Alberta
St. Paul RCMP looking for witness to assault on officer

Nov. 20, 2019
St. Paul RCMP charge male after officer assaulted
St. Paul County, Alta. – On Nov. 12, 2019 at approximately 4:30 p.m., St. Paul RCMP responded to a report of an intoxicated male on Highway 36 near Cork Hall in St. Paul County.
An officer of the Eastern Alberta District Rural Crime Reduction Unit (EADRCRU) was near by and responded to the area. The suspect male was located on the side of the highway and arrested as a matter of ensuring his safety.
During the arrest the male resisted and assaulted the officer by striking him in the head, face, and neck. The officer was able to gain control of the male after deployment of a Taser. The suspect male was assessed by EMS and then transported to the St. Paul RCMP Detachment. The officer was transported to the hospital and later transferred by EMS to Edmonton for additional assessment and treatment for serious non-life threatening injuries.
Elmer Jackson (40) of Saddle Lake was charged with:
- Assault of a police officer causing bodily harm
- Resisting arrest
- Causing a disturbance
He was remanded into custody after a judicial hearing and will be appearing in St. Paul Provincial Court on Nov. 28, 2019.
St. Paul RCMP would like to speak to an adult female who was pulled over at the scene prior to police attending and remained on scene to witness the incident until the male was taken into custody. The witness departed on Highway 36 before she could be identified and was driving a newer white Ford Edge. The witness is asked to contact St. Paul RCMP at 780-645-8870 or your local police.
As this matter is now before the courts, no further information will be released.
Alberta
Judge to decide if pastor accused of violating public-health orders will receive bail

EDMONTON — A judge is to decide today whether to release an Alberta pastor from jail, after his lawyer argued he should be free to lead worshippers until his trial.
James Coates with GraceLife Church, west of Edmonton, has been in jail for over two weeks and is appealing his bail conditions.
Coates is charged with violating Alberta’s Public Health Act and with breaking a promise to abide by conditions of his bail release, which is a Criminal Code offence.
His lawyer, James Kitchen, told court Thursday that Coates can’t follow a bail condition that forbids him from holding services, because that would violate his conscience by disobeying God.
A prosecutor argued that the pastor’s release is a danger to the public.
The church has been holding services that officials say break public-health orders on attendance, masking and distancing.
The church has continued to hold services, even though Coates is in custody.
He is to stand trial in May.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 5, 2021.
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Flames fire Geoff Ward, bring Darryl Sutter back as head coach
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The team made the announcement Thursday night after Ward coached the Flames to a 7-3 win over the Ottawa Senators. The Flames went 11-11-2 under Ward.
Sutter coached the Flames from 2002 to 2006, and served as the team’s general manager from 2003 to 2010.
The 62-year-old from Viking, Alta., guided Calgary to the Stanley Cup final in 2004 when the Flames lost in seven games to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Sutter coached the Los Angeles Kings from 2011 to 2017 and won Stanley Cups in both 2012 and 2014.
He has 18 seasons of head-coaching experience in the NHL with Chicago, San Jose, Calgary and Los Angeles.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 4, 2021.
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