Crime & Courts

Province doubles number of articling students working for Crown prosecutors in rural areas

The province has announced it has doubled the amount of articling students working for the Crown prosecution service from eight to 16. The students will be coming to different areas of the province, i...

Feb 22, 2020 Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer (Photo: Government of Alberta)

Supreme Court grants Alberta woman new trial in husband's shooting death

OTTAWA - An Alberta woman sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting her husband and setting her home on fire will get a new trial. Deborah Doonanco was found guilty in November 2016 of second-d...

Feb 18, 2020

Former Fort McMurray fire chief accused of harassment in earlier Calgary jobs

CALGARY - A former Alberta fire chief hailed by many as a hero for his role in battling the massive 2016 wildfire in Fort McMurray has been accused of sexually harassing a female subordinate duri...

Feb 13, 2020

33-year-old Lethbridge man facing sexual assault charges

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 33-year-old Lethbridge man is facing several charges in relation to an alleged sexual assault that occurred in a woman's residence between late Friday night (Feb. 7), and early Satu...

Feb 10, 2020 Lethbridge Police Vehicle

Promising Lethbridge soccer player sentenced to prison on drug related charges

LETHBRIDGE, AB - As 25-year-old Peter Ntignee sat in the prisoner box in Lethbridge Provincial Court Monday (Feb. 10), his father sat quietly near the back of the courtroom, quietly weeping into his h...

Feb 10, 2020 Lethbridge Courthouse

Convicted triple murderer Derek Saretzky's appeal heard in Calgary

CALGARY, AB - An appeal launched by convicted triple murderer Derek Saretzky back in Sept. 2017 is expected to be heard Monday (Feb. 10) by a panel of three judges in Alberta's highest court.The appea...

Feb 10, 2020 Derek Saretzky and victims Hanne Meketech, Terry Blanchette, Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette

Lethbridge Police investigating apparent homicide

LETHBRIDGE, AB - UPDATE 12 P.M. - Lethbridge Police are still looking for those connected with an apparent homicide in the 200 blk. of University Drive West. The bi-level home brown and white home is ...

Feb 07, 2020 Home along the 200 blk. of University Dr. West where a 35-year-old man was shot and killed

Not guilty pleas entered for Blood Tribe officer charged with sexual assault

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Not guilty pleas have been entered on behalf of a Blood Tribe Constable charged with two counts of sexual assault. Lethbridge lawyer Scott Hadford, acting as agent for Bradley Chief B...

Feb 05, 2020 Lethbridge Courthouse

Chronic sex offender played video games, refused to complete prison programs

ILETHBRIDGE, AB - A Court of Queen's Bench Justice presiding over a Dangerous Offender Hearing for 35-year-old chronic sex offender Trevor Pritchard, heard that he was distracted by video games, refus...

Feb 04, 2020 Trevor Pritchard

Alberta RCMP to play Cupid this month, attempting to 'shoot down' vehicle thefts

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta RCMP will play Cupid for the month of February - trying to protect Albertans' vehicles through social media with #VehicleValentines.The reason behind the effort is very simple! ...

Feb 04, 2020 RCMP #VehicleValentines