Church Arson

• Police lay charges for recent Regina church fire

  Police arrested and charged 31-year-old Jordan Willet on Friday evening following an arson investigation into a fire at the Blessed Sacrament Parish last week.

  Fire

  Feb 17, 2024
  
• RCMP suspect arson in church fire in Okotoks

  Okotoks RCMP and the Foothills County Fire Department are investigating a church fire that took place around 1:20 a.m. Sunday morning at Okotoks Alliance Church.

  Fire

  Feb 10, 2023
  
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• Fire at Fox Lake church was deliberately set: RCMP

  A church in Fox Lake, Alta., sustained 'significant damage' in a fire on Saturday night, RCMP said. 

  Crime

  Aug 9, 2021
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• Youth charged with arson after fire at abandoned church on Kehewin Cree Nation

  At 9:45 p.m. on July 9, crews responded to a report of a fire at Our Lady of Mercy, an abandoned church on the Kehewin Cree Nation.

  Crime

  Jul 10, 2021
• Church burns to the ground in St. Theresa Point after Easter Sunday mass

  St. Theresa Point Roman Calthoic Church caught fire at about 2:50 p.m. Sunday. RCMP called it arson. No one was hurt.

  Crime

  Apr 5, 2021
• Merritt man arrested in connection to string of church arsons

  One of the fires completely destroyed a nearly 150-year-old historic church.

  Crime

  Jan 18, 2019
• Arson probed in loss of Murray United Church, second Merritt-area church to burn down in one day

  The church, which was nearly 150 years old, burned down in a matter of minutes, witnesses said.

  Crime

  Jan 11, 2019
• Arrest of black man in black church fire in Mississippi sparks controversy

  The arrest of a black man on a charge of burning a black Mississippi church that was spray-painted with the words "Vote Trump" has sparked bickering online and consternation in the community surrounding the church.

  World

  Dec 22, 2016