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Alberta RCMP charge uncle, niece after armed robbery in Onoway Hotel
An uncle and his niece have been charged after a robber held up the Onoway Hotel on Saturday, firing a warning shot that injured an employee. RCMP were called to the Onoway Hotel around 1:15 a.m....
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More than two dozen dogs found in deplorable condition in shed north of Edmonton
More than two dozen cowering, semi-feral dogs have been seized by an animal rescue group from a rural property north of Edmonton. The dogs were found May 11 in “horrendous” conditions, said Jaimie...
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Edmonton a safe city, residents tell police in survey
Edmonton is perceived as a safe city by its residents, though a faster police response and a desire to see more officers on the streets topped the list of concerns in the results of a recent survey of...
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ASIRT investigating after man dies following Edmonton arrest
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after a man was found unresponsive inside a police cell just hours after he was arrested. Edmonton police arrested a 47-year-old man shortly...
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Father of Edmonton homicide victim pleads for information about his son's death
A grieving father demanded answers Thursday from the Edmonton Police Commission about the investigation into his son’s homicide. Abdikadir Mohamed, 25, was shot outside a hookah bar at 111 Avenue and...
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Friday's letters: Edmonton offers wildfire evacuees a home away from home
I am one of the 90,000 people who escaped the raging Fort McMurray wildfire. As flames licked away at buildings and consumed the surrounding forest, I was among those who headed south to Edmonton. Many...
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Fifth man charged in 2015 stabbing death of Edmonton man
Edmonton’s homicide unit has charged a fifth man in connection to a stabbing death more than a year ago. Keith James Phillips, 31, was arrested Thursday and charged with first-degree murder, three...
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Gary Lamphier: Toronto transplant John Rose now Edmonton's economics guru
After spending seven years abroad with Canada’s Foreign Affairs Department and more than two decades with some of North America’s largest consulting firms, John Rose had an epiphany. It was early 2010,...
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Edmonton judge sentences man to 5-1/2 years in prison for child porn offences
An Edmonton man who took pornographic pictures of several children was sentenced to 5-1/2 years in prison Friday and told to get help for his “sickness.” Jamie Lee Boileau, 35, earlier pleaded guilty...
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'I am walking proof that there is hope': Edmonton's Cross Cancer Institute...
When Violetta Ambrozuk was diagnosed with an advanced form of skin cancer, the outlook was bleak. Diagnosed with Stage 3A melanoma in May 2009 when she was just 25, Ambrozuk said doctors gave her a...
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Saturday's letters: Citadel Theatre put spotlight on Komagata Maru 40 years ago
Playwright Sharon Pollock’s “The Komagata Maru Incident” was directed by James DeFelice at a newly opened Citadel Theatre in its 1976-77 season. All of us who saw the production were moved by this...
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Returning to Fort McMurray homes could be dangerous, even if the house is intact
Rebuilding burnt homes in Fort McMurray will be one job in the coming months. Moving into the ones still standing could be a task just as complex and potentially more dangerous. “After people go back...
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Edmonton researchers aiming for X-Prize by making artificial plants
A carbon-capturing process being developed by a group of Edmonton researchers could land them big money and international fame. The idea? Copying what plants do. “Nature itself can be the best teacher...
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Alberta doc pushes for broader guidelines to pinpoint Lyme disease as tick...
An Alberta doctor is concerned Canada’s guidelines for diagnosing Lyme disease are too narrow, leaving many undiagnosed and suffering. Dr. Ralph Hawkins, the site lead of general internal medicine at...
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Tuesday's letters: Stop studying and get building an alternate route to Fort...
Since the Fort McMurray fires started I have heard some brief discussions on the need for alternate routes from the area. The province of Alberta knew this was a potential problem and has been studying...
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City honours Harriet Tinka, Edmonton's woman on the run
Harriet Tinka has been named a Woman of Distinction and a Woman of Vision. She is also a woman on the run. “Ants in my pants,” she said during a recent interview. “When I sit down, I feel I should be...
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Trial begins in Edmonton fatal hit and run of teen mom
Edmonton fatal hit-and-run victim Faith Jackson would have celebrated her 22nd birthday on Tuesday. Instead, the parents of the single mother marked the occasion by sitting in court as a trial began...
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Edmonton property tax bills are in the mail
The city’s tax bills are in the mail and the average Edmonton home, with a median value of $408,000, is going to cost its owner $3,266 for the 2016 tax year. “That typical home, if it realized the...
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Edmonton artist paints images of hope for Fort McMurray evacuees
It’s a fleeting image that never left her. Bright pink and magenta hues springing forth from the charred earth where a fire had ravaged the forest just a year prior, seen as she was driving past on a...
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David Staples: Can Edmonton become a city of YIMBYs?
Cam McDonald is a passionate promoter, but he’s got one tough sales job ahead. McDonald’s mission is to change us from NIMBYs to YIMBYs when it comes to new social housing projects. “We’re reaching out...
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