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City police hope to return stamps, collection of sport cards
Edmonton police are seeking to return a collection of stamps and hockey cards to its rightful owner. Officers in the Edmonton Police Service west division recovered the collection in a cache of stolen...
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Three arrested in vehicle stop; 'large' machetes, handgun, other weapons...
Police discovered a large-calibre handgun, knives, a baseball bat and a bag filled with masks and gloves during a vehicle stop downtown that saw three people arrested and charged with weapons offences...
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Wet conditions delay opening of Edmonton's sports fields
Soccer balls, baseball bats and ultimate discs will have to stay in storage a little longer than expected this spring, as the city’s sports fields are still too soggy to use. The city was tentatively...
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University of Alberta researcher sets sights on national brain tumour registry
A University of Alberta public health researcher has launched an ambitious project to track how often brain tumours show up in Canada, where they occur most frequently and who is getting them. The...
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Edmonton mayor wagers tourism brochures, beer with Anaheim mayor ahead of...
Visitors to Edmonton City Hall will be able to pick up brochures for Disneyland and Orange County if the Oilers fall in their playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks. In addition to the customary...
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Pop-up museum celebrates 90 years of Alberta's funeral industry
From home embalming equipment to horse-drawn hearses, Alberta’s funeral industry has a rich history to celebrate, says a 24-year veteran of the business. “This is the start of our 90th year,” said Stu...
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The Art of Cake
The Art of Cake is a new bakery in Oliver that has been around for a long time, but has moved into an expanded and beautiful space. Video by David Bloom.
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Police questioned over officer anonymity in disciplinary hearing documents
Granting anonymity to an officer who was reprimanded for his involvement in a high-speed fatal crash is part of a “general” practice when releasing written decisions to the public following...
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Donations to Donate A Ride just shy of breaking record
Generous Edmontonians stopped just short of breaking a fundraising record for the city of Edmonton’s Donate A Ride program. This year, donors gave $241,672 to support the program, which provides free...
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Corpse flower blooms at Edmonton's Muttart Conservatory
Putrella the giant corpse flower is in bloom, oozing the foul smell she’s known for with particular fervour. “She’s our rock star plant,” said Muttart Conservatory program manager Alex Hamilton. “This...
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FC Edmonton fall short against big-spending Miami FC
FC Edmonton knew they were going to be in tough against Miami FC, based on the opponent’s extensive payroll. The North American Soccer League club, owned by Italian businessman Riccardo Silva and...
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Search and rescue dogs scour rubble in Sherwood Park to prepare for disaster...
A group of search-and-rescue dogs combed through a Sherwood Park rubble heap Sunday in preparation for wilderness and disaster deployments. “You take them onto concrete, wood, Rebar … on these surfaces...
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Police charge Edmonton man after 2014 fatal shooting in Grande Prairie
RCMP charged a 35-year-old Edmonton man with first-degree murder after a 2014 fatal shooting in Grande Prairie. John William Rock, 28, died after being shot outside of the Canadian Brew House on Oct....
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Confessions of an Oilers hater: Come-from-away fans face difficult weeks...
After annoying his colleagues in the newsroom for weeks by cheering for the Ottawa Senators and talking trash about the Oilers, politics reporter Stuart Thomson went out to meet some Oilers fans...
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Police have suspect after man found dead in southwest Edmonton
Police have a suspect in a suspicious death in southwest Edmonton discovered Sunday afternoon. Officers responded to a weapons complaint at around 3:15 p.m. near 106 Street and 61 Avenue. A man was...
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Lure of the 16-inch plate at a buffet line
I noticed a few things while vacationing in the Mayan Riviera a few weeks ago. First, without inked family likenesses, angel parts or apocalyptic landscapes covering my body, I felt somewhat naked....
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Edmonton police investigating after multiple shots fired through rear door of...
Edmonton police are investigating after multiple shots were fired through a back door of a home Monday afternoon. A witness called police and northeast division patrol officers responded to a home near...
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Edmonton sports fields to open Monday
Edmonton’s outdoor sports fields will open on Monday after being delayed by cold, wet conditions. “With the snow and the moisture, what’s happened is our fields are still saturated, and we haven’t had...
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Edmonton to host international climate change conference in 2018
Edmonton is slated to host an international conference on climate change in 2018, bringing together scientists and municipal leaders from around the world. The conference, touted as the first of its...
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Northlands unveils explosion of summer events
Organizers are hoping the summer lineup of entertainment at Northlands will bring together diverse communities while reconnecting visitors with the province’s indigenous and agricultural roots. Tim...
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