Pipes and drums remember fallen officers at the Alberta legislature
Family members and well-wishers lined a parade route at the Alberta legislature on Sunday as a solemn procession gathered to remember those killed in the line of duty. Provincial officials count 100...
View ArticleHateFreeYeg launched to push back against swastika painting, far-right rallies
A group of local activists are trying to push back against recent hate crimes, racist attitudes and white-supremacist rallies with a new campaign called HateFreeYeg. On behalf of the mayor, Coun. Scott...
View ArticlePhotos: U of A Pandas down Lethbridge Pronghorns 1-0
University of Alberta Pandas’ Alex Poznikoff (16) beats the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns’ Alicia Anderson (1) for the game winning goal during a shoot out at Clare Drake Arena, in Edmonton...
View ArticleSmaller than expected convoy spreads pro-pipeline, anti-Trudeau message
A smaller than expected convoy took to Edmonton’s ring road Tuesday as part of a pro-pipeline rally intended to show support for Alberta oil and gas workers. Organized as the ‘Stand Up Canada Yellow...
View ArticleEIA sets record for busiest year with 8.2 million people flying in 2018
Edmonton International Airport (EIA) had more visitors than ever before in 2018. After seeing 8.2 million people fly through its terminals, EIA set a new record for busiest year with a 5.8 per cent...
View ArticleWomen in Edmonton among highest paid in Canada but face safety issues: City...
Women in Edmonton are on par or ahead of their Canadian counterparts in terms of finance, education and health, while they lag behind in safety and political participation. That’s the message from the...
View ArticleAlberta men wanted for gun and kidnapping charges arrested in Saskatchewan
A pair of men wanted in relation to firearm and kidnapping offences in Edmonton were arrested in Saskatchewan on Tuesday. Abdi Kafor Mahamud Hirsi, 32, and Ahmed Osman, 30 were arrested in relation to...
View ArticleMan died of gunshot wounds outside Orchard at Ellerslie home
A man killed outside a Crabapple Crescent home last week died of gunshot wounds, an autopsy has determined. Manvir Singh Sidhu, 23, was found lying on the ground outside the house on Jan. 21 after...
View ArticleTraffic officer injured in multi-vehicle collision on Whitemud Drive
An Edmonton Police Service traffic officer was involved in a multi-vehicle collision that slowed Whitemud Drive to one lane Thursday Afternoon. “An EPS traffic officer was conducting a traffic stop in...
View ArticlePolice seeking suspects after man shot in city's northwest
A man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after police and emergency vehicles responded to reports of a gunshot in the northwest Edmonton on Friday. Police were at a set of...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Paul Brandt 2019 Concert in Edmonton
Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt performed in concert at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Saturday February 2, 2019. Paul Rennée Belobersycky (born July 21, 1972) is a Canadian country music...
View ArticleCharges laid in 2018 fatal north Edmonton hit-and-run
Police have charged a man in a fatal 2018 hit-and-run. Jamie Green, 23, has been charged with failing to stop at the scene of an accident and careless driving, Edmonton police said in a news release...
View ArticleAntique collector's Indiana Jones dreams uncovered in a little house on the...
A dilapidated farmhouse on the cold Prairies with no heat, stacked more than one metre high with clutter, would scare most potential home buyers. Antique hunter Alex Archbold, however, is not like most...
View ArticleMan wanted after downtown shooting, four others charged
Police are searching for a man wanted on an attempted murder charge and have charged four others after a Jasper Avenue shooting last December that left one man in hospital with gunshot wounds. Police...
View ArticlePolice respond to shooting victim at 7-Eleven
Police are investigating after a man walked into a south-side 7-Eleven Sunday with a gunshot wound. Cops were called Sunday morning after the man showed up hurt at the Mill Woods store. “We responded...
View ArticleRCMP seize guns and cocaine after Ermineskin, Samson raids
Drugs and firearms have been seized after Maskwacis RCMP executed three search warrants on the Ermineskin and Samson Cree Nations this week. Police seized guns, ammunition and crack cocaine after...
View ArticleWatch: Compassion rooms to assist grieving families at Misericordia Community...
Five compassion rooms to assist grieving families are opening at Misericordia Community Hospital in Edmonton. The rooms will give families experiencing loss, including death and pregnancy loss, the...
View ArticlePhotos: Power of Women hosted by Nellie McClung students at Oliver School
Nellie McClung program students hosted a Power of Women conference at Oliver School in Edmonton on Friday. The conference featured a speaker series of influential Edmonton women. Student-led activities...
View Article'It's like a doctor telling you, you have cancer:' Alberta farmers fight a...
John Guelly is blunt about how tough it was five years ago to be hit with the news that clubroot had found its way into his canola crop. “It’s like a doctor telling you, ‘You have cancer,'” the...
View ArticlePolice ruled to have acted reasonably after man's arm broken in 2017 arrest
The province’s police watchdog say officers acted reasonably during a 2017 arrest that resulted in man’s arm being fractured. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) determined an officer...
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