Jury selected for double-fatal warehouse stabbing trial
A jury was selected Thursday morning for the trial of a man accused of going on a deadly stabbing rampage at a west Edmonton warehouse in 2014. Jayme Pasieka, 32, is charged with two counts of...
View ArticleOneRepublic coming to play Edmonton's Rogers Place Aug. 18
OneRepublic is coming to Edmonton Aug. 18 to Rogers Place as the summer concert season keeps on rolling. The multi-platinum quintet played the 2016 CFL Grey Cup halftime show in Toronto. The band’s...
View ArticleDavid Staples: On the right path in the river valley
Edmonton’s proudest accomplishment in the past decade? How about more than doubling the amount of public walking trails along the North Saskatchewan River? It’s surely on the short list. In 2007, the...
View ArticleAlberta’s law enforcement members unveil anti-bullying campaign
First responders and law enforcement officers are showing their commitment to end bullying by wearing a specially designed pink uniform pin. “We are the responders that see the ramifications of...
View ArticleSheriffs' branch employee in hospital after gun goes off in Edmonton...
An Alberta sheriffs’ branch employee was transported to hospital with a gunshot wound after the discharge of a firearm in a locker armory at the Edmonton courthouse Friday morning. Officers stopped...
View ArticleDonations collected for people displaced by apartment fire
Dozens of people are still without homes after fire ripped through a west side apartment building on Thursday morning. The Red Cross is currently offering food, shelter and clothing to 46 residents who...
View ArticlePolice looking for man after December assault
Edmonton police are asking the public to help identify a man after a south Edmonton assault in December. Police were called to a disturbance in South Edmonton Common on Dec. 26 around 10 p.m. where a...
View ArticleWhat to do in Edmonton and area on Family Day
There’s no shortage of family fun to be had in and around Edmonton on Monday’s Family Day holiday. Family Day in Alberta was started by former premier Don Getty and was officially recognized on Feb....
View ArticleGarth Brooks 'answers prayers' for flood of Edmonton and area fans
Legend. It’s how fans of Garth Brooks described the superstar on Friday night ahead of the first of nine sold-out shows at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Fans came from Alberta and beyond to hear hits like...
View ArticleGarth Brooks and Oilers fan favourite Ryan Smyth hold sports camp with kids
A group of local kids were coached in hockey and life by music legend Garth Brooks and local hockey hero Ryan Smyth on Saturday as part of a special Teammates ProCamp. “The greatest gift for all of us...
View ArticleEdmonton woman to ride thousands of kilometres to conquer cancer
Lisa MacKenzie, who lost her mother to cancer in 2003, says she regrets not having more time to spend with her learning her recipes. Finding ways to buy more time for others diagnosed with cancer to...
View ArticleStep on it — Metro Line finally starts operating at full speed
After a long delay, trains on the Metro Line got a little closer to running on time on Sunday. But despite being allowed to travel through intersections at 50 km/h starting Sunday, some riders on the...
View ArticleWoman warns others to be alert after brazen purse snatching
An Edmonton woman is warning others to be vigilant after her purse was snatched while she was shopping at a grocery store. Kathy Bullock, 58, said she was shopping at the Safeway in Capilano Mall at...
View ArticleCity testing new warning system to help motorists avoid flooded underpasses
City drainage experts hope round-the-clock monitoring of water level sensors, electronic signs and depth markers painted on concrete piers will prevent dramatic rescues of motorists from flooded...
View ArticleMark Pysyk and Alex Petrovic go back to days in Edmonton
SUNRISE, Florida – What are the odds that two Edmonton-area kids who played summer hockey together in atom and peewee would be defence partners with the Florida Panthers over a decade later? “Crazy,...
View ArticleSafe injection sites in Edmonton may not have impact on fentanyl crisis
A proposal to establish Edmonton’s first supervised injection sites is good news for those invested in the effort to reduce overdose deaths, but Edmontonians hoping the facilities may be the answer to...
View ArticlePolice arson unit investigating fire that ripped through west Edmonton...
A fire that ripped through a west Edmonton apartment building is being investigated by the Edmonton police arson unit. Residents in Westridge Estates B apartment building at 7611 172 St. awoke to the...
View ArticlePredator poop key to repopulating plant populations, University of Alberta...
While it may be common knowledge that predators are an important part of the ecosystem, less understood is the value of their feces. Researchers at the University of Alberta’s Department of Biological...
View ArticleJoe Ceci says 'we're not out of the woods yet' as he gives third-quarter...
When it comes to the economy, the status quo is good news for a government still reeling from nearly two years of ugly fiscal updates. The province’s third quarter update for the 2016-17 fiscal year —...
View Article'He looked ready for war': Warehouse employee testifies accused mass stabber...
Former colleagues of the lone suspect in a deadly 2014 mass stabbing in a west Edmonton warehouse painted a picture of a man who kept to himself and dressed in “military” style during a jury trial...
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