Beyond Local

LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA — A Crown prosecutor said Wednesday that the trial for three men charged over their roles in an Alberta border blockade two years ago has nothing to do with their beliefs or right to protest.

Steven Aaron Zwick, 26, of Airdrie, and Paul Joseph Rushton, 52, of Calgary, have each been charged with one count of first-degree murder. They will next appear in court on Thursday, April 4, 2024.   

Saskatchewan resident Shaun Rains, 49, has been charged in an Alberta casino robbery that happened late last year.

There were approximately 60 stranded bus passengers at the scene, 48 of which were youth who were on an international school ski trip from Tonbridge, UK

The avalanche victim was located by researchers in a helicopter because a ski was visible.

Robert Adam describes himself as “Calgary’s Dream Angel Cowboy,”

Police say another carbon-levy protest further south in the Crowsnest Pass on Monday led to a multi-vehicle crash after five large farm tractors refused to stop for police

Representatives from United Nurses of Alberta, Alberta Union of Provincial Employees concerned over new regulations for continuing care.

Police say an 11-year-old boy has died after he was attacked by two large dogs in an Edmonton home.

Shaun Walton, 36, of no fixed address, but originally from Wimborne, was killed in a hit and run southeast of Innisfail March 28.