Slave Lake

• Alberta woman dies after pipe detaches from truck’s load, crashes through windshield

  The woman was driving with her daughter and swerved when the pipe came towards the passenger side so it came through the driver’s side windshield, according to a family member.

  Canada

  Oct 2
  
• Central Alberta man killed in rollover on Highway 2 near Slave Lake

  Slave Lake RCMP responded late Saturday night after a pickup truck veered off the road and rolled into the ditch on Highway 2, around five kilometers south of Slave Lake.

  Traffic

  Sep 18
  
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• 3-year-old hit, killed by pickup truck in northern Alberta

  The child was hit by a truck in the southeast part of town and later died from the injuries, according to Slave Lake RCMP.

  Crime

  May 24
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• Breathing in bad air: The health costs of climate change and wildfires

  According to a 2019 report by the World Health Organization, more than 20 per cent of cardiovascular deaths are caused by air pollution, not unlike smoke-filled air from wildfires.

  Environment

  May 19
• Man charged with murder in father’s death on Driftpile First Nation

  A 26-year-old man from Driftpile First Nation has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his father. 

  Crime

  Apr 12
• 5 killed, 1 child in life-threatening condition after head-on crash near High Prairie, Alta.

  Three family members driving in a minivan were killed, along with two people in a truck that was driving on the wrong side of the road, according to police.

  Traffic

  Mar 20
• Alberta boy, 5, killed in dog attack was in care of children’s services: ‘It’s heartbreaking’

  The fatal dog attack happened the evening of Sunday, March 5 on the Whitefish Lake First Nation, which is about 375 kilometres north of Edmonton.

  Canada

  Mar 9
• RCMP believe Alberta toddler Jeffrey Dupres, missing for 43 years, is still alive

  Alberta RCMP are reviewing the cold case of Jeffrey Dupres: a toddler who vanished without a trace in Slave Lake, Alta. on April 24, 1980.

  Crime

  Mar 1
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• Mom still seeking answers 43 years after her toddler vanished in Alberta

  In April 1980, three-year-old Jeffrey Dupres vanished from the front yard of his parents new home in Slave Lake, Alta. Decades later, his mom is still looking for him.

  Canada

  Feb 25
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• UCP MLA Pat Rehn not running in upcoming election

  In a letter to constituents, Rehn said serving the community and province has “been the privilege of a lifetime."

  Politics

  Jan 15