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Ward 11: Southeast voters send Mike Nickel back to city hall
History has repeated itself in Ward 11 as incumbent Mike Nickel defended his place on council in the southeast Edmonton ward with more than half of the votes after impressing voters as a fiscally...
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New mayors hope lunch and conversation help improve relationships
St. Albert mayor-elect Cathy Heron hopes lunch with her council colleagues Wednesday will be the first step in setting the formerly fractious group in a friendlier direction. Heron, who easily won the...
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Last Canadian Finals Rodeo hosted in Northlands Coliseum
Hooves will hit the dirt for the last time in the Northlands Coliseum at the 44th Canadian Finals Rodeo next month, but the event’s future remains “unclear.” “I can say with certainty the CPRA and...
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Homelessness expert sees local opportunities to help those in limbo
A York University professor and director of the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness was in Edmonton to give a lecture Thursday on prevention-based strategies to end homelessness. Stephen Gaetz had...
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Community leagues having hard time setting up skating rinks
Cloverdale community’s rink first saw skates, sticks and pucks in the 1950s, but keeping it open is becoming an increasingly difficult game. Reg Kontz, the league’s president, said it’s hard for...
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Edmonton real estate market looking stronger next year, reports indicate
Two reports on Edmonton’s residential and commercial property industry are painting a rosier picture of the market next year. The city’s backlog of unsold new suburban homes is down from last winter...
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Roger Waters rages to classic Floyd tunes at sold out Rogers Place
You can’t accuse Roger Waters of sugarcoating his message. While most other major acts are careful not to make their politics too obvious, there’s the former Pink Floyd co-founder, singer and bassist,...
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Worker killed at cemetery jobsite was 'caring man,' paving company says
A paving company is grieving the loss of a “great and caring man,” it said in a statement Friday. A worker was crushed beneath a paving machine at a construction site Thursday at South Haven Cemetery...
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Rehabilitation centre sees large increase in number of wild animal rescues
It’s been a wildly busy year for WILDNorth Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation as it saves a record number of wild animals this year. “We’ve been inundated with animals this year,” Dale Gienow, manager...
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Morinville RCMP investigate body found in field
Morinville RCMP were investigating Monday after a man’s body was discovered by a farmer in a field in eastern Sturgeon County. The investigation, in conjunction with the RCMP Major Crimes Section, was...
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Staples: Rookie councillor Sarah Hamilton prizes prosperous Edmonton
Newly elected Coun. Sarah Hamilton has her eyes on the prize of making Edmonton a more prosperous and beautiful place. It’s the second notion, of building a more beautiful city, that sets Hamilton...
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Edmonton commercial real estate prospects looking up
New figures showing a slight rise in Edmonton’s downtown office vacancies since last year and a slight decrease in the suburbs likely bode well for the local economy, a real estate researcher says. “I...
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Community members plan candlelight vigil to bid goodbye to Harbin Gate
Community members planned to brace against the cold Saturday to bid farewell to an Edmonton landmark. The group wants to mark the removal of the Harbin Gate, the ceremonial gateway to Edmonton’s...
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IRON RAM sharpens the combat skills of troops at CFB Wainwright live-fire...
Far on the horizon where grey skies meet white earth, something moves very slowly. Almost at a crawl. At first it seems like it’s simply two trees swaying in the wind. As enemy soldiers’ eyes and...
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Local festivals have different takes on pot legislation
As the province and city ponder their pot policies, how and if Edmontonians will be able to smoke marijuana at festivals is still up in the air. The province’s proposed framework treats the inhalation...
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David Staples: My Top 8 ways to defeat Edmonton's winter
Winter invaded over the weekend and commenced its annual beat down of Edmonton. The cold and wind freezes toes and kills car batteries. To escape the onslaught, we scurry from work to home. Our only...
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Edmonton must change rules to allow needed redevelopment of mature...
The city needs to allow a wider variety of housing in mature areas so the population and amenities in these communities don’t stagnate, an Edmonton urban planner said Wednesday. Too many neighbourhoods...
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More than 150 special kids enjoy a little Rodeo Magic
Tim Soldatenkov traded his white cowboy hat for a black helmet. He climbed astride 13-year-old Boss, a tall horse with red glitter on his dark brown back. It was the seven-year-old’s second time...
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National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Debbie Reid, executive director of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, speaks with media at the inquiry in Edmonton on November 9, 2017.
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