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Arrest warrant out for man after Mustang fled from police in Beaumont
A tow truck was ready to haul away an uninsured, unregistered Mustang, but apparently, the driver wasn’t quite ready to give it up. Bienvenido Bongato, 28, of Edmonton has a warrant out for his arrest...
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Homicide detectives lay charges in 2015 murder case
A man has been charged with murder in connection to a 2015 stabbing death. Casey Darrell Crier, 29, was found dead inside an apartment suite in Block G at 422 Briarwynd Court near 81 Avenue and 178...
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Alert issued after passenger with measles confirmed on February flight to...
An airline passenger with measles may have spread the highly contagious illness to other people during a trip to Edmonton from Vancouver last month, Alberta Health Services said Friday in a public...
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Actor expects audience to gasp in uncompromising play about sex tourism...
Patricia Cerra expects bells to go off in people’s heads when her character walks onstage in Sage Theatre’s production of Erin Shields’ controversial drama, Soliciting Temptation. “I think some people...
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Peace Regional RCMP lay 57 drug and weapons charges after high-risk bust
In a high-risk execution of a search warrant, Peace Regional RCMP arrested six people and laid 57 drug and weapon charges. Officers executed two search warrants at a home at 82 Avenue and 94 Street in...
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Scona Lords no match for Jasper Place Rebels in girls final
A screaming crowd made up of mostly high school students got thrilled to the final seconds Saturday as the St. Francis Xavier Rams won the Metro top-tier high school boys basketball title, downing the...
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Edmonton's SkirtsAfire festival looks to right the gender imbalance
Several years back, the Playwrights Guild of Canada’s Equity in Theatre umbrella organization released survey results that were probably already well known by many in performance arts but, nonetheless,...
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Maskwacis named Top-10 finalist in Kraft Hockeyville contest for $100,000...
You can bet there are plenty of people crossing their fingers in Maskwacis right about now. That’s because the Neyaskweyahk arena in the tiny hamlet about an hour south of Edmonton is one of 10...
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Four people escape house fire
Four people have been displaced after a fire broke out in the basement of a home in Edmonton’s Alberta Avenue neighbourhood Monday. Fire crews were called to the single-family home on 95 Street near...
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Child intervention panel hears how culture of fear could result in...
A ministerial panel on child intervention heard how fear over sharing information in child welfare cases could lead to important information being withheld from the very organizations tasked with...
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Avoiding social media faux pas
Capital Ideas members were asked what businesses should stop doing on social media. Here’s what members of our community of business owners helping business owners had to say: “Concentrate on the fact...
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Brian Jean calls for more transparency in justice system as backlog leads to...
Wildrose Leader Brian Jean unveiled a private member’s bill Tuesday that would give Albertans a deeper look into the province’s backlogged justice system. Jean’s bill would compel the justice minister...
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Woman's arms broken with crowbar in road rage attack
A woman had two arms broken after she was beaten with a crowbar in a road rage attack in south Edmonton early Tuesday. Police were searching for a man and a silver Chevrolet Aveo. They believe the...
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Ed Sheeran returning to Edmonton to play Rogers Place July 25
British pop superstar Ed Sheeran is coming back to Edmonton this summer as part of his 48-date North America tour. Sheeran will play Edmonton’s Rogers Place on July 25. The tour includes several other...
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Police now looking for silver Pontiac Wave in 'vicious' road rage attack
Tips are pouring in about the suspect in a violent road rage attack that left an Edmonton mother with two broken arms. Edmonton police released images from the woman’s dashboard camera late Tuesday...
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Police smash window to rescue crying baby left alone in car
Police officers broke a window to rescue a baby who had been left alone in a car in frigid temperatures Tuesday. Southwest division officers were called to a commercial parking lot near 96 Street and...
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Edmonton crosswalk fixes require $45 million, with 70 spots in urgent need:...
Of the 380 crosswalks in Edmonton needing $45 million in upgrades, 70 crosswalks are considered a high priority. The numbers are set to be presented to the city’s community public services committee...
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Accused road rage attacker was victim of random stabbing: 'Day to day I feel...
A man accused of breaking a woman’s arms with a crowbar in what police have called a road rage attack was himself the victim of a violent crime in 2014. Jared Matthew Eliasson, 28, has been charged...
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Dining out: Coliseum Steaks and Pizza remains at top of its game
Coliseum Steaks and Pizza has been in Edmonton since 1976, around the corner from its namesake arena. Since I’d never been I was curious to try it, but also a bit nervous about how the place was faring...
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Fire crews battle blaze in vacant Westmount bungalow
When neighbours saw smoke coming out of the chimney of a vacant Westmount bungalow, they called Edmonton Fire Rescue Services. A blaze started in the basement of the home at 107 Avenue and 125 Street...
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