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Finding silver linings a year after Edmonton's Roxy Theatre burned down
Theatre Network’s artistic director of 15 years woke up a year ago Wednesday to learn the company’s historic building on 124th Street had gone up in flames overnight. The company lost its stage — its...
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Funeral Thursday for worker shot dead at Edmonton convenience store
A funeral will be held Thursday evening for one of the two men murdered in December during robberies at two Edmonton Mac’s locations. A service for Karanpal Singh Bhangu, who died after he was shot in...
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Gary Lamphier: Time for Canadians to get real about economic challenges
If there’s a possible silver lining to the horrific start to 2016, it’s this: Canadians may finally awaken to the depth of the economic mess we’re in, and start to get real about what’s needed to...
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Meet the candidate who uses dating app Tinder to woo Ward 12 voters
Edmonton singles looking for love on the dating app Tinder may soon have to worry about swiping left wing or right wing, rather than just saying yay or nay to potential partners. Nicole Szymanowka, a...
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Edmonton's open-data initiatives rank No. 1 among 34 Canadian cities
Edmonton has been lauded as a trailblazer in Canada for its open-data initiatives, beating Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary on an annual ranking list. Open data is a practice that makes data freely...
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Family played starring role in life of man killed in Edmonton convenience...
Karanpal Singh Bhangu finally arrived in Edmonton on Aug. 11, 2015, reuniting with his wife after enduring a long-distance relationship for five years. A photo from that day shows Bhangu, grinning...
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FC Barcelona soccer academy coming to Edmonton
FC Barcelona, the soccer team that features superstars like Lionel Messi and Neymar, is opening an academy in Edmonton that will allow kids to learn to play the game the way the team’s young stars in...
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'I live for this week'— Family teams up to volunteer for minor hockey tourney
The Quikcard Edmonton Minor Hockey Week tournament has become a family tradition for the Mayers. It started when Len and Angie began volunteering almost 20 years ago. Now their children Jason, 26,...
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Day in History, Jan. 18, 1996: Kids' plan cooks with $1M grant but mayor cold...
The Kids In The Hall Bistro, a restaurant to be run by street kids at City Hall, took a step closer to becoming a reality with the federal government pledging $1 million in funding. Martin...
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Masterchef Canada highlights six candidates from Edmonton area
The third season of the popular Masterchef Canada program, which pits home chefs against each other, debuts on Sunday, Feb. 14, with a preview special on Sunday, Feb. 8. There are 40 candidates in the...
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Creative Edmontonians vie for grant to Make Something Edmonton
Some people hide away from winter in quiet solitude. Others prefer to blast across snow-covered fields with a kite strapped to their back. If you have your own ideas for how to enjoy winter —...
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Postmedia integrating four major market newsrooms, including in Edmonton,...
Postmedia Network Canada Corp. announced Tuesday it will integrate the newsrooms of Sun and Postmedia newspapers in Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver, resulting in about 90 job losses. In a memo,...
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Education minister to meet with consultant over Catholic board problems
Alberta’s education minister may consider dissolution of the Edmonton Catholic school board as he meets with a consultant in the next 48 hours over the board’s continuing dysfunction. “I’m very...
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First arch goes up on Edmonton's Walterdale Bridge project
The view of Edmonton’s river valley view will begin a dramatic change Tuesday with a colossal feat of engineering — the lifting of the first of two arches of the new Walterdale Bridge. Four giant jacks...
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Contraband shisha seized in Edmonton
The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission seized more than 300 kilograms of contraband, including shisha tobacco, cigarettes and flavoured cigars that totalled $116,000 in lost tax revenue. The...
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City councillors consider ways to reduce Whyte Avenue carnage
Edmonton lawmakers are hoping to find a way to make a walk on Whyte Ave. a safer pastime. “This is just another really good example of the real shift in the way transportation is thinking,” said Coun....
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Judge denounces 'thug lifestyle,' as crack dealer acquitted of murder
An Edmonton drug dealer on trial for murder after being accused of fatally shooting a man trying to buy crack cocaine was acquitted Thursday of all charges. Applause erupted and hugs were exchanged by...
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Friends remember latest Edmonton homicide victim as a fun-loving guy
Friends are remembering Derek Alexander Garnham as a fun-loving man while they wait for answers in his death. The 32-year-old was found shot to death in a fourth-floor apartment of the Alexander Plaza...
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Oilers Entertainment Group hopes for hole in one with golf tournament
The Oilers Entertainment Group is hitting the links this summer. The company has teamed up with The Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada to bring many of the top up and coming golfers to Edmonton.The Oil...
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Will the lower loonie mean higher prices for Edmonton festival tickets?
Some Edmonton music festival organizers and concert promoters are keeping a close eye on the tanking Canadian dollar. Interstellar Rodeo founder Shauna de Cartier says the weak loonie means she’ll...
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