Strathcona County

• Suicidal man wanted RCMP to shoot him in Sherwood Park in July, ASIRT says

  ASIRT said a man who wanted to die showed up at the Strathcona County RCMP with a note apologizing to officers, and pointed a gun with the intention of being killed by police.

  Crime

  Oct 21, 2025
  
• Excavator on trailer hits Whitemud Drive overpass — again

  It comes just over two years after a near-identical scenario shut down the busy interchange on the east side of Edmonton.

  Traffic

  Sep 4, 2025
  
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• Sherwood Park hit with hail, up to 75 mm of rain Sunday night: Environment Canada

  The forecast for Sherwood Park this week projects that there is a potential for rainfall each day through Sunday.

  Weather

  Jun 16, 2025
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• Pilot airlifted to hospital after fiery plane crash at Cooking Lake Airport

  A small plane crashed while attempting to land and caught on fire at Cooking Lake Airport on Monday in Strathcona County.

  Canada

  May 26, 2025
• Woman dies from being hit by vehicle in Sherwood Park Mall parking lot

  A 60-year-old woman died Thursday afternoon after a vehicle caught on a median and trying to get unstuck accelerated too quickly and hit her, according to Strathcona County RCMP.

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  Apr 18, 2025
• Strathcona County firefighters warn of lithium-ion battery risks after home destroyed

  In the early morning hours of Saturday, July 20, Strathcona County firefighters were called to a fire at a home in a rural part of the county.

  Fire

  Jul 30, 2024
• Pedestrian dies after vehicle hits him on Wye Road in Strathcona County: RCMP

  Police said officers were called to a report of a vehicle striking a pedestrian in the area of Wye Road and Range Road 221.

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  Jun 21, 2024
• Strathcona County RCMP make ‘largest single’ drug bust in detachment’s history

  Strathcona County RCMP have taken more than $1 million worth of drugs off the streets in what police call the largest single seizure in the detachment's history. 

  Crime

  Jun 19, 2024
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• Firefighters receive special training to combat wildfires near urban communities

  With wildfires becoming more common and closer to communities near forests and grasslands, the International Association of Fire Fighters said it's time to think outside the box.

  Fire

  May 28, 2024
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• Sherwood Park principal charged with sexual assault

  A 42-year-old Sherwood Park school principal has been charged with sexual assault. 

  Crime

  May 14, 2024