Edmonton cocktail creators set to compete for regional crown
The city’s top barchefs will be competing for the regional crown in Edmonton’s first Made With Love craft cocktail competition Monday night. Made With Love is an annual international competition with...
View ArticlePolice seek person of interest after man found dead in west Edmonton
Police are asking the public for help in finding a person of interest after a man was found dead inside a west Edmonton residence Friday. James Joel Dunham, 40, was found dead in a residence at 10125...
View ArticleFuhr ready for Edmonton's PGA Tour Canada stop
Grant Fuhr still loves the thrill of the game, even if he had to change the game. His puck-stopping days are long behind him, but the 54-year-old still finds a way to get the competitive juices flowing...
View ArticleTerry Jones: Can 'stacked card' bring UFC sizzle to Rogers Place?
It really wasn’t a fair question. But, then again, it seems to be THE question. Why doesn’t Demetrious Johnson have sizzle? Why doesn’t Amanda Nunes have sizzle? UFC 215 press conference day arrived...
View ArticleVeteran describes confrontational dealings to Veterans Affairs critic
Veterans need more help transitioning out of the military and communicating with the Department of National Defence and Veterans Affairs Canada, a Conservative critic said at a meeting Wednesday in...
View ArticleSevere thunderstorm watch in effect for Edmonton area
With heat warnings already in effect, Environment Canada on Thursday issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Edmonton area as conditions create the potential for tornadoes. An unstable airmass over...
View ArticleTerry Jones: Canada hits a hiccup producing world class triathletes
It ought to be embarrassing. Canada is the only nation in the world with two stops on the ITU World Triathlon Series tour and to this point, only one competitor who has managed to finish a race to...
View ArticleFormer Journal photographer ran towards tornado on Black Friday
Steve Simon had been working at the Edmonton Journal for around a year when he got the assignment of a lifetime. Simon, a new hire in the newspaper’s photo department, was at the Journal’s Eastgate...
View ArticleTwo blockbuster championship bouts in Edmonton
It’s taken the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 24 years to reach Edmonton and the organization is making up for that oversight with two blockbuster championship bouts for UFC 215 on Saturday,...
View ArticleDining Out: Bottega 104 brings Italian pasta and pizza to pedestrian-friendly...
The downtown dining scene in Edmonton continues to grow with the arrival of Bottega 104, the latest eatery from the family behind the popular Café Amore, in partnership with the owners of D’Amores...
View ArticleEdmonton police make largest fentanyl pill bust in Canadian history
Investigators are hailing a recent drug bust as the largest fentanyl pill seizure in Canadian history, pulling millions of dollars worth of the dangerous pills off the streets. “We investigated what we...
View ArticleMother charged in death of 11-day-old daughter granted bail
An Edmonton woman charged with second-degree murder in the death of her 11-day-old daughter will be released on bail following a hearing Friday afternoon, Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Stephen Hillier...
View ArticleK-Days first Pride Day attracts thousands, including UCP leadership hopeful
Doug Schweitzer wants to change the perception that a United Conservative Party leadership candidate could seem out of place at an event like Pride Day at K-Days. “I think the United Conservative Party...
View ArticleWine: Summer-inspired food and wine pairings
Sommeliers follow a few basic guidelines when pairing wine with food, carefully matching the intensity of flavours and body of the wine to the dish. What we’re looking for is an interaction where the...
View ArticleOfficers offer common sense advice for preventing property crime
Snooping through a back alley in Bonnie Doon on Thursday, it didn’t take long for southeast division neighbourhood foot patrol police officers to identify easy targets for thieves and vandals. “It...
View ArticleNew season, same story for FC Edmonton
It was a new season but same script for FC Edmonton. Playing the opening game of the North American Soccer League Fall Season, the club once again came up short after probably deserving a better fate....
View ArticleLanterns released at memorial for girl who died after becoming stuck in pond
Dozens of family, friends and neighbours gathered to remember 14-year-old Krystyna Maksymova Sunday night, adding to a memorial and releasing paper lanterns. In addition to the Chinese lanterns, the...
View ArticleYouth from emergency shelter grow community garden
It is a garden built by the community for the community. The Urban Roots Garden had its grand opening on Sunday with a duo singing at a piano next to a patch of green grass where two easels sit. The...
View ArticleEdmonton police make arrests in Callingwood arson spree investigation
Edmonton police have arrested two suspects after a series of arsons in Callingwood. Southwest division detectives began investigating after a fire was reported at Talmud Torah School at 6320 172 St. on...
View ArticleReilly takes some bad with plenty of good in Eskimos offensive breakout...
It wasn’t all club-record-setting touchdown passes for Mike Reilly on Friday. In a game that stands as the Edmonton Eskimos’ largest margin of victory on an otherwise perfect season, the quarterback...
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