5 h. ago Alberta teen faces long list of charges after two overdose deaths

Calgary police have charged a 17-year-old with a long list of drug offences following two suspected fatal drug overdoses on the Tsuut'ina Nation last summer.

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30 h. ago No charges will be laid against civilian pilot who violated G7 airspace during summit

CALGARY — A wayward pilot whose actions forced officials to scramble four CF-18 Hornet fighter jets during the G7 leaders’ summit in Alberta earlier this year won’t be facing criminal charges. During the summit in June — which included leaders from Canada, the United States, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy and the European […]

Politics

51 h. ago Brooks RCMP officer charged with two assault offences after investigation into off

A veteran Brooks RCMP officer faces two assault charges following an investigation, police said Wednesday. The southern Alberta RCMP detachment began Nov. 20 to investigate the officer’s off-duty conduct. As a result of that investigation, Cpl. Michael Hagel, 40, has been charged with assault and assault by choking. The nine-year RCMP member is currently suspended from […]

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59 h. ago Mike Smith of ‘Trailer Park Boys’ has court date in N.S. for sexual assault charge

Mike Smith of “Trailer Park Boys" fame has a court date scheduled Wednesday morning in Dartmouth, N.S., for his sexual assault case.

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3 d. ago Alberta government asks prosecutors to reconsider laying charges in self

Premier Danielle Smith's government is urging Crown prosecutors to reconsider charging someone who acts to defend themselves or others in their own homes.

Politics

8 d. ago 2 from Alberta charged in Ontario sex assault dating back to 2020

Two people from Alberta have been charged in a northern Ontario sexual assault dating back to 2020.

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1 week ago Michael Taube: Ontario’s sex offender registry should be made public

The 'diddlers' don’t deserve our protection, but innocent adults and children do

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1 week ago Alberta bill allows doctors to toggle between public and private pay for surgeries

The bill opens the door for Alberta surgeons to charge patients for privately-delivered procedures while keeping a foot in the public system and billing taxpayers.

Science

2 w. ago More testing, earlier detection: Alberta leads the charge in prostate cancer awareness

The Man Van travels Alberta providing free prostate cancer tests, encouraging men to take charge of their health through early detection.

Science

2 w. ago Ford government open to using notwithstanding clause to publish sex offenders registry

Currently, the Ontario Sex Offender and Sex Trafficker Registry is accessible to police enforcement agencies but not to members of the public. 

Politics

3 w. ago Ontario court rejects Frank Stronach’s challenge ahead of Toronto sex assault trial

An Ontario judge has dismissed billionaire businessman Frank Stronach’s bid to quash his committal to stand trial on one of the dozen charges he faces in his Toronto sexual assault case. Stronach, 93, was committed to stand trial on 12 charges following a preliminary hearing in April. The charges stem from alleged incidents dating back […]

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3 w. ago Ontario judge dismisses Frank Stronach’s challenge ahead of sex assault trial

Frank Stronach's lawyers challenged the decision of his committal to stand trial regarding one charge, but the motion was rejected on Monday.

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4 w. ago Police watchdog clears RCMP officers who shot, killed Alberta teen in Wetaskiwin

Two Wetaskiwin RCMP officers who fatally shot a teenage boy after he called 911 and then pretended to have a gun won't be charged, Alberta's police watchdog has determined.

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