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Wild week for Rocky Mountain House RCMP on the Sunchild and O’Chiese First Nations

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Rocky Mountain House RCMP respond to incidents on Sunchild and O’Chiese First Nations

Over a period of three days, Rocky Mountain House RCMP responded to three different incidents involving guns, a pursuit and threats.  Two of the incidents have been cleared with charges and one remains under active investigation.

Dec. 17 at 12:30 p.m. the RCMP were dispatched to a disturbance in progress at the O’Chiese First Nation.  A male was alleged to be smashing up a residence and threatening to kill neighbours.

Responding members contained the residence and negotiated with the suspect male to exit.  The male came out armed with a knife and began walking towards and threatening the RCMP members.  He alternated between being outside and inside, and threatening to shoot the police.  At one point he exited the residence with an object wrapped in a blanket, which he pointed at police.  Eventually, he complied with directions, dropped the object, which turned out to be a cane, and after a brief struggle, was taken into custody.

Rodney Wayne Strawberry (31) is facing eight criminal charges as a result of this incident, including assault police officer with a weapon.

 

Dec. 18 at 7:00 p.m., the RCMP responded to a complaint of a shot fired outside a residence on the Sunchild First Nation. No one was injured, and the suspects fled in a vehicle which was known to the RCMP.

Several responding units contained the area and located the suspect vehicle.  A traffic stop was attempted but the vehicle failed to stop and a pursuit was initiated. Police Dog Services (PDS) and the Emergency Response Team (ERT) were both deployed. Drayton Valley RCMP provided resources to assist. During the pursuit, a firearm was discharged towards the police. A tire deflation device was successful in stopping the vehicle.  Multiple occupants of the vehicle fled on foot into the woods.  The area was contained for the arrival of PDS and ERT.  Three suspects surrendered to the RCMP prior to ERT arrival, and following a PDS/ERT track – two males were located and arrested.  Firearms were recovered and seized by the RCMP.

Elliott John Lagrelle (38), Evan Redcalf (26), Sonya Lynn Chipaway (20), Livia Eaglestar Goodrunning (26) and Seth Lagrelle (18) are jointly facing six criminal charges.   Elliott Lagrelle is facing a further seven charges including fail to comply with conditions of an undertaking and assault with a weapon against a police officer. Evan Redcalf is facing four further charges, and Sonya Chipaway charged with uttering death threats.

It is very fortunate that no one involved; neither the original complainant, the police nor the accused, was injured throughout these events.

 

Dec. 19 at 4:55 a.m., Rocky Mountain House responded to assist with a male at a residence on the Sunchild First Nation.  The male, who was outside of the residence and suffering from a gunshot wound was transported to the hospital.  An investigation was launched, with assistance from the General Investigation Section (GIS).

The male remains in hospital and the RCMP continue to investigate this occurrence.  Active soliciting of witness information is underway.

“The Rocky Mountain House RCMP is striving to work with O’Chiese and Sunchild First Nations in an effort to restore community safety” says Staff Sergeant Carl Dinsdale of Rocky Mountain House RCMP.  “I recognize that these incidents are wearing on the spirit of both the communities and our Members. The leaders and Elders from both Sunchild and O’Chiese First Nations, as well as the Rocky Mountain House RCMP, are extremely concerned about the rise in violent crime. We intend to remain diligent in our escalated efforts to suppress the crime that has been happening. It is vitally important that the communities support and assist the police with these investigations by coming forward with any information they might have.”

If you have information about the above investigations, or any other crimes or suspicious activities, please contact the Rocky Mountain RCMP at 403-845-2881.

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Liberals, NDP admit closed-door meetings took place in attempt to delay Canada’s next election

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By Anthony Murdoch

Pushing back the date would preserve the pensions of some of the MPs who could be voted out of office in October 2025.

Aides to the cabinet of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed that MPs from the Liberal and New Democratic Party (NDP) did indeed hold closed-door “briefings” to rewrite Canada’s elections laws so that they could push back the date of the next election.

The closed-door talks between the NDP and Liberals confirmed the aides included a revision that would guarantee some of its 28 MPs, including three of Trudeau’s cabinet members, would get a pension.

Allen Sutherland, who serves as the assistant cabinet secretary, testified before the House of Commons affairs committee that the changes to the Elections Act were discussed in the meetings.

“We attended a meeting where the substance of that proposal was discussed,” he said, adding that his “understanding is the briefing was primarily oral.”

According to Sutherland, as reported by Blacklock’s Reporter, it was only NDP and Liberal MPs who attended the secret meetings regarding changes to Canada’s Elections Act via Bill C-65, An Act to Amend the Canada Elections Act before the bill was introduced in March.

As reported by LifeSiteNews before, the Liberals were hoping to delay the 2025 federal election by a few days in what many see as a stunt to secure pensions for MPs who are projected to lose their seats. Approximately 80 MPs would qualify for pensions should they sit as MPs until at least October 27, 2025, which is the newly proposed election date. The election date is currently set for October 20, 2025.

Sutherland noted when asked by Conservative MP Luc Berthold that he recalled little from the meetings, but he did confirm he attended “two meetings of that kind.”

“Didn’t you find it unusual that a discussion about amending the Elections Act included only two political parties and excluded the others?” Berthold asked.

Sutherland responded, “It’s important to understand what my role was in those meetings which was simply to provide background information.”

“My role was to provide information,” replied Sutherland, who added he could not provide the exact dates of the meetings.

MPs must serve at least six years to qualify for a pension that pays $77,900 a year. Should an election be called today, many MPs would fall short of reaching the six years, hence Bill C-65 was introduced by the Liberals and NDP.

The Liberals have claimed that pushing back the next election date is not over pensions but due to “trying to observe religious holidays,” as noted by Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen.

“Conservatives voted against this bill,” Berthold said, as they are “confident of winning re-election. We don’t need this change.”

Trudeau’s popularity is at a all-time low, but he has refused to step down as PM, call an early election, or even step aside as Liberal Party leader.

As for the amendments to elections laws, they come after months of polling in favour of the Conservative Party under the leadership of Pierre Poilievre.

A recent poll found that 70 percent of Canadians believe the country is “broken” as Trudeau focuses on less critical issues. Similarly, in January, most Canadians reported that they are worse off financially since Trudeau took office.

Additionally, a January poll showed that 46 percent of Canadians expressed a desire for the federal election to take place sooner rather than the latest mandated date in the fall of 2025.

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Trump takes Arizona, completes swing state sweep

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According to the Secretary of State’s office, Trump leads Harris by 184,935 in a 53%-46% split.

Former President Donald Trump was declared the winner Saturday night in Arizona, marking the final swing state for the Republican to collect in his landslide victory.

Arizona was the seventh and final swing state to be decided, securing Trump 312 Electoral College votes.

All but Coconino, Apache, Santa Cruz, and Pima counties favored Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris. Maricopa County, the source of dozens of electoral challenges including a partisan ballot review of the 2020 election, is currently favoring Trump by more than 78,000 votes. Trump lost the state to President Joe Biden in 2020 by little more than 10,000 votes.

According to the Secretary of State’s office, Trump leads Harris by 184,935 in a 53%-46% split.

Complete election results aren’t expected for at least another week, which is no different from previous cycles. Two-page ballots with dozens of judicial retention races and ballot propositions led to slower results in the days after polls closed. A new election integrity law enacted this year requiring polling stations to count envelopes before they can send off ballots added to the lag in results.

Both the Trump and Harris campaigns made Arizona a priority throughout the election cycle, either hosting rallies themselves or sending big-name surrogates.

Campaign volunteers descended on Maricopa County to join local activists who knocked on thousands of doors in the days before the election. Many residents complained about the barrage of phone calls, texts, emails, and flyers from numerous organizations.

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