Meghan Grant

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Liberals drop Calgary candidate over failure to disclose 2005 stayed domestic assault charge

Liberals drop Calgary candidate over failure to disclose 2005 stayed domestic assault charge

The Liberal Party of Canada has dropped its candidate in the Calgary Confederation riding, due to the candidate's failure to disclose a 20-year-old domestic assault charge that was stayed six weeks after it was laid, CBC News has learned. Thomas Keeper, a 49-year-old real estate broker in Calgary, was announced as the Liberal candidate in Calgary Confederation on March 11.

Former UCP MLA Derek Fildebrandt facing criminal charges, accused of threatening teens

Former UCP MLA Derek Fildebrandt facing criminal charges, accused of threatening teens

Former Alberta UCP MLA Derek Fildebrandt faces criminal charges, accused of threatening a group of teenagers, CBC News has learned. Fildebrandt, 38, who is now the publisher of the Western Standard news website, faces four charges of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, according to court documents.

ASIRT recommended charging Lethbridge officers who spied on MLA, but Crown won't prosecute: letter

ASIRT recommended charging Lethbridge officers who spied on MLA, but Crown won't prosecute: letter

Alberta's police watchdog recommended laying charges against three Lethbridge officers who used police databases to improperly access the personal information of two people, including NDP MLA Shannon Phillips, but the Crown's office has declined to prosecute, CBC News has learned. Details of two recently completed Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) investigations come from a letter sent by ASIRT director...