Athabasca RCMP were called Oct. 21 for reports of a woman who appeared to be intoxicated 'acting strangely' outside a Calling Lake home.

Athabasca RCMP issued a news release Tuesday night that said an investigation into a deadly single-vehicle crash in northern Alberta this weekend is ongoing.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says a man who was shot and killed by the RCMP over the weekend was carrying a firearm and "intended an armed confrontation with police."

Police said a 29-year-old man was found dead on the Jean Baptiste Gambler First Nations Reserve in the early morning hours on Sept. 19, 2020.

The man made comments during 911 calls Saturday night that he "wanted to engage RCMP members in a shootout," according to a news release.

RCMP is investigating another two fires in Calling Lake, Alta., less than two weeks after officers deemed three separate fires in the hamlet as arsons.

A recent string of house fires in the northern Alberta hamlet of Calling Lake were deliberately set, according to RCMP who are now investigating the blazes.

A 28-year-old man is facing several charges after an Alberta RCMP officer was attacked with a machete over the weekend.

Charges have been laid a day after a school and other buildings in Calling Lake, Alta., were put into lockdown over reports of a gunman walking down a street in the community and firing off shots.

RCMP are investigating after a rural homeowner was allegedly shot at during a break-in at his property in Athabasca County early Tuesday morning.