19 h. ago RCMP joins police union in accusing Alberta public safety minister of spreading misinformation

Hill said when Ellis suggested some 911 calls were not being answered, the RCMP checked with its communications centres and found there is nothing to support that information.

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46 h. ago RCMP, Calgary police issue warnings as icy roads cause multiple collisions

Both the Calgary police and the Alberta RCMP have issued separate warnings urging drivers to use caution on the roads as multiple collisions caused road closures Tuesday morning. In a post to social media website X, CPS warned Calgary drivers of extremely icy road conditions and multiple vehicle collisions on city roads, including Deerfoot Trail […]

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9 d. ago NPF Releases Open Letter to Minister Ellis Addressing Repeated Falsehoods about Alberta RCMP

EDMONTON, Alberta, April 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Police Federation (NPF), the certified bargaining agent representing ~20,000 RCMP Regular Members and Reservists, including approximately 3,500 serving Albertans, has issued a public letter to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Mike Ellis, expressing concern over his continued pattern of spreading false and […]

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1 week ago B.C. crime briefs: Two arrested in Surrey after man's car stolen | Charges laid after pedestrians hit by car in Squamish

Here are some crime stories from around B.C. on Friday, April 11, 2025.

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2 w. ago Two Alberta RCMP officers charged with dangerous driving: ASIRT

Two Alberta Mounties have been charged with dangerous driving — more than five years after the alleged offence, the province’s police watchdog said Tuesday. On March 5, 2020, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate “possible dangerous driving” by on-duty Parkland County RCMP officers on Feb. 25, 2020. ASIRT did not […]

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2 w. ago Alberta RCMP lay several charges in separate drug trafficking investigations

"We had a lot of complaints from members of these communities that said they felt their safety and security wasn't taken seriously and there were a number of issues in their community that weren't being addressed"

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2 w. ago Sean ’Diddy’ Combs hit with new sex trafficking charges month before trial

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors have added two charges to Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ indictment, expanding on allegations that the jailed hip-hop mogul engaged in sex trafficking as recently as last year. A superseding indictment filed Friday accuses Combs of using force, fraud, or coercion to compel a woman to engage in commercial sex acts […]

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3 w. ago Alberta RCMP lay multiple theft and trafficking charges, looking for hit

Alberta RCMP laid several charges relating to theft on Tuesday, and are asking for the public’s help locating a suspect in a hit-and-run. Cochrane RCMP Crime Reduction Unit recover over $200,000 of stolen vehicles In January, Cochrane RCMP began investigating the re-vinning and fraudulent registration of stolen vehicles with assistance from community partners. The investigation […]

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3 w. ago 'Travel isn't recommended': Alberta RCMP responded to 147 collisions after spring snowstorm hits province

"When we're dealing with these really poor road conditions, these are ones you have to really give it a second thought, because you're endangering yourself and others"

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3 w. ago Confession by Alberta woman shared at fatal Cochrane impaired driving trial

An Alberta woman maintains her innocence despite an apparent confession to RCMP, recorded months after the vehicle she was in struck and killed a motorcyclist west of Calgary.

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3 w. ago Mounties investigating death of man found in vehicle in northern Alberta

"We are still investigating certain paths in the investigation, but we're hoping someone from the public knows where his starting point was, or where he went along the way, so we can track what happened that led thr man to that spot where he was found"

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4 w. ago Man with court order not to possess firearms hit with gun charges after vehicle flees cops

Peel cops say a vehicle fled a traffic stop last month, leading to Monday's arrest

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4 w. ago Alberta man facing charges after Mounties seize stolen truck, snowmobile, trailer and 35 firearms

"They're properties of opportunity that may not currently be lived in. Those are the properties that are getting hit and targeted"

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