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Terwillegar sex attacker gets 12 years in prison
An Edmonton man who committed multiple sex attacks on strangers in the Terwillegar area — as well as other sex crimes — was sentenced to 12 years in prison Friday. Mark Moriarty, 32, earlier pleaded...
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Edmonton accountant's zany zine catalogue of 'things not normally in museums'...
There are some things that likely won’t appear at the Royal Alberta Museum. A pile of cheese curds, an installation of soup-stained ties, and a collection of toe clippings are among them. These...
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Alberta government performs grant switcheroo for Northlands, Stampede
In a minor bureaucratic switcheroo, government oversight of Alberta’s two biggest summer events changed hands Friday. As non-profit organizations, the Calgary Stampede and Edmonton Northlands each...
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Life after Somalia: Kyle Brown, PTSD and the past
In late 1998, former soldier Kyle Brown suddenly left his oilpatch job, walked out of his apartment, dumped his ID and disappeared “off the grid.” For a long time, “the dark years,” Brown hid from his...
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Edmonton mosquitoes transmitting Zika virus a long shot
Edmonton’s resident bug expert, biological sciences technician Mike Jenkins, has been doing his homework since news that a case of the virus, thought to cause small heads and abnormal brain development...
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Edmonton's Blatchford development delayed, won't be ready until mid-to-late 2017
Blatchford won’t be a green “ghetto.” Mayor Don Iveson says while there will be affordable housing in the area – including supportive housing – it would be unfair to put it all in one neighbourhood....
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Firefighters pluck man from burning Edmonton townhouse
Edmonton firefighters rescued a man from a smoke-filled basement in the city’s north end Sunday morning, a fire spokeswoman said. Firefighters were called to The Plaza townhouses on 121st Street and...
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Reiki for pets, horse hypnotherapy, artistic urns offered at Edmonton Pet Expo
Pet lovers were offering up ways to care for their furry, feathered and scale-y friends from the cradle to the grave on the weekend. Goods and services at the Edmonton Pet Expo at Northlands on...
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Veteran Edmonton police officer suspended without pay for unauthorized...
A 26-year Edmonton city police officer was suspended without pay for using the police computerized search system to run people’s names for personal reasons. Const. Collin Smart is suspended without pay...
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Retailer says refusal to serve woman in burka wasn't religiously motivated
The owner of a north Edmonton shoe repair store says the reason he refused to serve a woman wearing a burka was motivated by safety, not religious or cultural reasons. “We have a no-mask policy in the...
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Chip off the old walk: Mounting tickets for sidewalk-snow scofflaws in Edmonton
Snow shovel scofflaws are facing a mountain of tickets as the city cracks down on icy, snowy sidewalks in Edmonton. With the thaw and freeze weather cycle creating icy sidewalks, Troy Courtoreille,...
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Tommy Banks picks up first Juno nomination in 37 years
Edmonton jazz pianist and former senator Tommy Banks has been nominated for a Juno Award for the first time in almost four decades. His collaboration with trumpet player Jens Lindemann, Legacy Live, is...
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Edmonton-born actress wins at Sundance
Edmonton-born Grace Glowicki has taken home an acting award from the renowned Sundance Festival, for her devastating performance in a Canadian short film. The 27-year-old plays the lead in Her Friend...
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Alberta Health Services warns patients not to smoke while on oxygen therapy
A rise in severe burns resulting from patients smoking while on oxygen therapy has Edmonton doctors concerned. Dr. Edward Tredget, director of the Firefighters Burn Unit at the University of Alberta...
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Alberta Health Services expands access to naloxone kits as fentanyl deaths rise
Twenty-nine walk-in clinics across Alberta can now prescribe and supply naloxone, a drug that can temporarily reverse a fentanyl overdose. Alberta Health Services, with funding from Alberta Health, is...
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Edmonton entrepreneurs offer creative ways to market a new business
With so many digital and traditional marketing tools available to entrepreneurs, we asked Capital Ideas members to share their favourite creative ways to market a new business. Here’s what members of...
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Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton encourages support for survivors ahead of...
While the first instinct is to ignore “disturbing” fringe voices who say rape should be legalized, it’s important to spread the message that sex without consent is rape. That’s the response from Mary...
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Snow-removal vehicle operator who killed a pedestrian not guilty of careless...
A City of Edmonton snow-removal vehicle operator who hit and killed a pedestrian in a northside crosswalk was found not guilty of careless driving Wednesday. However, Douglas James Zaboroski, 52, was...
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Edmonton developers want cost of roads to be shared by region
Road building rules around new Edmonton developments are about to get a revamp — but just how the jobs get funded may prove to be a speed bump. The city’s transportation committee received a report...
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'We can watch it hunt on a daily basis': Edmonton birders get a rare urban treat
Over 29 years ago a north side resident who worked for CN Rail and lived near the Alberta Grain Terminal noticed a large predator hunting pigeons off the south side of the building. Pigeons flocked to...
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