12 h. ago RCMP arrest Alberta man accused of tampering with sprinkler used for wildfire defence

Alberta RCMP say charges are pending after they arrested a man accused of tampering with sprinklers used to protect homes near an out-of-control wildfire north of Edmonton.

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38 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Man, 24, accused of online extortion of Alberta youth faces child porn charges

A 24-year-old Toronto man is facing child porn charges after allegedly extorting a rural Alberta youth. Mounties in Alberta said they started investigating in December 2024 after receiving reports that a child from Oyen, a town about 190 km north of Medicine Hat near the Saskatchewan border, was allegedly victimized online. Investigators retrieved information linked […]

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8 d. ago Indigenous chiefs call for Alberta Premier Smith to stop stoking separatism talk

EDMONTON — Two First Nations chiefs are accusing Alberta Premier Danielle Smith of “attempting to manufacture a national unity crisis” and are calling on her to stop stoking the fires of separatism. Smith’s government has proposed legislation that would make it easier for citizens to call for a referendum on seceding from Canada. Chief Sheldon […]

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8 d. ago Indigenous chiefs accuse Alberta Premier Danielle Smith of stoking separatism talk

Premier Danielle Smith has said it would be up to Albertans, not her government, to put the separation question on a ballot.

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8 d. ago Indigenous chiefs accuse Alberta Premier Smith of stoking separatism talk

Two First Nations chiefs are accusing Alberta Premier Danielle Smith of “attempting to manufacture a national unity crisis” and are calling on her to stop stoking the fires of separatism. Smith’s government has proposed legislation that would make it easier for citizens to call for a referendum on seceding from Canada. Chief Sheldon Sunshine of […]

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9 d. ago Police watchdog investigating man’s death at James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team is investigating the death of a man on the James Smith Cree First Nation after RCMP attempted to arrest him.

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9 d. ago Accused Alberta Avenue arsonist allegedly worked for notorious landlord later killed in shooting, trial told

A man facing trial for a series of arsons in central Edmonton allegedly lit the fires on the orders of a notorious landlord who was later gunned down in an assassination-style slaying, court has heard. Court of King’s Bench Justice Nathan Whitling issued a decision Friday on a pair of search warrants in the trial […]

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1 week ago Smith says many Albertans frustrated by federal election, wants to ‘reset’ relationship with Ottawa

Premier Danielle Smith accused the federal Liberal government of having "overtly attacked" Alberta's economy over the past 10 years.

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1 week ago Stolen pickup leads RCMP to Edmonton man's arrest, Vegreville date rape drug lab

GHB can lead to drowsiness, dizziness, vomiting, blackouts, coma, and death.  

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2 w. ago Cocaine, cash and other contraband seized in separate northern Manitoba RCMP raids

A total of five people were arrested last week in Flin Flon when two separate drug investigations wrapped up on the same day, Manitoba RCMP say.

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2 w. 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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last month Metro Vancouver resident busted in international malware crackdown

The federal RCMP unit policing cybercrime announced an arrest as part of a multinational investigation called Operation Endgame

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