in the community of Armena, which is located 20 km north of Camrose.On Nov. 8, RCMP say, a female was located deceased in her Armena home.A male...

Nov 11, 2019

Saskatchewan court dismisses school shooter's appeal of sentence

Saskatchewan's highest court has dismissed a sentencing appeal by a young man who fatally shot four people and wounded seven others in a northern community.The shooter was weeks shy of turning 18 when...

Oct 31, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

Worker at Calgary assisted-living home stabbed to death, client arrested

Calgary police say an 18-year-old local man has been charged with second degree murder after his caseworker at an assisted-living residence was stabbed to death.Officers were called to the home in sou...

Oct 26, 2019

Alberta introduces legislation allowing access to partner's criminal records

EDMONTON - Alberta is introducing legislation first developed in Britain that allows people in abusive relationships to request information about a partner's criminal record. Premier Ja...

Oct 16, 2019

Crown appealing verdict in Alberta meningitis case citing comments by judge

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The Crown is appealing the not guilty verdict in the case of an Alberta couple charged with not seeking medical help sooner for their sick toddler son. Last month Justice...

Oct 15, 2019

Southern Alberta man files counterclaim against intruder he shot in 2018

CALGARY - A southern Alberta man who is being sued by an intruder he shot on his property last year has filed a counterclaim alleging mental anguish. Court documents filed on behalf of Edouard Ma...

Oct 08, 2019