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Parkland RCMP release photos of suspect vehicles in stolen wheelchair trailer case
PARKLAND COUNTY, AB. - Parkland RCMP have released images of two suspect vehicles as they search for a stolen trailer carrying 15 youth sport wheelchairs belonging to the Northern Lights Wheelchair Ba...
Jon Tupper Nov 26, 2025 Suspect vehicle two in wheelchair athletics heist. Supplied image

Pot of gold: provinces rake in most of Canada's cannabis taxes
OTTAWA - A newly tabled report shows the federal and provincial governments have collected more than $5.4 billion in cannabis tax revenue since legalization in October 2018. Figures submitted to the H...
Jon Tupper Nov 26, 2025 By United States Fish and Wildlife Service - [1], specifically CASA1_LF.jpg. (If the links expire, the photo can be found by searching for "cannabis" at the GIMP photo archive.)The original file with a watermark is at http://www.fws.gov/midwest/sherburne/CASA1.htm, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21916

Alberta faces surge of recall bids as 14 UCP MLAs targeted in growing backlash over teachers strike and government actions
EDMONTON - The number of Alberta MLAs facing recall petitions has risen to 14 after Elections Alberta approved five more applications this week, adding to a growing wave of voter-led challenges to Pre...
Jon Tupper Nov 26, 2025 Alberta Legislature in session, image via https://www.assembly.ab.ca

Fraser Institute reports government jobs making up 30 per cent of Canada's employment growth
VANCOUVER - Canada added 950,000 government sector jobs between 2015 and 2024, accounting for about 30 per cent of the country's total employment growth over that period, according to a new study from...
Jon Tupper Nov 26, 2025 benkrut / Depositphotos.com

RCMP hunt for stolen trailer carrying youth sport wheelchairs
PARKLAND COUNTY, Alta. - Parkland RCMP are asking for the public's help after a trailer loaded with sport wheelchairs was stolen from a high school in the Stony Plain area. Police say the theft was re...
Jon Tupper Nov 26, 2025 By Pierre-Selim - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18644744

Alberta expands affordable housing program as population surge drives demand
EDMONTON - Alberta and the federal government are committing $200 million to build thousands of new affordable homes across the province as Alberta remains the fastest growing province in Canada and c...
Jon Tupper Nov 26, 2025 Timber frame house under construction. Wikimedia Commons. CC License. Photo by L Maule

Holiday display nominations open across Wood Buffalo
FORT McMURRAY - Residents across the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo can now nominate their favourite holiday light displays as the annual Nominate Your Neighbour program returns for the season....
Jon Tupper Nov 26, 2025 RMWB Communities in Bloom, winter lights. RMWB Web Image

Bill proposes dual practice model and drug coverage changes as Opposition raises concerns
EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced a sweeping health bill that proposes major changes to drug coverage, physician rules, food safety and health card requirements, while Opposition critics argue the leg...
Jon Tupper Nov 26, 2025 jewhyte / Depositphotos.com

RCMP sees strong turnout for women-focused recruiting day in Wood Buffalo
FORT McMURRAY - Wood Buffalo RCMP say a women-focused recruiting event held this fall drew strong interest and left several participants feeling closer to a policing career. The September presentation...
Jon Tupper Nov 26, 2025 RCMP Recruitment event, 2025

Masked group reported entering home in Fort Chipewyan; four charged after RCMP response
FORT CHIPEWYAN - RCMP in Fort Chipewyan say four suspects were arrested after officers responded to a wellbeing check that turned into a firearms investigation. Police say they were called around 9 a....
Jon Tupper Nov 25, 2025 RCMP Officer, Summer 2025. File photo by Jon Tupper








