Robert Pickton has died as a result of injuries sustained in an attack by a fellow inmate on May 19, aged 74. At the time of the attack, Pickton was serving an indeterminate sentence at the Port-Cartier Institution in Quebec for six counts of second-degree murder.
Pickton preyed on women on the margins of society from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Although he was convicted in 2007 in six deaths, Pickton confessed to an undercover police officer of killing 49 women.
St. Albert just introduced Angie Hampshire, the new chair of St. Albert’s Chamber of Commerce. Former chair Rosanna Fischer gave her role to Hampshire earlier today. She has worked for Great West Media for around 25 years and is currently...
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Israel and Hamas have reached a deal to pause the war in Gaza and release hostages. This decision has come to be after 15 months of violence and over 46,000 Palestinian deaths. Israeli Prime Minister says the final details are...
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Transit fares are getting hiked up starting the first of next month. The price raises are as follows: The youth fare age eligibility has also changed. Before, anyone younger than 25-years-old qualified for youth cards, it is now anyone between...
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Yesterday afternoon, a medical emergency at the Fountain Park Recreation Centre in St. Albert caused the facility to shut down for the day. The city of St. Albert issued a statement via Facebook and the city’s website stating “Please note:...
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