Anti-icing pilot project sprays city streets after major snowfalls
The City of Edmonton has started an anti-icing pilot program to combat icy road conditions during the winter. The technique involves spraying a liquid calcium chloride solution, a type of salt with an...
View ArticleChildren's Wish heroes join forces at CFB Edmonton
Heroes Challenge teams, partnered with a wish child, competed in some unorthodox but fun events in a fundraiser for the Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada at CFB Edmonton on Friday Feb. 23, 2018....
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Edmonton company plans first Canadian-led driving expedition to the South Pole
An Edmonton businessman plans to head the first Canadian-led driving expedition to the South Pole in a massive hybrid truck travelling a little faster than a dog sled. A four-person team led by Darryl...
View ArticleWoman clings to life after being pulled from 109 Street fire
Fire investigators are probing the cause of an early morning Edmonton house fire that sent a woman to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Crews rescued the unconscious woman after being called to...
View ArticlePaula Simons: NRA boycott campaign puts MEC's principles to the test
A VIDEO ESSAY Mountain Equipment Co-op is one of Canada’s most respected companies. But when you sell ethical values alongside your hiking boots and bike helmets, you’re going to be held to a different...
View ArticleDancing with fire takes 'confidence and persistence'
“I definitely love fire. I think that with most people there is sort of an inherent primal fascination with it,” says fire dancer Daniel Tamagi. “Just the way it moves, it seems to have a life of its...
View Article500 abandoned animals rescued from West Edmonton Mall pet store
More than 500 animals, including small mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and spiders, have been seized from a pet store in one of the Edmonton Humane Society’s largest seizures to date. A member of the...
View ArticleSo you want to be a firefighter?
For the month of March, Edmonton Fire Rescue is accepting applications for firefighters. The job application process takes about a year and one of the steps along the way is the physical aptitude test....
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'This is my tribe': Sixties Scoop survivors share experiences ahead of...
Suzanne Wilkinson’s life started with a lie. Her Cree mother believed she was stillborn. Her adoptive parents believed she was willingly surrendered by a 19-year-old who felt unprepared. It took 31...
View ArticleOilers drop a 3-2 decision to the Rangers
The Edmonton Oilers couldn’t pick on young Bulgarian-born, Russian-trained rookie goalie Alexandar Georgiev, who earned his first NHL victory in his third start, in a 3-2 win for the visiting New York...
View ArticleOil Spills: What's wrong with Milan Lucic?
With less than 20 games left in the current NHL season, the Edmonton Oilers are hoping to right their sinking ship before it completely goes under. Milan Lucic has been in a scoring slump for the past...
View ArticleThese cars are part of the family at World of Wheels
JBs Power Centre World of Wheels, Western Canada’s biggest display of hot rods, customs and restored cars, trucks and motorcycles, is an auto enthusiasts’ dream. The annual trade show, presented by...
View ArticleGraham Thomson: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley continues to hold threat of...
Even though Premier Rachel Notley dropped her boycott against B.C. wine 10 days ago, she is threatening to bring the embargo back if B.C. John Horgan constantly tries to delay the expansion of the...
View ArticleBack to the Future with the DeLorean time machine exhibit
Seven DeLoreans were used throughout the filming of the Back to the Future trilogy, according to backtothefuture.com, and only three of them are believed to have survived and exist still today. If you...
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University of Alberta study looks to improve nasal surgery with engineered...
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta are pioneering a new process for growing high-quality human cartilage in the lab that could soon improve how surgeons perform nasal reconstructions....
View ArticlePaula Simons: The Trump Show distracts from real NAFTA threats
“There is no chaos,” says Donald Trump. “Only great energy.” But then, Trump is the chaos president, running a White House so campy it would make RuPaul swoon. In this video essay, Edmonton Journal...
View ArticleGyrfalcons, hawks, bald eagles; Don Delaney has shot them all
Don Delaney has loved watching birds ever since his mother, an avid birder, introduced him to birding through books and field trips as a young child. Recently he has started photographing birds and one...
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Hidden Spaces: Inside the cupola at the Alberta legislature
“Holy cow there are a lot of stairs,” responds Alberta legislature facilities manager Donald Sieffert, when asked about people’s reactions to making it to the top of the Alberta legislature. At the...
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Everything you need to know about this weekend's Crashed Ice event
Have you noticed something unusual under construction on the North Saskatchewan River’s north bank near downtown? It’s an obstacle-filled, 455-metre ice track that plunges 40 metres and, this weekend,...
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Canadian Scott Croxall named world champion at Edmonton Crashed Ice
Skating on soft ice, Canadian Scott Croxall reclaimed the men’s world championship title at Red Bull Crashed Ice in Edmonton on Saturday night. The last time he held the title was when the event was in...
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