Colette Derworiz
Colette Derworiz, photo by Leah Hennel
About Colette Derworiz
Colette Derworiz is an award-winning journalist whose portfolio includes nearly 18 years of reporting on the environment, health, social issues, politics and education for the Calgary Herald. She now works for the Canadian Press in Edmonton as a reporter and editor, and does some freelance writing, editing and public speaking on the side.
He wanted to create chaos. And he did.
A man accused of stabbing a police officer and striking four pedestrians with a cube van was trying to cause as much chaos and destruction as possible, the Crown said in its closing statement on Wednesday, October 23, 2019.
No defence from suspect on trial in Edmonton police officer stabbing
The trial for a man accused of stabbing an Edmonton police officer and striking four pedestrians with a van is coming to an end.
Alberta takes second look at trucking changes after meeting Broncos families
The Alberta government says it will take a second look at training requirements for truck drivers after meeting with Humboldt Broncos families.
Undercover police officer says accused admitted details of Edmonton attack
An undercover officer says a man accused of stabbing a constable and striking four pedestrians with a cube van in September 2017 detailed the attack while in a holding cell the next morning.
Scientist finds fossil evidence of sabre-toothed cat in southern Alberta
Scientists have found fossil evidence from the last ice age of a sabre-toothed cat in southern Alberta — the northern-most record of the predator.
Humboldt Broncos families upset by Alberta trucking regulation review
Several families affected by the deadly Humboldt Broncos hockey bus crash say they are upset by an Alberta review of trucking regulations.
Banff bull bison relocated to Rocky Mountain House after wandering out of park
Parks Canada says a third bull bison has wandered out of Banff National Park.
Retired senior Mountie says answers could still come in B.C. homicides
Investigators should be able to provide some answers about three homicides in northern British Columbia even though two suspects in the case are believed to be dead, says a former RCMP assistant commissioner.
'Fearsome-looking animal' discovered at Burgess Shale in B.C. national park
Researchers at the Royal Ontario Museum and University of Toronto have uncovered fossils of a large predatory species in 506 million-year-old rocks in the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia.
Trudeau visits Alberta pipeline site, says national unity is not under threat
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is dismissing claims by conservative politicians that national unity is under threat.