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Paige Parsons reflects on effect of prostitution law on Edmonton sex workers
As someone who does a lot of crime reporting, my interactions with Edmonton’s most vulnerable often follow a serious or violent incident. Driving around with an organization that does outreach work...
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Edmonton company won't shrink from any wrapping challenge
You could say Lee Geyd is wrapped up in his work as a containment specialist. His Edmonton company, Quickwrap, drapes buildings, boats, motorcycles, classic cars, helicopters, oilsands modules and...
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Letters: Mentally ill kids merit care, compassion
Mentally ill kids merit care, compassion The idea of a sick child is sad enough, but a sick child at this time of year is too much to bear. To ease the frustration and disappointment of having to spend...
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Edmonton researchers nail speedy and secure data transfer
Big, impressive science experiments often spit out paralyzingly huge collections of data. Whether it’s a microbe’s DNA sequence or observations from an array of radio telescopes, moving a glut of...
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Eight places in Edmonton and region to ring in the New Year
As we approach the New Year, Edmontonians are looking for the best place to hang out with family, party with friends, watch fireworks and ring in 2016 in style. We have compiled a list of some of the...
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Edmonton ice castle opens Wednesday
The wait is nearly over to experience Edmonton’s coolest new attraction. Waterfalls, pulsating lights, and crystalline caves await visitors to Edmonton’s first ice castle, which is set to open in...
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Fatal traffic collisions in Edmonton soar above totals from past five years
Edmontonians are “terrible drivers,” says the city’s police chief, and the massive increase in traffic fatalities this year seems to enforce his belief. There have been 35 traffic fatalities in...
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Resolving to do great things in 2016
If Christmas is all about creating and cherishing family traditions — clinging to the ghosts of Christmases past, if you will — then New Year’s is all about about a fresh start. A clean slate. This...
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Edmonton businesswoman Cathy Roozen receives Order of Canada
An Edmonton businesswoman and philanthropist has been appointed to the Order of Canada. Cathy Roozen was pegged for the top civilian honour, “for her contributions as a business leader and...
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'Like coming to work in a dream': Ice castle sells out on opening day
Edmonton’s winter wonderland officially opened Wednesday. On one of the last days of 2015, it wasn’t the cold that had people bouncing up and down. Edmontonians, from grandparents on a date to kids in...
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The (mostly) sweet 16: What, where and who to watch in Edmonton in 2016
The next 12 months could be Uber-exciting for Edmontonians — at least those who don’t drive taxis for a living — as all roads, bridges and modes of public and private transportation will finally lead...
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Pace of refugees' arrival in Edmonton accelerates
The first wave of government-sponsored Syrian refugees is arriving in Edmonton. Following a week of multiple government airlifts into Toronto and Montreal, 109 government-assisted refugees will find...
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The top stories on the Edmonton Journal website for 2015
When it came to news, 2015 was no slouch. Rachel Notley’s NDP dispatched the PC dynasty and immediately got busy making many of the party’s election promises into legislation. Albertans came together...
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Edmonton firm warms up to growth potential in Cuba
Cuba’s picture-perfect beaches and the bustling streets of steamy Havana are a long way from snowbound Alberta. But with oil prices in the ditch and Alberta’s energy-driven economy in a funk, local...
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John MacKinnon: Edmonton has another packed sports calendar in 2016 to follow...
If you’re looking for a place to throw a big-time sporting party, Edmonton is a first-rate host and has been for decades. But even by Edmonton standards, the 2015 sports lineup was terrific, a sort of...
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Edmonton family 'broken' after mother of three found dead outside on...
Paul Burts was celebrating Christmas with his two daughters when police officers came to his door to tell him his wife of 19 years had been found dead outside a row of show homes in northeast Edmonton...
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Police dig for clues, but after 36 years, 'Mr. X' remains anonymous
File No. 79160846 had a leg brace, two change purses and a hotel key in his pocket when he collapsed in a Safeway in 1979. But nearly four decades after he died, no one knows his name. So the man, who...
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Edmonton's New Year's baby a girl born at 12:05 a.m. at Grey Nuns
The girl who became Edmonton’s New Year’s baby was supposed to have been a Christmas present for her proud parents. “My due date was Dec. 25. It was Christmas Day. My daughter decided to wait for the...
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Crash in northeast Edmonton sends one person to hospital, closes roads
A driver is in hospital with serious injuries after a crash on Yellowhead Trail early Tuesday morning. Police are asking motorists to avoid the eastbound lanes on Yellowhead Trail between 50th Street...
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By the numbers: Busy year for Alberta police unit battling organized crime
The provincial task force created to battle serious and organized crime in Alberta had a busy 2015, arresting nearly 500 suspects and seizing more than $36 million worth of drugs and proceeds of crime....
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