Anna Ferensowicz

A report published by Ernst & Young LLP which compared private passenger vehicle insurance rates across Canada has shown that Albertans are paying some of the highest prices for automobile insurance anywhere in the country.

On November 23, the Wainwright RCMP, the Eastern Alberta District (EAD) Crime Reduction Unit (CRU), along with Postal Inspectors from Canada Post executed a search warrant in the evening for a residence and vehicle belonging to a Canada Post employee.

"A significant seizure of stolen property in excess of 500 deliverable items was recovered. The deliverable parcels have been returned to Canada Post for continuation in the delivery process to their intended destination," RCMP press releases stated.

The paramedic and first responder community are in mourning after they learned of the news that one of their own colleagues responded to a horrific car crash in which her daughter was involved in. 

The 19-year-old man who was on trial for the first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of Calgary police officer, Sgt. Andrew Harnett was found guilty of manslaughter at the Court of King's Bench in Calgary on Thursday afternoon. The man's name is under a publication ban as he was 17 when the offence took place.

In delivering the decision, Justice Anna Loparco said that finding the accused guilty of first-degree murder was a high bar to meet, one that was not met in this case.

On a particularly chilly evening at the end of August, Jody Hudey and her son Dolphis Seguin decided that the family cat, Gustophe, would spend the night snuggled with them in their tents. The family, who is originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba had made the trek to the Spray Lakes West Campground in Alberta for Dolphis' birthday. On that fateful evening, Hudey took Gustophe out of his kennel and took him inside the tent, making sure he had his harness on. 

Calgary police have charged 41-year-old Nicklaus Youal Ekhugie with one count of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, one count of assault with a weapon and one count of sexual assault after a police investigation into reports that a male suspect had been seen on the University of Calgary campus brandishing a weapon and stabbing people.

It is believed that Ekhugie is also responsible for a sexual assault that occurred earlier the same day downtown.

Factory Film Studio and Hot Shots Films, based in Edmonton, are searching for the female lead of an upcoming non-union feature film: Red Pine City. The movie centers on a reluctant enforcer who teams up with a beautiful, talented country singer to remove the scourge of a local mobster. The film is currently in pre-production. 

The province is inviting Albertans to participate in an outdoor ceremony in honour of the late Queen Elizabeth at the Alberta legislature at 10 a.m. on Monday, September 19. 

"The day of her funeral in London will begin with a moment of silence. Workplaces, schools, offices and retail stores are encouraged to also observe the moment of silence."

Airdrie resident Caitlin Johnson was heading back to Airdrie in the afternoon on Saturday, August 27 on Highway 2 near Carstairs, when she noticed what appeared to be smoke.

"In the distance, on the left-hand shoulder [lane] side of the road, it looked like there was a big cloud of smoke. I thought it was a fire at first. Then, as I got closer, the traffic slowed down," she said. "I saw a car, it looked like it had rolled a few times, but it was sitting upright."

After appealing to the public for help in finding a vehicle and driver that was suspected of being involved in a suspected child luring incident on Monday, the Calgary Police have located the driver.

"We were able to locate the driver and speak with him. While the driver is not under arrest and is not facing any charges at this time, police continue to investigate the circumstances that led to the interaction with the child," a press release stated.