4 d. ago Search for Indigenous teen missing in Edmonton now being investigated as a homicide

Edmonton police said Wednesday that the disappearance of a 14-year-old Indigenous teen is considered suspicious and is now being investigated as a homicide.

Economics

1 week ago Manitoba RCMP investigating suspicious death of Pauingassi First Nation woman

Police said they were initially contacted on Sept. 12 about an earlier assault in the community that had left the victim, 41-year-old Melissa Owens-Keeper, in critical condition.

Economics

1 week ago Alberta RCMP deem death of amateur fighter not suspicious, conclude investigation

EDMONTON — The criminal investigation into the death of an amateur fighter following a mixed martial arts charity event near Edmonton last year has ended. Alberta RCMP said Monday they have deemed the death of Trokon Dousuah not suspicious. Dousuah died at the age of 33 on Nov. 25 of injuries sustained two days earlier […]

Economics

1 week ago Lethbridge police investigating suspicious death at care facility

Lethbridge police are investigating the death of an 87-year-old man at a care home in the city after he was involved in an altercation with another resident.

Events

1 week ago Lethbridge police investigating suspicious death of senior at care facility

So far, the investigation has determined the senior allegedly got into a physical altercation on Aug. 27 with another elderly man living at the care centre

Events

1 week ago Edmonton police investigating second suspicious death over the weekend

Homicide detectives are investigating a second suspicious death in Edmonton over the weekend. At roughly 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, northwest patrol officers responded to call in the area of Conestoga Street and Bonaventure Avenue, where they located a 34-year-old woman dead. An autopsy has been scheduled for Wednesday, and homicide detectives continue to investigate. Police […]

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2 w. ago Inquiry into Calgary care worker’s death calls for provincial legislative reforms

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents front-line care workers across Alberta, strongly advocated for the report, published Thursday.

Society

2 w. ago CUPE calls on Alberta to accept recommendations following death of care worker

CALGARY — The union representing a Calgary care worker fatally stabbed by a client with a history of violence is calling on the province to accept and implement the recommendations of the inquiry report released today. In October of 2019, Deborah Onwu, an employee of Woods Homes Society, was stabbed 19 times while working alone […]

Society

2 w. ago String of suspicious West Kelowna fires under investigation by multiple agencies

The first fire erupted late Tuesday morning in a grassy field near city hall. That blaze was followed by five more fires hours later Tuesday night and into early Wednesday morning.

Events

2 w. ago Lethbridge first responders celebrate 1 year of youth initiative

Launched in the summer of 2024, Off the Record is a program for southern Alberta kids and teens to play sports with Lethbridge police and firefighters in a relaxed environment.

Culture

3 w. ago Police investigating suspicious death after body found in Waterloo Region

Investigators are looking into the case and say they have identified a vehicle that may have been involved.

Events

3 w. ago $3K worth of ice cream, milk stolen from Shoppers Drug Mart over 3 weeks

Between Aug. 8 and Aug. 30, Lethbridge police said a man went to a Shoppers Drug Mart in the Alberta city many times and stole 'significant quantities of ice cream and milk.'

Economics

3 w. ago Lethbridge man charged after repeatedly stealing milk, ice cream, say police

A Lethbridge teenager who allegedly stole over $2,000 worth of milk and ice cream last month from a downtown drug store now faces theft charges, police said Friday. Numerous times between Aug. 8 and 30, a male stole “significant quantities” of the dairy products from a Shoppers Drug Mart along the 500 block of 1 […]

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3 w. ago Ontario plans to ban parking outside child care centres after tragic death of toddler

Paul Calandra said in a statement released Thursday afternoon he wanted to stop people from parking immediately in front of or beside child care centres and playgrounds.

Events

3 w. ago Elderly Lethbridge man in critical condition after confronting suspected bike thief

Eighty-year-old victim moved to Foothills Hospital

Events

last month Spate of weekend deaths but Edmonton's homicide rate down from previous years

The case of a 20-year-old woman charged with killing a man found in a torched home over the long weekend brings the Edmonton’s homicide total to 20 this year. The case was one of four homicides investigators were probing after three other long-weekend suspicious deaths in the city, two of which have been confirmed and […]

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last month Skull found near Lake Ontario, homicide unit investigating ‘suspicious’ case

Officers were dispatched to an area near Read Road and the shoreline of Lake Ontario after someone found a human skull on Sunday afternoon.

Economics