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Monday's letters: Attack on Ontario premier no way to treat a guest
Wildrose leader Brian Jean had during the past weeks demonstrated great leadership skills dealing with the disaster in Fort McMurray. Derek Fildebrandt destroyed that in a few minutes in the...
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Update: Alberta Wildrose MLA's suspension expected to end within days
Suspended Wildrose MLA Derek Fildebrandt will likely be back in his seat within days, but his party’s treatment of a key pipeline ally has united all other parties against the official Opposition. NDP...
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Edmonton school trustee wants voting age lowered to 16
Teens aged 16 and 17 should be able to vote in Edmonton civic elections, an Edmonton Catholic school trustee says. Patricia Grell will ask her school board colleagues Tuesday to back a movement pushing...
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Waiting list for affordable housing in Edmonton tripled to about 4,500...
Gary McDonald has been a resident with Capital Region Housing Corp. for 45 years, and knows just how lucky he is to have a stable home suited for his needs. “A lot of people in my situation are envious...
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Editorial: Wildrose a thorn in its own side
There’s no shortage of political hot potatoes rolling around the floor of Alberta’s legislature these days. Who would think that the thorn to snag Alberta’s official Opposition would come in the form...
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Tuesday's letters: Canada gets front-row seat to ugly U.S. election
66During an April visit to Edmonton, I asked a retired acquaintance what the probability is that Donald Trump will be elected the next U.S. president. He replied without hesitation better than 50 per...
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Edmonton man sentenced to five years in prison for deadly parkade attack
An Edmonton man has been sentenced to five years in prison for stomping a helpless unconscious man who died. Cody Dillion Quinn, 21, earlier pleaded guilty to manslaughter for his part in the brutal...
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Edmonton community groups want tougher crackdown on problem properties
Edmonton’s residential compliance team needs to use a sledgehammer, not a screwdriver, to deal with nuisance properties, city council’s executive committee was told Tuesday. While the compliance team...
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How do you celebrate your relationship with customers and clients?
We asked Capital Ideas members for examples of how they show appreciation to their customers and clients. Here’s what members of our community of business owners helping business owners had to say:...
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Edmonton area under a severe thunderstorm warning
Edmonton and area is under a severe thunderstorm warning. Environment Canada says the thunderstorm may be capable of pumping out strong winds – up to 100 km/h – and nickel-size hail. At 5:11 p.m.,...
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In their words: 'I can't even imagine what it’s like for people who did lose...
People returning Thursday to Fort McMurray and area told their stories to reporters Ameya Charnalia, Vincent McDermott, David Lazzarino, Otiena Ellwand, Janet French, David Staples and Sarah O’Donnell....
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Check out two circuses with your kids this week in Edmonton
Let There Be Height Firefly Theatre and Circus artistic director Annie Dugan hosts the annual performance of Let There Be Height, a fundraiser for the only circus school in town that brings together...
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Monday's letters: Ali will be forever missed
Muhammad Ali was much more than a mere name and a talented boxer. He was a walking, talking, breathing bundle of good intentions and kindness. Years ago, when he visited Edmonton, I phoned a radio...
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Diner en Blanc arrives in Edmonton, secretly, on July 28
For the third consecutive year, Edmonton will host Le Diner en Blanc, the internationally acclaimed outdoor supper, held in a location that remains hush-hush until the very last minute. This year, the...
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Fire destroys condo unit and forces evacuation of building in south Edmonton
Residents of a south Edmonton condo complex were evacuated early Monday when a balcony fire spread to the building’s roof. Fire crews were called to the address near 11 Avenue SW and Summerside Drive...
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Canadian singer Bobby Curtola dies during Edmonton visit
Don Clarke had planned to spend Sunday afternoon hosting dinner for his longtime friend, singer Bobby Curtola. Instead, Clarke was mourning the business partner he met 46 years ago when he caught the...
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Edmonton a gateway city for 13,000 years, bison fossils show U of A researchers
Where there were bison, there were people. At least that’s the thinking behind a new study of bison fossils found in Edmonton and northeastern B.C. Researchers from the University of Alberta and the...
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Tuesday letters: Why does everything have to be so political?
Re. “Drivers need clear highway signage,” Letters, June 6 Seriously, don’t disgruntled Conservatives have enough to blame on our NDP government? Now they are blaming the NDP for the ever-changing...
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West Edmonton neighbourhood drawn together by tragedy of police officer's...
In life, Const. Daniel Woodall made an impression. Now, one of the last people to see him alive has put up a reminder of that. On June 8, 2015, Ryan Colton spoke with Woodall in his backyard. “That was...
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Gary Lamphier: Edmonton's stability earns it top spot in Alberta Venture...
It’s a turbulent, wildly unpredictable world out there. Alberta, for years the nation’s economic heavyweight, now brings up the rear, trailing even debt-laden provinces like Kathleen Wynne’s Ontario...
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