Okotoks

Canada and Mexico have signed a pact to deepen economic and security ties ahead of what is expected to be a challenging round of negotiations with the United States on a trilateral trade deal.

The agreement — billed as a comprehensive strategic partnership — was signed by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City Thursday.

It includes a plan to build infrastructure such as ports, rail and energy corridors while tackling crime and protecting the environment.

RCMP are investigating after a shooting in Okotoks sent one person to hospital Thursday evening (Sept. 18).

Police say officers were called to the area of Drake Landing Terrace at 6:09 p.m.

Emergency crews took one victim to hospital with injuries. Their condition has not been released.

A heavy police presence remains in the area as the investigation continues.

Investigators believe the shooting was targeted and say there is no risk to the public.

Okotoks RCMP were on scene of a shooting in the area of Drake Landing Terrace.

Emergency crews took one victim to hospital with injuries on Thursday night (Sept. 18). 

Police say there is no ongoing risk to the public.

RCMP added that a release with further details about the investigation was expected at a later time.

The Alberta government has chosen not to renew its ban on the practice of "carding" by police officers.

The provincial regulation enforcing the ban was due for renewal this past summer, but a government letter to the Edmonton Police Commission says the province wouldn't be renewing it.

Carding refers to police officers stopping members of the public without reason and asking for identification.

Officers who responded to an Israel-Palestine protest in Calgary have been cleared of wrongdoing after a teen was forced to the ground and concussed.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, or ASIRT, says police arrested the 13-year-old at the downtown protest in November 2023 for assault after spitting at an officer.

It says the teen was part of a group of people who broke away from the main protest and gathered at city hall, blocking an intersection.

A nasty standoff between the Alberta government and its 51,000 teachers – with each side accusing the other of lying — is set to turn into an all-out advertising war.

Finance Minister Nate Horner’s office confirmed Wednesday it plans to release an advertising campaign to push its side in the dispute, countering a campaign by the Alberta Teachers’ Association that has been ongoing for weeks.

“The government must now correct the false narrative the ATA has created,” Horner says in a statement.

The Conservatives are pushing for a "three strikes" law to deny bail to repeat offenders and tougher sanctions for domestic violence.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made crime a central focus of his election campaign in the spring, and on Thursday he brought that message to the House of Commons.

The Conservatives brought forward a motion calling on the government to introduce what they call a "three-strikes-and-you're-out" law to prevent people convicted of three "serious" offences from getting bail, probation, parole or house arrest.

One person died and another was seriously injured after a two-vehicle collision near Stavely on Tuesday (Sept. 16).

The crash happened at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 527 around 3:45 p.m.

A 2020 Kia Stinger collided with a 2003 Chevrolet Malibu. The driver of the Chevrolet, a 40-year-old man, was declared dead at the scene. His passenger suffered serious injuries.

Neither of the Kia’s two occupants was injured.

RCMP say the cause of the crash is under investigation.

RAM Everyday Adventure has its newest champion—and a new truck to match!

Craig Staniland is now the proud owner of an $83,000 RAM 1500 Big Horn, courtesy of Your Alberta RAM Dealers and 99.7 Sun Country!

“I actually have no idea what to say—this is just insane,” Staniland said after learning the life-changing news.

This wasn’t Staniland’s first attempt. He’s been entering the contest for years, multiple times, hoping his name would one day be drawn. That persistence finally paid off.

A new fieldhouse and library is on the way for a southwest community in Calgary.  

Ground has been broken for a community fieldhouse and public library at the Belmont Civic Site, near the intersection of Creekside Blvd S.W., and 210 Avenue S.W.  

“Very excited to put shovels in the ground for the new Belmont Fieldhouse and Library,” said Dan McLean, Ward 13 Calgary Councillor, in a Facebook post.