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Red Deer crime severity tumbles in latest StatsCan report
With a 20 per cent year-over-year drop, Red Deer sees the second-biggest decline among 40 other census metropolitan areas analyzed by StatsCan — only Kamloops came out ahead, with a 21 per cent decrease.
Second man pleads guilty in Edmonton 'Project Gaslight' arson and extortion plot
Manav Singh Heer, 20, pleaded guilty to arson, extortion and conspiring to commit extortion on Friday, about a year after he was among several others arrested in the Edmonton Police Service "Project Gaslight" investigation.
Former Alberta Mountie charged with aggravated assault in 2019 shooting
Retired Mountie Geordie Erickson has been charged following an Alberta police watchdog investigation of an April 2019 shooting that left a man seriously injured.
Edmonton man charged with impersonating police officer, sexually assaulting woman
EPS is investigating 'the use of an officer's uniform in a criminal incident' after 34-year-old Kyle Boozan charged with impersonating a police officer in order to gain access to a woman's home.
Edmonton piano, violin teacher charged with sexual offences against 9-year-old student
Peter Burandt, 68, was arrested this week, with police saying Wednesday that a nine-year-old girl reported he sexually assaulted her on several occasions during piano lessons in his home.
Family of missing Cree woman pleads for information after Edmonton disappearance
The last confirmed sighting of 24-year-old Natanis Merasty was in Edmonton more than two months ago. Her vehicle was subsequently seen travelling through B.C. and Saskatchewan, before it was found abandoned in James Smith Cree Nation.
Edmonton police investigating new reports of extortion targeting South Asian community
Edmonton police are looking into a new round of threats and extortion attempts against members of the city's South Asian community. The latest incidents, police say, seem to be separate from the Project Gaslight crimes.
Former AHS CEO denies defamation claims from Alberta premier's ex-chief of staff
In a statement of defence filed last week, Athana Mentzelopoulos said she hasn't defamed Marshall Smith, nor has he suffered damages as a result.
Man gets 7-year sentence for Edmonton LRT stabbing, his 4th violent offence on transit
Jamal Wheeler pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the killing of Rukinisha Nkundabatware near the Belvedere LRT station — Wheeler's fourth conviction a violent incident in Edmonton's transit system.
Edmonton City Centre mall owner goes into receivership
A court order granted on Monday put a receiver in charge of managing and operating assets owned by Edmonton City Centre Inc. That includes the mall, TD Tower, 102A Tower, Centre Point Place and building parkades — in total, about 1.4 million square feet of office and retail space.