Thorsby

• Spill involving ‘oilfield material’ forces RCMP to divert 38 km of highway in central Alberta

  Part of Highway 39 and Highway 20 in central Alberta were closed after a goopy substance used in the oilfield spilled down a stretch of the roads spanning 38 kilometres.

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  Jan 26
  
• Man guilty in Thorsby gas-and-dash death to have conditions when released from prison

  Mitchell Robert Sydlowski was sentenced in September 2020 to three years, 10 months and two days in prison after receiving credit for the time he served in pretrial custody.

  Crime

  Nov 20, 2023
  
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• 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.

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  Sep 18, 2023
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• Alberta paramedic killed in collision to be given full EMS honours procession

  Primary care paramedic Dallas Boyko will receive a full EMS honours procession ahead of her celebration of life on Wednesday.

  Traffic

  Sep 20, 2022
• Paramedic, driver dead after car drifts across highway centre line in Thorsby

  The 51-year-old paramedic from Spruce Grove, who was driving the ambulance, and the driver of the oncoming vehicle both died on scene.

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  Sep 10, 2022
• Man guilty in gas-and-dash death of Alberta gas station owner out on day parole

  Mitchell Robert Sydlowski, who is 31, was sentenced in September 2020 to seven years in prison for the death of 54-year-old Ki Yun Jo.

  Crime

  Apr 19, 2022
• RCMP charge pair involved in fraudulent cattle sales in Alberta and Saskatchewan

  Fraudulent cattle sales in Saskatchewan and Alberta have landed fraud charges for two residents of Two Hills, Alta.

  Crime

  Sep 27, 2021
• Leduc County residents oppose proposed compost facility linked to Edmonton operation

  Leduc County residents are concerned with a proposal from Carbon Capture Farms to build a compost facility near Thorsby, as it's closely connected with Cleanit Greenit in Edmonton.

  Environment

  Mar 19, 2021
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• RCMP say alcohol suspected after man dies, 3 injured in vehicle rollover near Thorsby

  RCMP said alcohol is believed to have been a factor in a single-vehicle collision Saturday evening near Thorsby, Alta., that killed one man and injured three passengers. 

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  Nov 22, 2020
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• Man accused in deadly Thorsby gas and dash pleads guilty to manslaughter

  Ki Yun Jo, the 54-year-old Thorsby Fas Gas station owner, was struck and killed by a vehicle as he tried to stop the driver from leaving without paying.

  Crime

  Aug 14, 2020