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$1-billion deal boosts Stantec's global presence, company says
Stantec Inc. has unveiled the biggest deal in the engineering and infrastructure consulting giant’s 62-year history, one that will vault it into the ranks of the world’s top three global design firms....
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Wednesday's letters: In search of a restaurant with a river valley view
There is a lot of attention being paid to river valley access these days. Like many Edmontonians, I am in the river valley in all seasons, cross country skiing in the winter, walking and cycling the...
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How do you know an innovative idea is worth pursing?
We asked Capital Ideas members how they know an idea is worth pursuing. Here’s what members of our community of business owners helping business owners had to say: Trent Oster, CEO of Beamdog. “I think...
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Gary Lamphier: Stantec megadeal reflects Alberta corporate migration to...
Upbeat investors are giving Stantec’s blockbuster deal to acquire Colorado-based MWH Global two thumbs up. The company’s shares jumped $1.91 apiece to close at $33.85 Wednesday on the Toronto Stock...
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Thursday's letters: How will lower speed limits improve road safety?
Re. “Campaign calls for lower speed limits in residential areas,” March 28 and “40 km/h? Not so fast,” editorial, March 30 What makes you think that a 40 km/h speed limit will be the answer? Those...
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Woman airlifted to hospital after crashing into Welcome to St. Albert sign
A woman was airlifted to hospital after crashing her car into a Welcome to St. Albert sign Thursday morning. The 34-year-old female driver was pinned under the steering wheel of her car after her...
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'Doesn't make sense' to exclude Edmonton area from extended employment...
“It doesn’t make sense” to exclude the Edmonton area from extended employment insurance, Premier Rachel Notley said Thursday as she continued her government’s pressure on Ottawa to reverse the...
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Food bank alarmed after Edmonton-area residents denied extended EI benefits
The executive director of the Edmonton Food Bank is sounding the alarm as demand for food hampers outpace donations. “The food is going out much faster than it is coming in,” said Marjorie Bencz, who...
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High-risk Edmonton offender who targets teen girls faces four-year prison term
An Edmonton man who targets young girls and is deemed a high risk to re-offend is facing prison time for sexual interference with a highly intoxicated 15-year-old girl. Crown prosecutor Devinder Brar...
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Students spend spring break training like Edmonton police recruits
Edmonton high school students traded a portion of their spring break for police recruit training with the 2016 Youth Recruit Academy. “We get a sneak peek of what a possible recruit class would be like...
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Royal flush: High-tech wastewater treatment centre could revolutionize how...
A lack of regulation is plugging up the process for Alberta homeowners to drastically cut down on water use, but an Edmonton professor is hoping a new facility in Sturgeon County will help unclog...
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Edmonton ringette coach finds way to travel to nationals despite brain cancer...
For Ralph Bell, it was never a question of if he was going to go to the National Ringette League championships April 4-9 in London, Ont., but how he would get there. After all, the head coach of the...
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Man who suffered traumatic brain injury has bike stolen for the third time
Thieves who stole an Edmonton man’s specially modified bike from in front of his home took his freedom and independence with it, his mother says. “This bike is his world,” said Julie Lawrence, Kris...
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Venting: How slow can Edmonton go?
Since when do a few citizens decide who can and cannot drive through their special neighbourhood. We all pay taxes for the privilege of driving where we need to. Don’t like that? Move to a gated...
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Residents flock outside as Alberta welcomes unseasonably warm temperatures
Unseasonably toasty temperatures flirted with, then backed away from daily records in Edmonton and other Alberta cities Saturday. Following a mild winter, people embraced Saturday’s 21 C high by...
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Edmontonians divided on fate of $500-million in savings from the Valley Line...
Edmontonians are split on whether taxpayers or transit riders should be the beneficiaries of a $500-million saving from the Valley Line LRT project. That’s the finding of a new Mainstreet Research...
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Safe-injection sites approved by 44 per cent of Edmontonians, poll finds
Efforts to create a safe-injection site in Edmonton appear to have at least lukewarm support among city residents, a new poll has found. The Mainstreet Research survey, conducted exclusively for...
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Sky's the limit for Alberta's little-known Angel Flight volunteer pilot service
A post-hospital taxi ride home can be an uncomfortable sounding proposition, especially when the hospital is in Edmonton and home is Slave Lake. That was the case for one woman who found herself in...
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Opinion: Coliseum's magic endures in memory
This week will see the last NHL game played at Rexall Place. It is hard not to fall victim to nostalgia and see it as the closing of a storied chapter in Edmonton’s history. The name has changed from...
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Make developers pay more for suburban development, poll says
Developers, rather than taxpayers, should bear the responsibility for covering a shortfall in funding new suburban neighbourhoods, Edmontonians say in a new poll. The Mainstreet Research-Postmedia...
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