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Woman handed federal sentence

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A woman was handed a global federal sentence after pleading guilty to a long list of charges.
Christina Laliberte, 37, appeared in provincial court in Drumheller on Friday, May 14, to plead guilty to a string of charges that included violence and property-related charges.
The court heard that on August 18, 2020, she had broken into the home of a person known to her and stole a cooler containing $200-$300 worth of coins. She was caught on security video.
On September 23, 2020, she assaulted a person known to her by throwing a vase at him, causing stitches. She was charged with assault and released. On October 21, 2020, she was in his company at Walmart when she was supposed to not be in contact with the named individual.
On December 6, 2020, she entered the Canadian Tire in Drumheller, donned a pair of boots worth $128, and left. When the store learned of the loss, they reviewed security cameras to confirm the crime.
On December 23, 2020, Laliberte was arrested in another investigation, when police found her in possession of a credit card that did not belong to her.
She also pleaded guilty to mischief, possession of fentanyl, and assault stemming from events that occurred on January 20, 2021. She attended to the Extra Foods in Drumheller and took a cart of groceries into the bathroom. She opened many of the containers, and due to COVID-19, these products were contaminated. Laliberte was arrested and placed in cells at the RCMP detachment. She was able to secret a lighter, fentanyl, and a pipe into the cell. She smoked the drugs and overdosed. She was given Narcan and taken to the Drumheller Health Centre. She had to be restrained and in the struggle bit a nurse.
She also pleaded guilty to several breaches, including not reporting to probation or attending for counselling.
The court heard Laliberte, 37, at one time worked as a welder in Drumheller. She left for Saskatchewan, lost her welding licence, and became addicted to alcohol. While she was able to shake her alcohol addictions about 10 years ago, she fell into the drug scene, and after an injury, began to self-medicate with opioids and fell in with a bad crowd. Prior to her appearance in court, she had been taking steps to deal with her addiction issues.
Judge Gashler agreed with a joint submission from the crown and defence for a two-year sentence, not taking into account her pretrial time in custody.

Horner addresses expulsion of caucus members

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After weeks of unrest in the UCP Caucus, two MLAs were expelled.
MLA for Drumheller-Stettler, Nate Horner says it was a difficult week.
“It is all unfortunate, caucus can be kind of messy, but we have sworn an oath to caucus confidentiality,” Horner said.
On Friday after a marathon meeting of the caucus, there was a vote to expel MLA for Central Peace-Notley, Todd Loewen and outspoken Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes.
“A lot of people have reached out to ask which way I voted, and I honestly can’t say. It has been a rough patch, and they are both quality people doing what they thought was right. But with that being said, we had to focus on getting through this pandemic,” said Horner.
There has been an undercurrent of disagreement among MLAs that first noticeably spilled into headlines in early April when a group of MLAs, including Horner, signed a letter pushing back against further COVID restrictions.
Then on Thursday, May 13, Loewen stepped down as Caucus Chair. In a letter, he cited issues such as the Alberta Government’s response to the federal government, negotiations with physicians and the actions on coal mining on the eastern slopes as areas of persistent problems.
“Albertans have lost trust in the leadership of our government and are no longer willing to extend us any benefit of the doubt on most issues,” Loewen stated in his letter.
With these changes, Horner says the caucus is united.
“It is a balancing act between representing your constituents, knowing your constituents are being heard through your actions and statements, but also supporting the decisions that are being made within the party and caucus and cabinet,” he said. “There is always that tug-o-war, but at the end of the day, hopefully, we are in the final real hurdle of this pandemic and can keep this ship together.”

Hanna RCMP seek assistance to locate missing person

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On May 21, 2021, Hanna RCMP received a report that Crystal Luider age 34 had gone missing. Crystal was last seen at 5:43 p.m. at the Hanna Health Centre.

Crystal is described as;

Caucasian

Hair: Blonde

Eyes: Blue

Height: 5”5’

Weight: 167 Pounds

Last seen wearing a hospital gown

If you have any information on Crysal’s Whereabouts you are asked to contact the Hanna RCMP at 403-854-3391 or your local police. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477(TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com (http://www.p3tips.com) or by using the "P3 Tips" app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.

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