Madeline Smith

5 days ago | cbc.ca | Madeline Smith

The head of an Edmonton property development company that owes hundreds of seniors money from life lease contracts is now facing charges under Alberta's Consumer Protection Act. Court records show that Greg Christenson, president of Christenson Group of Companies, has been charged with two counts of failing to return a life lease entrance fee within 180 days - alleged violations of new rules introduced in Alberta last year.

4 weeks ago | cbc.ca | Madeline Smith

Former Edmonton police Const. Oli Olason told a jury that he kicked a man lying on the ground as a "distractionary technique" because he believed he needed to stop him from using bear spray. Olason took the stand in his own defence Thursday after three days of witnesses called by the Crown, including other police officers who were at the scene of an arrest four years ago that led to Olason being charged with assault.

1 month ago | cbc.ca | Madeline Smith

WARNING: This story contains descriptions of violence. A man charged in a fatal Edmonton shooting had finished serving time behind bars for accessory to murder just a few weeks before being accused in a murder case. Jerad Wuttunee, 36, was charged earlier this month in the shooting death of 52-year-old Darrell Demchuk. Court records show Wuttunee was among a group of four adults previously charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two people in January 2021.

1 month ago | cbc.ca | Madeline Smith

WARNING: This story contains descriptions of violence. Rows of Lauren Jarvis's friends and family members sat in an Edmonton courtroom this week and watched images of her appear on a screen. In a procession of photos and videos, the 27-year-old makes faces next to her friends, and sings in the car with the windows down, laughing. Ryan Farrell, the man who admitted to killing her, kept his eyes down as he sat in the prisoner's box. Farrell, 34, was briefly Jarvis's neighbour.

2 months ago | cbc.ca | Madeline Smith

Sexual predator Lance Blanchard denied parole in decision that finds 'no gains' in addressing risk Blanchard, 67, serving an indeterminate prison sentence after being designated a dangerous offender Image | Lance Blanchard, 60 is the focus of a dangerous offender hearing in an Edmonton courtroom Violent sexual offender Lance Blanchard, whose history of offences dates back 50 years, continues to refuse accountability for his crimes and isn't addressing the high risk he poses, the Parole Board...