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CTV News
08-07-2025
- CTV News
Man was holding a homemade gun when shot by RCMP: police watchdog
Alberta's police watchdog said a man who was shot by multiple RCMP officers on Ermineskin Cree Nation was holding an "improvised firearm." (Supplied) Alberta's police watchdog said a man who was shot by police on Ermineskin Cree Nation was carrying an 'improvised firearm.' Around 2:30 p.m. on June 24, Maskwacis RCMP went to a home in response to a report of a man with what was believed to be a firearm. When Mounties arrived, the man was outside of the home holding a homemade gun. Alberta's Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said the man was told to drop the device by officers, but he did not comply. A statement from ASIRT said the man 'engaged the officers' near their cruiser before multiple officers shot the man. EMS and STARS responded and he was flown to an Edmonton hospital for treatment. Video footage from vehicle and body cameras were provided to ASIRT. ASIRT said they could not provide an update on the man's condition.
CTV News
02-07-2025
- CTV News
Wanted man, missing son last seen in south Edmonton: police
Noah Rowan (right) and his 12-year-old son Liam Ross-Rowan can be seen in surveillance footage released by Edmonton police on July 2, 2025. (Supplied) A man wanted for assault and his missing son are being sought by Edmonton police. On Wednesday, police issued a media release asking the public for help finding 30-year-old Noah Rowan and 12-year-old Liam Ross-Rowan. The pair was recently seen at a hotel near 38 Avenue and Gateway Boulevard, and has ties to Maskwacis and eastern Alberta. Noah Rowan, 30, Noah Rowan, 30, is wanted on aggravated assault and other charges and being sought by Edmonton police, along with his missing 12-year-old son. (Supplied) Rowan is wanted on warrants for charges including aggravated assault. Police said his family has identified him as having mental health concerns that could pose a risk to his son's safety. Police said Rowan has been known to carry weapons and should not be approached. Rowan is described as 5′10″ and 185 pounds with long brown hair and brown eyes. Ross-Rowan is described as between 5′3″ and 5′5″, 140 pounds, with dark blond hair, blue eyes and fair skin. Liam Ross-Rowan, 12 Liam Ross-Rowan, 12, is being sought by Edmonton police and is believed to be with his father who is wanted on an aggravated assault charge. (Supplied) Anyone with information about Rowan or his son is asked to contact Edmonton police at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can be given to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
CTV News
17-06-2025
- CTV News
Maskwacis RCMP say gun seizures are on track to surpass 2024 numbers
Maskwacis RCMP arrested and charged a man after catching him walking around intoxicated with a sawed off shotgun. (Supplied) Police say they are on track to exceed the number of firearms seized from Maskwacis last year. In 2024, RCMP seized 84 illegal firearms in the community, an increase of 62 per cent from the year before. RCMP go by fiscal year when putting together statistics. Since the end of the fiscal year in April, Mounties have seized 18 illegal firearms in Maskwacis. Illegal firearms include guns with filed off serial numbers, stolen guns and guns in the possession of someone who is prohibited from having a firearm. Maskwacis has one of the highest crime severity indexes in the province, with firearm violence representing a large portion of those statistics, police said. During the first two weeks of June, Maskwacis RCMP seized several illegal firearms from various reports, including an incident where an intoxicated man was walking around the community with a sawed off shotgun. The man has charges for four other weapons offences and is to appear in court on Aug. 14. A 32-year-old man was arrested on June 11 after officers stopped a suspended driver. Officers found a shotgun while conducting the traffic stop. Following a short foot chase, the man was arrested and charged with four weapons offences, resident arrest and three counts of possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order. The man is to appear in Alberta court on June 26. 'Through community and leadership support, the Maskwacis RCMP have had success in obtaining information on illegal firearms,' said a statement from RCMP on Tuesday. 'To maintain community safety and security it is important that these relationships are sustained and prohibited firearms are reported to the RCMP.'
National Post
15-06-2025
- Business
- National Post
First Nations are mired in 'soft communism.' This leader has the fix
Stephen Buffalo is a very constructive guy. He's a man who seeks solutions, and he's open to Prime Minister Mark Carney's ambitious nation-building campaign. He also wants Carney and all Canadians to understand, though: Indigenous consent to these projects has a price tag. Article content 'Give us a chance to make our own wealth,' says Stephen, long-time advocate for First Nations' economic development and member of the Samson Cree Nation from Maskwacis, Alta. Article content Article content Article content 'To be part of the mainstream and part of the economy and at the end of the day, everyone benefits: the proponent benefits, the government benefits, and we benefit, you know, First Nations that are participating.' Article content Article content The 'new' Liberal government has pledged — in the recently tabled 'One Canadian Economy Act' — to speed up approvals for major energy and infrastructure projects that strengthen Canada's autonomy, resilience and security, have undeniable national benefits, are likely to be successfully executed, drive Canada's clean grown potential and reflect priorities of Indigenous leaders. Article content Carney assured that fast-tracking major projects won't shortcut meaningful consultation with Indigenous peoples whose Charter or treaty rights may be affected. A Major Projects Office, created to assist project proponents through the assessment and consultation process, will lean on an Indigenous advisory council for advice. Article content And in an effort to reinforce Indigenous voice in governance, Carney's cabinet includes three Indigenous ministers: Rebecca Chartrand, as minister of northern and Arctic affairs; Mandy Gull-Masty, as minister of Indigenous services; and Buckley Belanger, as secretary of state for rural development. Article content Article content I ask Stephen: Do Carney's announcements signal real change in the federal government's paternalistic relationship with Indigenous communities? After watching the undermining of Jody Wilson-Raybould's leadership by the previous Liberal administration, I'm wary. Article content Article content He grins, and answers: 'I'm trying to.' Article content This isn't the first time I've sat down with Stephen for a no-holds-barred conversation about how Indigenous leaders perceive what's going on in the world. As CEO of the Indian Resource Council, Stephen speaks on behalf of 130 First Nations across Canada that have oil and gas production on their land, or the potential for production. He also speaks forcefully — as a 53-year-old father who wants to see his kids have the opportunity to thrive in mainstream society. Article content When we met 18 months ago, he was lobbying to have the Indian Act repealed because it was getting in the way of First Nations' full participation in resource development. 'We cannot live in soft communism,' he chided, 'where bureaucrats tell us how to live, what to do.'
CTV News
04-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
Fatal shooting on Samson Cree Nation ruled homicide
The death of a person on Samson Cree Nation has been ruled a homicide. Maskwacis RCMP say a shooting at a home on the nation was reported around 5:23 a.m. on Sunday. When officers arrived, they found the body of 20-year-old Travis Jason Crier, who police say also went by Raven. Samson Cree Nation, located south of Edmonton, is one of the Four Nations of Maskwacîs. 'This is another tragic and senseless loss of a Four Nations community member. There is a direct relationship between this death and illegal firearms in Maskwacis. The community is saying it, we are saying it, and our leaders are saying it: Enough is enough,' Insp. Richard McKay, detachment commander of Maskwacis RCMP, said in a statement.
