Wetaskiwin County

• Wetaskiwin County initiative could reduce garbage going to the dump by 90%

  The future of waste processing is coming to Wetaskiwin County: a Canada-made solution that uses steam to break down trash and cuts greenhouse gas emissions.

  Environment

  Apr 5, 2024
  
• RCMP continue to investigate fatal crash near Leduc on Tuesday

  RCMP continue to investigate a fatal collision that claimed the life of a 64-year-old Wetaskiwin County resident on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2023
  
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• Man charged with 1st-degree murder in death of Wetaskiwin County woman

  Alberta RCMP major crimes and the Central Alberta District GIS unit investigated the death and arrested 44-year-old Corey Anderson on Friday.

  Crime

  Dec 20, 2022
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• Murder, arson charges laid after man found dead in Wetaskiwin County fire

  Three people have been charged with murder and arson after the body of Clifford Stauffer was found following a house fire on a rural property in Wetaskiwin County.

  Crime

  Jun 27, 2021
• Alberta officials warned oilpatch faced ‘landslide’ of failures. Then coronavirus struck

  The provincial regulator warned in April that some companies were walking away from contaminated sites without properly shutting down.

  Investigations

  Dec 16, 2020
• Alberta SPCA lay 7 charges after investigation southwest of Edmonton

  The Alberta SPCA laid seven charges against a woman under the Animal Protection Act (APA), and seized multiple horses and cats in distress from two rural properties southwest of Edmonton.

  Crime

  Jul 30, 2020
• Woman, 62, fatally hit while helping vehicle in the ditch near Pigeon Lake

  A 62-year-old woman from Mulhurst Bay was outside her vehicle helping another that had gone into the ditch when she was hit on the highway near Pigeon Lake.

  Traffic

  Dec 30, 2019
• Video shows police pursuit after off-duty officer was assaulted in Alberta

  Police were called to the Safeway in Wetaskiwin, Alta. on June 25 where an off-duty officer reported being punched and bitten by a woman while trying to detain a shoplifter. The two got away and a pursuit began.

  Crime

  Jun 27, 2018
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• 3 people facing 38 charges after ‘violent’ Wetaskiwin County carjacking

  In a release on Friday, police said a man called them at around 11:50 a.m. saying his vehicle was stolen by two men and a woman half an hour earlier.

  Crime

  Apr 20, 2018
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• Retired central Alberta couple wins $12.5M 6/49 lottery: ‘I was shaking’

  A retired couple from Wetaskiwin County have a few more options on how to spend their golden years after winning a $12.5 million LOTTO 6/49 jackpot.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2018