Maskwacis

• ‘Gang culture is not Cree culture’: Maskwacis ads urge First Nations youth to resist life of crime

  The First Nations that make up Maskwacis, about 80 kilometres south of Edmonton, have launched an ad campaign called "Change your Colours," speaking directly to their young people.

  Canada

  Sep 9
  
• Teen handed over weapons and ran away before fatal police shooting in Wetaskiwin: ASIRT

  Hoss Lightning, 15, handed over knives and was initially cooperative but ran away when Mounties determined he was at risk and should be taken into custody, ASIRT said in an update.

  Crime

  Sep 5
  
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• Alberta First Nation condemns shooting death of 15-year-old, calls for RCMP resignations

  Hoss Lightning, who had just turned 15, was shot and killed in Wetaskiwin after allegedly calling 911 for help and now his family is speaking out.

  Perspectives

  Sep 3
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• Alberta RCMP investigate homicide in Maskwacis

  At 12:15 p.m. Sunday, Maskwacis RCMP received a report of a dead person in a home on 6 Mile on Samson Cree Nation. 

  Crime

  Feb 13
• RCMP seek tips in fatal Maskwacis pedestrian hit-and-run

  Alberta RCMP are hoping to gather more information from the public after a hit and run collision claimed the life of a 24-year-old woman in Maskwacis on Jan. 7.

  Canada

  Jan 13
• 2 homicides in 2 days after RCMP find bodies in Maskwacis house fires

  RCMP in Maskwacis, Alta., are investigating two separate homicides involving house fires in as many days after human remains were found.

  Crime

  Dec 22, 2023
• More charges laid in death of 8-year-old Edmonton girl whose body was found in Maskwacis

  Two more people have been charged with accessory to murder and indignity to a dead body after an Edmonton girl's body was found with blunt impact injuries in Maskwacis.

  Crime

  Sep 22, 2023
• 1 pedestrian dead after collision on highway near Maskwacis, Alta.: RCMP

  At about 9:30 p.m. Monday, a person was hit by a vehicle near Maskwacis, Alta., and died as a result, police said.

  Traffic

  Sep 19, 2023
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• Woman charged with 2nd-degree murder after stabbing south of Edmonton: RCMP

  RCMP said on Sunday, police were called to a home on Louis Bull First Nation for reports of a stabbing, and officers found a dead man.

  Crime

  Aug 1, 2023
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• ‘A long journey’: Reconciliation happening day by day, one year after Pope’s apology

  Many have had a year to reflect on an apology made from Pope Francis on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church that was delivered on Canadian soil in Maskwacis, Alberta.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2023