Puppy party finds fame, family homes for dogs at Edmonton Humane Society
Four formerly homeless puppies are becoming a household name after a video of the dogs devouring a cake at the Edmonton Humane Society was shared internationally. Celebrating 110 years in the...
View ArticleMan stabbed in chest at northeast Edmonton home
Detectives are investigating a stabbing inside a northeast Edmonton home Saturday morning. According to police, officers were called just before 9 a.m. Saturday after a 43-year-old man was stabbed in...
View ArticleEdmonton-based car website draws vehicle enthusiasts from around the globe
Edmonton’s Blase Wayken, 18, founded car scene networking site raczer.com when he couldn’t find one. “I’m in love with the car scene and the culture and I want people to experience the culture I have,”...
View ArticleFamily of Colombian man slain in Edmonton last year hopeful police reward...
The family of a Columbian man killed in a violent group attack on an Edmonton street is hopeful a reward for information will generate new leads that will bring the perpetrators to justice. “They...
View ArticleWoman dead after she crashed into another vehicle, two trees
A woman is dead after she drove through a four-way stop west of downtown and crashed into another vehicle, police allege. Downtown division police officers were called at 11:15 p.m. Saturday to a...
View ArticlePathways out of poverty opened at Homeless Connect Edmonton
Tom Tompkins grinned through the bloodied gauze pressed under his lip, unwilling to let it get in the way of the wide smile he has been waiting to give since childhood. “It would make me feel a lot...
View ArticleImagine Dragons coming to Rogers Place this fall
Multi-platinum, Grammy-winning band Imagine Dragons announced Tuesday they’re coming to Rogers Place Oct. 10. The group is set to release their third album, Evolve, on June 23. The Dragons will be...
View ArticleFoodie bike tour launches second season in June
Last year, local entrepreneur Vanessa Ojeda ran three meals-on-wheels events for local lovers of food and cycling. This year, she’s planned nine events, starting June 1, that pair dining at local...
View ArticleSt. Albert RCMP determine death of 24-year-old Edmonton man 'non suspicious'
After an autopsy was conducted on the body of a man found dead near Poundmaker Road and Sir Winston Churchill Avenue in St. Albert on Wednesday, RCMP have determined his death is not suspicious. Justin...
View ArticleWarrant issued for arrest of man wanted in connection with northern Alberta...
A 24-year-old man is wanted on charges of manslaughter, aggravated assault and assault causing bodily harm in connection to the death of a man in Cadotte Lake in early May. Mounties issued the arrest...
View ArticleDon't let theft from vehicle put the brakes on summer fun warn police,...
Edmonton police officers and volunteers from Centre High’s Emergency Response Careers Pathways program were handing out pamphlets and common-sense advice on Monday in the hopes of preventing thefts...
View Article'Hangover Bandit' finally busted after convenience store robbery in southeast...
A suspect identified in part by the stink of his breath has been arrested and accused of conducting 14 robberies at knifepoint in southeast Edmonton. Police believe the crime spree of a man nicknamed...
View ArticleDavid Staples: 'Terrible politician' Michael Oshry gets a lot right as he...
Businessman Michael Oshry was elected to city council four years ago telling it like he saw it. He’s leaving that way, as well. Oshry is the most fearless member of the current council, partly because...
View ArticleParts of 102 Avenue permanently closed to westbound traffic Tuesday, making...
Commuters will have to reconsider their routes as part of 102 Avenue is permanently closed to westbound traffic on Tuesday to make way for bikes. As of 9 a.m. Tuesday, 102 Avenue will be permanently...
View ArticleMan on the run after university peace officers pepper-sprayed
Edmonton police said Friday they are looking for a suspect accused of pepper-spraying peace officers at the University of Alberta before fleeing the scene earlier in the week. Two University of Alberta...
View ArticleSaying goodbye to an old friend
At the end of April, a crowd gathered at MacEwan University’s Centre for the Arts and Communications. The faculty, staff, students and alumni who had spent years under its skylights were saying goodbye...
View ArticleDavid Staples: New Social Studies curriculum pushes social change, not history
The rewriting of Alberta’s Social Studies curriculum is turning into an educational travesty. The concept of teaching history is out of style, it seems. In its place is an inappropriate over-emphasis...
View ArticleAbout 2,700 support workers get raises after reaching deal with Edmonton...
About 2,700 public school support workers are getting a raise after signing a new collective agreement with the the Edmonton Public school board. Educational assistants, library and science...
View Article'I wish I could take back time': Developer pleads guilty in 2015 death of...
The director of a development company pleaded guilty Tuesday to failing to ensure regulations and codes were followed on a work site after a day labourer was killed when a trench collapsed in 2015....
View ArticleEdmonton punks Slates look towards the summer
Going by the title alone, you might think that Edmonton’s Slates have written their Beach Boys album. You won’t hear any references to surfboards or cars in Summery, however, though there is an...
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