Maskwacis

• RCMP make arrest in connection with ‘shelter in place’ in Ponoka County Sunday

  Ponoka RCMP made an arrest after a shelter in place order was enacted for Ponoka County and Maskwacis on Sunday, when police said they were looking for Zachary Dylan Littlechild.

  Crime

  May 8
  
• Body of missing 8-year-old girl found in Maskwacis, 3rd suspect charged

  The body of the missing girl was found in Maskwacis, south of Edmonton. A 25-year-old man has been added to the accused list.

  Crime

  Apr 29
  
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• ‘A wicked web of lies’: Alberta town under fire for rejecting wellness centre for Indigenous families

  The building at 5430 51A St. in Bashaw and its failed 'change in use' application is the subject of a $4 million lawsuit that alleges 'misuse of power rooted in prejudice.'

  Canada

  Apr 21
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• Journey towards reconciliation includes access to traditional ceremony

  In order to heal from the trauma endured in residential schools, many Indigenous people have turned to traditional healing ceremonies.

  Perspectives

  Mar 16
• Maskwacis elder sees big change in her community following papal visit

  An elder who attended the apology of Pope Francis said his actions lifted a weight off of her mind and allowed her community to begin the healing process.

  Canada

  Mar 14
• Alberta mother devastated after receiving the wrong baby remains from Wetaskiwin Hospital

  Cara Roan suffered a miscarriage at the Wetaskiwin Hospital at the end of January and afterwards received and buried the remains of another woman's child.

  Health

  Feb 21
• Louis Bull Tribe signs deal with Ottawa allowing it to run its own child welfare system

  A First Nation south of Edmonton announced Wednesday it has signed a deal with the federal government that allows it to run its own child welfare system.

  Canada

  Feb 1
• Man with rifle dies after being shot by RCMP in Maskwacis: ASIRT

  A man who was shot by RCMP in Maskwacis on Dec. 1 died two days later, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said.

  Crime

  Dec 5, 2022
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• ASIRT investigating after man shot, critically injured by RCMP in Maskwacis

  Alberta's police watchdog is investigating after a man was critically injured when he was shot by an RCMP officer in Maskwacis, Alta., on Thursday.

  Crime

  Dec 1, 2022
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• RCMP conducting homicide investigation on Samson Cree Nation

  RCMP are treating the death of a 19-year-old Maskwacis man over the weekend as a homicide and are looking for information from the public.

  Crime

  Nov 7, 2022