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Flooding fears prompt evacuation alert for residents near Fort McMurray, Alta.  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 28, 2026

Flooding fears prompt evacuation alert for residents near Fort McMurray, Alta. | Globalnews.ca

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has issued an evacuation alert for more than 130 residents of Draper over fears of flooding by the Clearwater River.

Edmonton daycare worker charged in sexual assault case; police seek more victims
Westernstandard.news
Apr 23, 2026

Edmonton daycare worker charged in sexual assault case; police seek more victims

A daycare employee in Edmonton is facing serious criminal charges following a police investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving a child, with authorities warning there may be additional victims.

Edmonton tattoo artist charged with sexual assault involving clients; more victims feared
Westernstandard.news
Apr 20, 2026

Edmonton tattoo artist charged with sexual assault involving clients; more victims feared

An Edmonton tattoo artist is facing multiple sexual assault charges after police say several female clients reported being inappropriately touched during tattoo appointments spanning several years.

No charges will be filed against Taylor Frankie Paul’s ex, Dakota Mortensen - National | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 17, 2026

No charges will be filed against Taylor Frankie Paul’s ex, Dakota Mortensen - National | Globalnews.ca

The news comes two days after the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office declined to file charges against Taylor Frankie Paul.

Criminal Justice
ANDRUS: Carney's manufactured majority is institutional arson
Westernstandard.news
Apr 15, 2026

ANDRUS: Carney's manufactured majority is institutional arson

You can call it a majority by the letter of the law — but it’s actually an act of institutional arson.

Teen faces charges after stabbing at Edmonton high school, police say – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Apr 13, 2026

Teen faces charges after stabbing at Edmonton high school, police say – Brandon Sun

EDMONTON – A 16-year-old boy is facing assault charges after a stabbing at an Edmonton high school that sent a fellow student to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Edmonton police say the...

Violent Crime
Stawnichy’s offers 100 sausage rings in exchange for Mundare thieves’ capture  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 10, 2026

Stawnichy’s offers 100 sausage rings in exchange for Mundare thieves’ capture | Globalnews.ca

Stawnichy's Mundare Sausage says in their nearly 70 years of business, they've never had a break-in until this week, when thieves caused about $4,000 in damage.

ASIRT clears Edmonton police officers in shooting of knife-wielding group home resident
Westernstandard.news
Apr 9, 2026

ASIRT clears Edmonton police officers in shooting of knife-wielding group home resident

Alberta’s police watchdog has cleared two Edmonton Police Service officers in a 2024 shooting that left a group home resident with multiple gunshot wounds after he advanced on them with a knife.

Youth charged with murder in west Edmonton death of 52-year-old man - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 8, 2026

Youth charged with murder in west Edmonton death of 52-year-old man - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca

An underage male has been charged with murdering a 52-year-old man he knew at a townhouse complex in the neighbourhood to the south of West Edmonton Mall.

Patient stabbed in Edmonton ER waiting room as dozens witness attack  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 4, 2026

Patient stabbed in Edmonton ER waiting room as dozens witness attack | Globalnews.ca

A man is in life-threatening condition after a stabbing inside an Edmonton emergency room, as politicians and officials raise concerns about hospital safety.

RCMP provide insight into highway shooting near Edmonton | battlefordsNOW
Battlefordsnow.com
Apr 1, 2026

RCMP provide insight into highway shooting near Edmonton | battlefordsNOW

More details have been released about the circumstances that led to an 18-year-old Lloydminster man being char...

CP NewsAlert: B.C. youth charged over alleged school shooting threats | battlefordsNOW
Battlefordsnow.com
Mar 30, 2026

CP NewsAlert: B.C. youth charged over alleged school shooting threats | battlefordsNOW

SOOKE — RCMP say a British Columbia youth has been charged with conveying threats after allegedly having "concerning" online conversations with a 15-year-old in the United States accused of making shooting threats against a school there. More coming. ...

Man charged with trying to kill officers at Edmonton LRT station after robbery - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 30, 2026

Man charged with trying to kill officers at Edmonton LRT station after robbery - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca

A man is accused of robbing a liquor store and then attempting to kill several police and transit peace officers at the Corona LRT Station in downtown Edmonton.

Violent Crime
BREAKING: PEI man charged with murder; body of female Edmonton victim still hasn't been found
Westernstandard.news
Mar 27, 2026

BREAKING: PEI man charged with murder; body of female Edmonton victim still hasn't been found

Police have charged a 47-year-old Prince Edward Island man in the death of 29-year-old Marika “Mika” Sutton, who went missing in southeast Edmonton last August.

Edmonton man accused of drugging, sexually assaulting women from dating apps  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 25, 2026

Edmonton man accused of drugging, sexually assaulting women from dating apps | Globalnews.ca

William McMullin, 56, is charged with sexual assault, voyeurism, intimidation, unlawful confinement, administering a stupefying substance, criminal harassment and more in Edmonton.

Violent Crime
Criminal Justice
Edmonton man charged after alleged dating app sex assaults
Westernstandard.news
Mar 25, 2026

Edmonton man charged after alleged dating app sex assaults

A 56-year-old Edmonton man is facing a long list of charges after police say multiple women were sexually assaulted following encounters that began on popular dating apps.

Truck found, but suspect in QEII shooting that killed Edmonton man still at large  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 23, 2026

Truck found, but suspect in QEII shooting that killed Edmonton man still at large | Globalnews.ca

Alberta RCMP say they have located a Grey 2022 Ford F-150 involved in the fatal highway shooting of an Edmonton man earlier this month. The suspect remains at large.

Violent Crime
Driver dead following shooting on Highway 2 near Leduc, Alta. - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 15, 2026

Driver dead following shooting on Highway 2 near Leduc, Alta. - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca

Alberta RCMP say just before 3 p.m. Saturday, a pickup truck pulled up beside a Honda Civic on Highway 2 and fired a weapon, resulting in the death of a driver.

Violent Crime
Leave bid denied for Edmonton murderer Mark Twitchell, convicted in notorious ‘Dexter’ case  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 13, 2026

Leave bid denied for Edmonton murderer Mark Twitchell, convicted in notorious ‘Dexter’ case | Globalnews.ca

Edmonton killer Mark Twitchell is now incarcerated at the medium-security prison in Bowden, serving a life sentence for the first-degree murder of Johnny Altinger in 2008.

Violent Crime
Criminal Justice
RCMP press charges in relation to break-ins and fraud
Sherwoodparknews.com
Feb 21, 2026

RCMP press charges in relation to break-ins and fraud

Criminal Justice
Drug Crime