6 h. ago Alberta moves closer to creating optional provincial police force that could replace RCMP

An independent force could step in to help address concerns about the Mounties' staffing shortages and rising costs, the public safety minister said

Events

7 h. ago Brother of man accused in OPP officer’s death says he saw suspects that day

The brother of a man accused of fatally shooting a provincial police officer more than two years ago testified Monday that he found the two accused killers inside a trailer on his property on the afternoon of the alleged murder. Richard McKenzie told the jury trial in Cayuga, Ont., that his trailer was locked when […]

Events

7 h. ago Alberta government lays groundwork for provincial police force

Alberta’s government is taking another step toward giving municipalities the option of ditching the RCMP in favour of a new provincial police service.

Politics

3 d. ago 'So many concerns': RMA says new report on abandoned wells does not address concerns raised

The Rural Municipalities of Alberta says the new government-commissioned report on what to do about the long-standing issue of inactive oil and gas wells does nothing to address concerns it has brought to the table. RMA president Kara Westerlund said none of the 21 recommendations put forward in the report released on Thursday addressed the […]

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3 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Smith needs to let Alberta's collective outrage set the autonomy agenda

According to calculations by Vancouver’s Fraser Institute, between 2007 and 2022 Alberta and Albertans sent $245 billion more to the federal government than the federal government sent back to this province in the form of pensions and social payments, unemployment benefits, research grants, health care contributions, affordable housing construction and so on. Some of that […]

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3 d. ago He was a ‘father figure’ who vanished in 1996, Ontario police are still looking for him

The Brant County Ontario Provincial Police is continuing to seek information regarding Robert William Commu, who has been missing since March 31, 1996.

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4 d. ago RCMP arrest Cuban national trying to enter Canada by running across border bridge

The RCMP said officers arrested a Cuban national attempting to enter Canada from the United States by running across the Fort Erie International Railway Bridge that connects Ontario to New York. The Mounties said their Niagara-on-the-Lake border integrity unit officers, with help from Ontario Provincial Police, arrested the individual last month under the Immigration and […]

Society

4 d. ago Opinion: Alberta government has three billion reasons to reinvest in tobacco reduction

Since its launch in 2002, the Alberta government’s highly successful commercial tobacco reduction strategy has become the province’s most effective public health and addiction program. Smoking rates among adults and youth are now the lowest on record and have exceeded all targets. Tobacco industry advertising, sponsorship and displays are virtually a thing of the past. […]

Politics

5 d. ago David Staples: Controversial businessman Sam Mraiche denies wrong

"MHCare never had any business with the Alberta government. All contracts and procurements were all completed through Alberta Health Services."

Economics

6 d. ago Man fleeing police caused deadly crash north of London: Watchdog

A driver fleeing from provincial police was responsible for a crash that killed him and seriously injured two others four months ago, Ontario’s police watchdog says

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7 d. ago Halton Region police officer charged with fraud after OPP investigation

Halton Regional Police say one of their officers has been charged with fraud following an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police.

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1 week ago Family members weep as witnesses recount shooting of Haldimand OPP officer

Const. Greg Pierzchala hit a button and recorded his own death. After pulling up to a collision scene on Dec. 27, 2022, the 28-year-old Ontario Provincial Police officer, who finished his probationary term that morning, started his body-camera, which recorded his first and final words with Brandi Stewart-Sperry and her partner. “Guys, I’m giving you […]

Events

1 week ago Man fined $215 after admitting having marijuana available in car

A last toke for the road is going to cost an Ottawa driver $215 after provincial police pulled his car over on Highway 417 Thursday. In a release, OPP says officers were able to smell marijuana from the vehicle when it was pulled over. “The driver admitted to having smoked marijuana 30 minutes prior to […]

Economics

1 week ago RCMP take down ’complex’ cannabis network in Ontario, seize 17,000 plants

Ontario RCMP announced Thursday they have charged six people and destroyed nearly 17,000 cannabis plants across three large-scale illegal grow sites in the province, part of a “complex illicit cannabis production and distribution network.” Police say an investigation began in the summer of 2022 after the Ontario Provincial Police referred the matter to the Mounties. […]

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1 week ago Calgary accuses Alberta government of inaction on future of drug

Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek is calling on the provincial government to work with the city to find a solution to concerns about the Sheldon Chumir Supervised Consumption Site.

Politics

1 week ago Alberta government putting $19M toward municipal flood and drought prevention

Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz says eight municipalities as well as two Indigenous communities are to receive the grant funding.

Politics

1 week ago Alberta government implements temporary measures allowing reservists to deploy to G7

CALGARY – The Alberta government has implemented temporary measures to allow military reservists to deploy as part of June’s G7 leaders summit in Kananaskis Country. Canada will host the leaders of the United States, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and Italy, as well as the European Union at the meeting scheduled June 15-17. Alberta […]

Politics

1 week ago Fraud charges laid over GTA casino payouts with counterfeit tickets: OPP

Two people from Thornhill have been charged in connection with alleged fraudulent activity at a GTA casino. On Feb. 24, members of the Ontario Provincial Police Investigation and Enforcement Bureau who are attached to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario started to investigate “allegations of fraud involving payouts using counterfeit tickets,” OPP said in […]

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1 week ago Trial begins for 2 people accused in shooting death of OPP officer near Brantford

Opening arguments began Thursday in the trial of two people accused of murder in the shooting death of a provincial police officer more than two years ago.  

Events

1 week ago Alberta aims to regulate online gambling market, capture lost revenue under new bill

The government's Play Alberta website is currently the only regulated online gambling option available in the province, but sites run by offshore companies can still be accessed.

Technology