Whitecourt

• Alberta wildfires: Evacuation order expanded again near Shiningbank Lake

  The evacuation zone is: north of the CN Rail line, east of Highway 32, south of Township Road 570 east to Range Road 130, south to Township Road 561, west of Range Road 110.

  Fire

  May 19
  
• Alberta wildfires: Evacuation order issued for Valleyview

  An evacuation order was issued for the Town of Valleyview, the northern Alberta home to about 2,000 people, at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, May 15.

  Fire

  May 15
  
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• Boy arrested after handgun brought to middle school in Whitecourt

  Northern Gateway Public Schools Supt. Kevin Bird said the gun was confiscated at Percy Baxter School and an in-depth review of why it was brought to school has been launched.

  Crime

  Apr 26
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• Wastewater overflow at Whitecourt paper mill being investigated by Alberta Environment

  Alberta Environment and Protected Areas is investigating the spill, which happened last week at the facility northwest of Edmonton.

  Environment

  Apr 25
• Time extension for appeal denied for Edson arsonist, thief

  The Alberta Court of Appeal denied a request to extend the time period for an appeal from Thomas James Berube, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in September 2022.

  Crime

  Feb 7
• Prosecutor says Whitecourt Mounties failed at police work in manslaughter trial

  Cpl. Randy Stenger and Const. Jessica Brown are accused in the fatal shooting of Clayton Crawford on July 3, 2018, near Whitecourt, Alta., northwest of Edmonton.

  Crime

  Dec 8, 2022
• Alberta Mountie charged with manslaughter tells jury she feared for her life

  RCMP Const. Jessica Brown and Cpl. Randy Stenger have pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and aggravated assault in the fatal shooting of Clayton Crawford in 2018.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2022
• Lawyers tell jury Mounties acted in self-defence in fatal Alberta shooting

  Defence lawyers have told a jury that two RCMP officers accused in the fatal shooting of an Alberta man acted in self-defence.

  Crime

  Nov 21, 2022
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• Whitecourt, Alta. cyclist dies after fatal collision with minivan

  The cyclist is believed to have been riding on a trail before she entered the intersection, according to an RCMP news release sent late Tuesday morning. 

  Traffic

  Sep 6, 2022
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• Edmonton boy’s body pulled from pond in Whitecourt

  The body of a 14-year-old Edmonton boy was recovered from the Rotary Park pond in Whitecourt Tuesday morning, two days after he fell in the water.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2022