Crime & Courts

Dozens gather at Whistle Stop Cafe to rally against health orders

MIRROR, Alta. - RCMP ticketed protesters leaving an anti-lockdown rally outside a central Alberta caf Saturday, after the establishment was closed by health officials earlier in the week.Despite pouri...

May 08, 2021

Canadian on death row says execution may be 'preferable' to endless prison time

Ronald Smith sounds tired. Despite good news last month, when a bill to resume executions in Montana was unexpectedly defeated, the Canadian on death row in that state is in a sombre mood. Smith, orig...

May 07, 2021

Trial to begin for Alberta pastor accused of violating COVID-19 health orders

EDMONTON - The trial of an Alberta pastor accused of not following public health orders meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 is to begin today.Pastor James Coates of GraceLife Church spent a month in ...

May 03, 2021

Alberta man accused of entering U.S. in kayak, running from border officer

MISSOULA, Mont. - An Alberta man is awaiting a next court date in Montana after he was detained by American authorities for allegedly crossing the border in a kayak. The U.S. Department of Justice say...

Apr 27, 2021

20-year-old man charged with robbery

MEDICINE HAT, AB -Medicine Hat Police have charged a 20-year-old man in connection with a robbery at a local business earlier this month.Police received a report of a robbery at a business located in ...

Apr 20, 2021

Proposed law in Montana to restart lethal injections falls short by narrow margin

HELENA, Mont. - The Montana senate has narrowly defeated a bill that would have removed obstacles that prevent the state from resuming executions. The decision directly affects Canadian Ronald Smith, ...

Apr 15, 2021

Brief court appearance for man charged with killing Red Deer doctor

The man charged in the slaying of a Red Deer family doctor last summer made a brief court appearance Wednesday. Deng Mabiour, 54, stands charged with first-degree murder in the Aug. 10, 2020 killing o...

Apr 14, 2021

'This is torture:' Proposed law in Montana looms over Canadian on death row

RED DEER, Alta. - The fate of a Canadian man who has been on death row in Montana for 38 years could become more tenuous as the state gets closer to removing obstacles that prevent it from resuming ex...

Apr 05, 2021

Robert Hoefman collapses during sentencing for first-degree murder

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Convicted murderer and extortionist Robert Hoefman collapsed just as Justice Dallas Miller was delivering his sentence in a Medicine Hat courtroom Thursday afternoon.A commotion the...

Mar 25, 2021

52 drug poisoning deaths in Lethbridge in 2020, nearly double provincial rate

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reporting a record number of deaths due to illicit drug consumption in Lethbridge last year.The latest Alberta Substance Use Surveillance Report shows...

Mar 23, 2021