AlbertaAug 24, 2022
Another case of gun violence in Calgary, Police are investigating
Police are investigating another case of gun violence in Calgary, this time it happened in the southeast community of Radisson Heights yesterday.
Calgary police have not released any information regarding injuries or the individuals involved.
Police say it is the city's 97th shooting this year.
On Monday, police were called to respond to a shooting in Pineridge that officials say involved two vehicles, but no was reported injured.
There were two shootings in the city on Sunday.
AlbertaAug 24, 2022
RCMP investigate after Leela Aheer's social media accounts were hacked
Alberta RCMP are confirming they are investigating after Leela Aheer, a candidate in the United Conservative Party leadership race, reported that some of her social media accounts had been compromised.
Aheer, who was elected in the riding of Chestermere-Strathmore in 2019, says she was shocked to discover that both her personal and public Facebook accounts had been hacked.
In a Twitter post, she called it a targeted attack and said there were inappropriate messages being sent through it as a result.
She says that her account was being used for sexual exploitation and that --quote -- ``we will
AlbertaAug 23, 2022
UCP leadership candidate Leela Aheer's social media accounts hacked
A spokesperson for United Conservative Party leadership candidate Leela Aheer says her personal and public social media accounts have been hacked.
Aheer's campaign manager says the member of legislative assembly who represents the Chestermere-Strathmore constituency in Alberta is devastated.
The hacker is promoting child exploitation and nudity on her accounts.
Aheer's team says it is trying to figure out how to retrieve her accounts from the hacker.
AlbertaAug 23, 2022
Alberta RCMP members demoralized over provincial police proposal, commissioner says
The head of Alberta's RCMP says the provincial government's proposal to form its own police force is hurting Mountie morale.
Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki says staff are concerned about their futures and the futures of their partners and their families.
Justice Minister Tyler Shandro says a made-in-Alberta police force would provide better policing for all regions, including improved response times with the use of community detachments and larger hubs.
Zablocki says the Alberta government's proposed model is very close to what the R-C-M-P already provides with its roughly 35-hundred memb
AlbertaAug 22, 2022
Environment Canada issues special air quality statement for the Edmonton
Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for the Edmonton area.
The Air Quality Health Index was sitting at seven out of 10 this morning, which is considered to be a high risk.
Environment Canada says strenuous activities outdoors should be reduced or rescheduled.
It says the haze is from wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia.
Environment Canada predicts the AQHI will drop to a four - moderate risk on Monday night, and sit at three - low risk on Tuesday.
AlbertaAug 22, 2022
Calgary police investigating two shootings in the city happened less than 24 hours
Police say officers responded to a shooting yesterday evening the neighbourhood of Penbrooke Meadows.
They say officers found a man inside a vehicle with gunshot wounds and sent to hospital in stable condition.
Police say an early morning shooting yesterday left one man dead.
They did not disclose whether the two shootings were connected, but they say the shooting in the evening did not appear to be random.
According to police, witnesses reported seeing two vehicles "exchanging gunfire." The Calgary Police Service located one vehicle at the scene and found an injured man inside. Paramedics too
AlbertaAug 22, 2022
Police say man dead after early morning shooting at Calgary restaurant
Police in Calgary say a man is dead following reports of gunshots at a bar early Sunday.
In a news release, police say they were called to the Ambassador Restaurant and Bar in the Radisson Heights neighbourhood at around 4:40 a.m.
They say officers found a man with what appeared to be a gunshot wound and began life-saving measures, but he died at the scene.
Police say witnesses reported hearing gunshots and then saw a man fleeing, and investigators are seeking a suspect described as approximately 30-years-old, 6' 2`` tall, with a medium build and short black hair.
An autopsy for the victim is
AlbertaAug 19, 2022
Calgary police investigate stabbing near Memorial Drive
Calgary police have cordoned off a section of the Bow River pathway in the northeast after a stabbing last night.
They say one person was stabbed and sent to by ambulance to the Foothills Medical Centre in critical, life-threatening condition.
An E-M-S spokesperson says the victim, a man believed to be his 30s, suffered multiple traumatic injuries from an edged weapon.
Police have not indicated whether any arrests have been made in connection with the attack.
CPS officials say person was stabbed at around 10 p.m.Thursday night.
As of Friday at 7 a.m., a portion of the river pathway between t
AlbertaAug 19, 2022
Defence lawyers in Alberta will stop taking serious legal aid
Groups representing defence lawyers in a dispute with Alberta over funding say their members will not take on serious criminal offence cases starting on September 1st.
The groups include the Criminal Defence Lawyers Association in Calgary, the Criminal Trial Lawyers Association in Edmonton, the Southern Alberta Defence Lawyers Association and the Red Deer Criminal Lawyers Association.
The types of cases they will refuse include most sexual offences, firearms-related offences, all homicides and dangerous offender proceedings.
They say defence lawyers are taking the action following a meeting wi