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A sawed-off .22 caliber gun seized by RCMP after a recent shooting in Ponoka. (RCMP photo)

Ponoka RCMP arrest five after 53 Street shooting

Five people have been arrested after a firearms complaint led to a…

  • Mar 7, 2023

 

The RCMP led off the parade to the cenotaph for Keremeos’ Remembrance Day ceremony in 2022. (Black Press file photo)

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Canada’s national police force turns 150 years old in 2023

 

An arrest has been made in the Feb. 13 church fire. (RCMP photo)

Bashaw RCMP make arrest in church vandalism spree

Suspects came forward following a public meeting

An arrest has been made in the Feb. 13 church fire. (RCMP photo)
Roosevelt Douglas (left) and Ed Michaels are shown in Ottawa in a Feb. 27, 1970, file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/CP

Black activist who became PM of Dominica was target of RCMP dirty tricks: documents

Messing with vehicle engine, disscrediting operation among tactics Mounties used against Rosie Douglas

Roosevelt Douglas (left) and Ed Michaels are shown in Ottawa in a Feb. 27, 1970, file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/CP
Christopher Becks (Photo from ALERT)

Ponoka man accused of human trafficking

Province’s ALERT asking potential victims to come forward

Christopher Becks (Photo from ALERT)
RCMP logo. (File photo)

Wetaskiwin seek information relating to injured woman dropped off at hospital

‘Anyone with information related to this horrible event is asked to contact the Wetaskiwin (RCMP)’

RCMP logo. (File photo)
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RCMP seeking suspect in two break and enters

The Stettler RCMP detachment is on the hunt for a suspect after…

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A protester holds up a fragmented piece of a Sponge round used to cause blunt trauma after a protest in Hong Kong on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. The federal government says it wants the RCMP to ban the use of two crowd-control tools that forces across the country say they have in their arsenals: sponge rounds and CS gas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kin Cheung

Feds ask RCMP to ban use of sponge rounds, CS gas for crowd control

RCMP declines to say whether or not it will comply with that instruction

A protester holds up a fragmented piece of a Sponge round used to cause blunt trauma after a protest in Hong Kong on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. The federal government says it wants the RCMP to ban the use of two crowd-control tools that forces across the country say they have in their arsenals: sponge rounds and CS gas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kin Cheung
RCMP Staff Sgt. Bruce Holliday. (Black Press file photo)

UPDATE: Former Bashaw, current Stettler RCMP detachment commander has passed away

Staff Sgt. Bruce Holliday was most recently posted in Stettler

RCMP Staff Sgt. Bruce Holliday. (Black Press file photo)
Anyone with information on unsolved crimes in Nanaimo is asked to call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345. (Black Press Media file photo)

Wetaskiwin RCMP lay charges of aggravated assault after stabbings

Wetaskiwin RCMP have laid charges of aggravated assault against one individual after…

  • Jan 24, 2023
Anyone with information on unsolved crimes in Nanaimo is asked to call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345. (Black Press Media file photo)
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Police warn public of ‘emergency scam’

Albertans have collectively lost more than $3.5 million in 2022

  • Dec 7, 2022
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Alberta RCMP reminds drivers of provincial impaired driving sanctions

The traffic enforcement division of the Alberta RCMP is reminding drivers of…

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ALERT investigation in Camrose recovers 100 stolen vehicles, equipment

Ponoka, Wetaskiwin, Rimbey, Killam RCMP detachments assisted

  • Dec 2, 2022
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The Hanna RCMP seek help in locating Jay Benedict. (Photo submitted)

UPDATE:Hanna RCMP seek help locating missing person

Benedict has been located safe! The Hanna RCMP released the update on…

The Hanna RCMP seek help in locating Jay Benedict. (Photo submitted)
Jenelle Louis, left, with her grandmother Joyce Crier-Tootoosis. (Emily Jaycox/Ponoka News)

Samson Cree Nation grandmother of homicide victim speaks up for others suffering

Sister of Wetaskiwin homicide victim: ‘I’m still waiting for him to call me’

Jenelle Louis, left, with her grandmother Joyce Crier-Tootoosis. (Emily Jaycox/Ponoka News)
Coroners and Oliver RCMP are investigating the suspicious deaths of two people found in a trailer Oct. 1. (File photo)

RCMP investigating homicide near Breton

Rimbey man charged with second degree murder

  • Oct 20, 2022
Coroners and Oliver RCMP are investigating the suspicious deaths of two people found in a trailer Oct. 1. (File photo)
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Alberta RCMP issues over 2,500 traffic safety tickets over long weekend

This Thanksgiving long weekend, police forces across Canada led #OperationImpact2022, an initiative…

  • Oct 13, 2022
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bullet holes in car. file photo

Two attempted murder suspects in Ponoka shooting arrested in Banff

A male from Wetaskiwin, male from Maskwacis charged with attempted murder

  • Sep 28, 2022
bullet holes in car. file photo
RCMP badge. (File photo/Phil McLachlan)

Coronation RCMP charge suspects with property-related offences

On Sept. 10, at 1:31 a.m., Coronation RCMP received a report of…

  • Sep 20, 2022
RCMP badge. (File photo/Phil McLachlan)