Police dogs, helicopter used to make arrest in canola theft
Two people have been charged after a significant amount of canola was stolen from a farm in Camrose County.
According to police, the theft happened in the early morning hours of Sept. 28.
Around 1:30 p.m. the same day, Mounties received a report of suspicious people attempting to sell canola.
Police located a vehicle believed to be involved in the theft, and the driver was arrested in Mirror, Alta.
A 12-gauge shotgun was found inside the vehicle.
At the same time, a grain truck believed to be involved in the theft was also located.
Police say they attempted to do a traffic stop, but the driver wouldn’t stop.
Officers used a tire deflation device, and with the help of an RCMP helicopter and police dogs, the driver was arrested.
A stolen grain auger, a gun, and a significant amount of canola was recovered.
A 33-year-old Stettler man is facing 14 charges, including flight from peace officer, obstructing a peace officer, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and trafficking in property obtained by crime.
A 36-year-old Stettler man is facing 16 charges, including nine counts of being unlawfully at large, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and trafficking in property obtained by crime.
Both men are in custody and will appear in Red Deer Provincial Court on Oct. 4.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
MPP Sarah Jama asked to leave Ontario legislature for wearing keffiyeh
MPP Sarah Jama was asked to leave the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by House Speaker Ted Arnott on Thursday for wearing a keffiyeh, a garment which has been banned at Queen’s Park.
Mountain guide dies after falling into a crevasse in Banff National Park
A man who fell into a crevasse while leading a backcountry ski group deep in the Canadian Rockies has died.
2 teens charged in Halifax homicide: police
Two teenagers have been charged with second-degree murder in connection to an alleged homicide near the Halifax Shopping Centre earlier this week.
'Deep ignorance': Calls for Manitoba trustee to resign sparked after comments about Indigenous people and reconciliation
A rural Manitoba school trustee is facing calls to resign over comments he made about Indigenous people and residential schools earlier this week.
ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in U.S. if legal options fail, Reuters sources say
TikTok owner ByteDance would prefer to shut down its loss-making app rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the U.S., four sources said.
12-year-old hippo in Japan raised as a male discovered to be a female
When Gen-chan arrived at a zoo in Japan in 2017, no one questioned whether the then-five-year-old hippopotamus was a boy. Seven years later, zoo staff made a surprising discovery: Gen-chan, now 12, was female.
Here's why Harvey Weinstein's New York rape conviction was tossed and what happens next
Here's what you need to know about why movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction was thrown out and what happens next.
Improve balance and build core strength with this exercise
When it comes to cardiovascular fitness, you may tend to focus on activities that move you forward, such as walking, running and cycling.
Legendary hockey broadcaster Bob Cole dies at 90: CBC
Bob Cole, a welcome voice for Canadian hockey fans for a half-century, has died at the age of 90. Cole died Wednesday night in St. John's, N.L., surrounded by his family, his daughter, Megan Cole, told the CBC.