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Alberta addictions minister’s tweet about supervised consumption sites draws concern
Alberta’s associate minister of mental health and addictions is being criticized for a message he wrote on Twitter about supervised consumption sites. The United Conservative government has said community concerns and a rapidly growing addictions crisis is why it called…
Interviews with family of German tourist shot on Alberta highway played in court
The wife of a German tourist who was shot in the head while driving on an Alberta highway told police she remembers hearing a pop and then smelling the strong odour of gunpowder before her husband drove off the road.…
CAMH increasing clinical, security staff after patient missing for 2 weeks leaves Canada
A spokesperson for Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) says changes are coming to the hospital’s processes and staffing after a man found not criminally responsible in the death of his roommate left Canada. Toronto police said they…
Winnipeg police to address controversial picture making social media rounds
Winnipeg police say they will be addressing a controversial photo that made the rounds on social media late last week. The photo appears to show officers and fire paramedics posing with a vulnerable man for a photo. The photo was…
P.E.I. RCMP arrest man after seizing drugs, cash and firearms in Elmsdale
The P.E.I. RCMP have arrested a man after a search at a residence in Elmsdale on Monday. Police say they found over half an ounce of cocaine, cannabis, over $3,900 in cash, two shotguns and ammunition, and over 30 cartons…
St. Albert pediatrician charged with sexual assault allowed to practise with chaperone present
A St. Albert pediatrician charged with sexual assault can once again practise in Alberta as long as a chaperone is present. Earlier this year, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta suspended Dr. Ramneek Kumar’s practice permit. Story continues…
Fentanyl, meth seized, and three people charged in Regina drug bust
Two men and a woman are facing numerous drug-related charges after an Regina Police Service investigation into illegal drug-trafficking. Two search warrants were carried out in the 100 block of Paynter Crescent and the 1800 block of Victoria Avenue on…
London police urge victims to come forward after 2 arrested in human trafficking investigation
London police are asking for victims to come forward after two people were arrested in relation to a human trafficking operation that investigators say targeted students. Police say the arrests stem from an online ad that promoted a “great opportunity”…
Man, 53, allegedly stabbed by son at west Edmonton home: EPS
A man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after allegedly being stabbed by his son in a west Edmonton home Wednesday morning, according to Edmonton police. Police responded to an assault complaint near Gariepy Crescent and 172 Street in…