Wetaskiwin

• Homeless outreach group at odds with Wetaskiwin council over homeless camp

  Workers with the Open Door Association risk being fined if they enter the camp, which was set up in August on a plot of land owned by the City of Wetaskiwin.

  Health

  Oct 13
• Wetaskiwin mourns 2 high school students killed in collision: ‘It’s heartbreaking’

  Wetaskiwin Composite High School Grade 12 students Weston Pitcher and Bradyn Heinz were killed late Friday in a rural collision that also injured three of their friends.

  Canada

  Oct 10
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• 2 students dead, 3 sent to hospital by STARS after crash north of Wetaskiwin

  Two Grade 12 students died while three were sent to hospital by STARS in serious but stable condition after a crash north of Wetaskiwin on Friday night.

  Canada

  Oct 9
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• Devon man charged after woman, 62, killed in collision near Wetaskiwin

  A man from Devon is facing a lengthy list of charges after a central Alberta woman was killed in an alleged hit-and-run last week just north of Wetaskiwin.

  Crime

  Sep 20
• Woman killed, child seriously injured in central Alberta collision involving train

  At around 3:50 p.m., Wetaskiwin RCMP said they were called to a collision between an SUV and a train on Highway 2A at Township Road 470.

  Canada

  Jul 12
• 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
• Wetaskiwin receiving 10 additional RCMP officers to manage high crime rate

  The province said the RCMP will establish a six-member regional crime reduction unit to target high-risk and repeat offenders as well as an additional four officers in Wetaskiwin.

  Crime

  Apr 14
• Alberta MP sees division, polarization as threat to democracy: ‘We are all just human beings’

  "If you want to actually change people's minds, you have to communicate sure, forcefully, firmly, but respectfully as well," Mike Lake said.

  Canada

  Feb 23
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• ‘Connection to culture’: Maskwacis elder support program back virtually for expectant parents

  A Maskawcis elder mentoring program is back providing important cultural supports to expectant parents.

  Canada

  Feb 7
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• Edmonton police ask for tips as they try to find man who vanished over 3 weeks ago

  The Edmonton Police Service issued a plea for tips from the public on Thursday as they try to find a 26-year-old man who they say has been missing since Jan. 12.

  Features

  Feb 4