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Trafficking in 'scourge on society' fentanyl nets Edmonton dealer prison time
An Edmonton dope dealer was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday for trafficking in fentanyl — a deadly drug described in court as a “scourge on society.” Oran Grant Soanes, 27, pleaded guilty in...
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Friday's letters: Reader hopes homeless person on Walterdale Hill is safe
Driving to work on Thursday, March 10, I noticed what appeared to be a pile of clothes on the sidewalk as I headed down Walterdale Hill at 8 a.m. As I got closer I realized the pile was in fact a...
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Saturday's letters: Keep pause button pressed on Blatchford redevelopment
Re. “City councillors call for Blatchford pause,” March 17 Kudos to Coun. Michael Oshry for second guessing this nut-case scheme. Why does the city want to develop this area? Why not just turn it into...
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Father of late Alberta politician says watch and glasses found in highway search
BLACKFALDS, Alta. — The father of an Alberta politician who died following a highway crash last November says an RCMP search of the median has turned up his son’s missing watch and eyeglasses. But...
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Pressure is on Edmonton Oil Kings in race for final playoff spot
The pressure is on the Edmonton Oil Kings in their fight with the Medicine Hat Tigers for the final spot in the 2016 Western Hockey League playoffs. Medicine Hat pulled off a dogged 4-2 win over the...
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Edmonton man who tried to intervene in LRT beating death plans more...
Manwar Khan still gets emotional when he talks about the events that took place the afternoon of Dec. 28, 2012. It was on that day, as he rode the LRT home from work, Khan saw a man get beaten to death...
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Alberta's third largest pride festival paints the town of Jasper rainbow...
Alex Mickelson spent most of his young life in the closet. It wasn’t until he moved away from his hometown of Lacombe to go to university in Edmonton —where he witnessed another student come out in...
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Monday's letters: Supervised injection sites save lives
Re. “Canadian causes stir at UN with drug speech,” March 17 I applaud the assistant deputy minister of health, Hillary Geller, on her public support for harm reduction, including supervised injection...
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Editorial: Delicate balance to new suburban development debate
City council is set to dig into the sensitive subject of Edmonton’s expanding suburbs and the costs of providing essential services such as roads, transit and emergency services to new developments. A...
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Krista Power: Rewrite retail message to signal beauty and health come in all...
Walk through any mall and look at the displays, specifically in stores that target the younger generation. While the male mannequins are an average size, it is disappointing to see retailers using...
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Man found shot in the leg after masked men break into north Edmonton home
A 50-year-old man was shot in the leg during a violent north Edmonton home invasion Monday, say police. Officers were called to the home near 119 Avenue and 38 Street just after 7:30 a.m. after reports...
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Editorial: Flashier warnings called for on approach to High Level Bridge
The High Level Bridge must be feeling a little beat up right now. Twice last week in the span of as many days, truck drivers picked a road they should not have taken and ended up tangled in the...
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Tearful Edmonton Hells Angel put behind bars for drug dealing
A teary Edmonton member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang apologized to his family in court Monday before being put behind bars for drug trafficking. Dominic Vincent DiPalma Jr., 35, was handed a...
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Oilsands workers call on Alberta government to retrain electricians as solar...
Green energy is finding champions in Alberta oil and gas workers, and the provincial government says it’s willing to listen to what they have to say. A company called Iron & Earth is asking the...
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Tuesday's letters: Controlling Type 1 diabetes is a complicated daily battle
Re. “Insulin pouches slip under skin; trials being held to see if treatment can free diabetics from injections,” March 12 I wanted to expand on some of the information about Type 1 diabetes in this...
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Edmonton woman admits leaving three-year-old son alone in vehicle while shopping
A “very remorseful” Edmonton woman who left her sleeping three-year-old son in her vehicle while shopping at a Superstore for nearly half an hour was placed on 12-months probation Tuesday. The...
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Editorial: Refugee student funding a province-wide issue
Edmonton public school trustees decided last week to send a letter to the federal government asking for $2 million in funding to help pay for the education of Syrian students arriving in local schools...
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Mayor, premier question Edmonton's exclusion from extended EI benefits
Mayor Don Iveson and Premier Rachel Notley want Ottawa to explain why Edmonton was the only Alberta jurisdiction excluded from improved employment insurance benefits in the federal budget. “I can...
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Wednesday's letters: Reconsider the cost of unsustainable urban sprawl
Re. “Debate on cost of sprawl kicks off,” March 18 Hadn’t city council realized before the huge cost to Edmonton taxpayers of allowing unsustainable development and growth? And council is just now...
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What are some best practices when dealing with contract employees?
We asked Capital Ideas members how they work with and hire contract employees. Here’s what members of our community of business owners helping business owners had to say: “Smart employers treat...
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