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Westminster School hosts basketball tournament for student athlete killed in...
Celebrating her love of basketball and her community, Westminster School hosted a memorial basketball tournament for a former student athlete tragically killed in a car accident. “Life isn’t fair. She...
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Edmonton woman hopes for reunion of birth family in Newfoundland
Andrea Del Col wipes a tear away and takes a moment to compose herself. “I need to see her,” she says, referring to her biological mother, Mary Samson, who gave her up for adoption in 1973. “I need her...
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Edmonton man killed in shooting in downtown Winnipeg
An Edmonton man has died after a shooting in downtown Winnipeg. Winnipeg police confirmed 32-year-old Theodorus Belayneh — who had ties to Winnipeg but was living in Edmonton — died after sustaining...
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Eight-year-old girl dead after rollover near Breton
An eight-year-old girl was killed after a pickup lost control on Highway 39 near Breton and rolled into a guard rail Saturday evening. The female driver of the late-model Ford truck was taken to...
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Renters' market prevails in Edmonton, Calgary, numbers suggest
Renters continue to have the upper hand on landlords in Edmonton. Data compiled by an Alberta property management firm, Hope Street Real Estate, shows that the number of rental homes currently on the...
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Lawsuit claims woman took hard hit from 'violent' player during non-contact...
An Edmonton woman is seeking nearly $435,000 in damages, alleging she was aggressively hit into the boards in a non-contact hockey league game. Rebecca Brooks, a player for the Voodoo hockey team, says...
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Muslim women's group puts up billboard that condemns violence
An Islamic women’s group is hoping a new billboard will encourage Edmontonians to meet their Muslim neighbours. “We have been trying to combat misconceptions about Islam. Lots of people are...
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Meeting Oiler Connor McDavid at the top of bucket list for 10-year-old girl...
After being diagnosed with four aggressive brain tumours, Rheanna Trepanier, 10, is trying to get as many things as she can knocked off her bucket list before Christmas. “Time is very precious to us...
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Daughter of woman in fatal October ETS bus crash speaks out after teen hit...
The daughter of an 83-year-old woman who was struck and killed by a city bus in a marked crosswalk is speaking out after a 13-year-old girl was killed by another Edmonton Transit bus Saturday night....
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Wildrose leader raises alarm after computers stolen from party's Edmonton office
Wildrose Leader Brian Jean says laptops were stolen during a recent break-in of the party’s Edmonton office, and an attempt was made at the same time to steal a computer server. The laptops were...
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Monday's letters: Don't dismiss Lower Mainlanders as nervous Nellies
Re. “Kinder Morgan pipeline risks exaggerated,” Gary Lamphier, Nov. 24 Gary Lamphier suggests that people in British Columbia are overreacting to the prospect of expansion of the Kinder Morgan...
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Witch Hunt at the Strand: a cautionary tale of bigotry in Edmonton's history
The sultry music, the flickering black and white images, the smoky shafts of light: from its first moments Witch Hunt at the Strand speaks the film noir language of corruption and conspiracy. Darrin...
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Alberta rental vacancy rate hits highest point since 1988
Alberta’s rental vacancy rate is at its highest point since 1988 and there are few indications it will be coming down any time soon. The latest Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) rental market...
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'She was always happy': Family mourns teen killed by ETS bus
The family of a 13-year-old girl who was struck and killed by a left-turning Edmonton Transit bus on the weekend is remembering her as a sweet, smart teenager who loved to read and dance. Family have...
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Edmonton to host prestigious summer hockey tourney for world's best under-18s
The late Ivan Hlinka is remembered fondly and respectfully as a hockey pioneer on the ice and behind the bench, and his considerable international legacy once again extends across the ocean. It was...
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Tuesday's letters: David right to stand up to local Goliaths
Re. “Annexation versus co-operation,” Paula Simons, Nov. 26 Paula Simons is correct in stating that the Town of Beaumont fairly annexed the lands that abut its municipal boundaries. But I take issue...
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Driver ticketed after crashing into northeast Edmonton daycare
An Edmonton driver was to be ticketed after crashing into a northeast daycare Tuesday, police said. Emergency crews responded to the scene at 33 Street and 118 Avenue on Tuesday morning, but there were...
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RCMP investigate pedestrian collisions causing death, injuries in northern...
Police in communities around Edmonton are investigating several collisions with pedestrians in recent days, including a fatal hit-and-run on Saddle Lake First Nation. Officers from the St. Paul RCMP...
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Edmonton mayor surprised homeless numbers down 24 per cent since 2014
The number of homeless people reported in the latest Edmonton homeless count suggests fewer people are without a home. That may come as a surprise considering low oil prices and the province’s economic...
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Wednesday's letters: All energy comes at a cost
Re. “Nervous Nellies or just informed?” Letters, Nov. 28 I have followed Gary Lamphier’s articles for many years and found him to be knowledgeable and willing to listen to both sides of every issue. I...
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