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Former FC Edmonton soccer player and his brother face drugs, weapons charges
A former FC Edmonton soccer player and his brother are facing drugs and weapons charges. Sadi Jalali, 21, and Saidkheyam Jalali, 23, were arrested in separate traffic stops Wednesday after police...
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Wayne Gretzky statue gets a makeover before move to Rogers Place
The bronze statue of Wayne Gretzky that served as a pilgrimage for hockey fans and a reminder of the glory days of the Edmonton Oilers was taken down Thursday to prepare for its move to Rogers Place....
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Unemployment nears rate last seen in 1990
The Edmonton area last month posted one of its worst unemployment rates in more than 25 years. New labour force numbers released Friday by Statistics Canada showed the capital region recorded...
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FC Edmonton all business heading to tropical locale
Home is where the points have come for FC Edmonton this year, but they don’t play every game at Clarke Stadium. On Saturday (5:30 p.m., NASL.com) Edmonton attempt to continue their winning ways in...
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Saturday's letters: Nothing standard about Alberta's power deals
Albertans got the very short end of the stick when the former PC government negotiated power purchase arrangements (PPAs) with electricity companies. Despite what some commentators have been saying,...
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Cold Lake man's body recovered from lake east of Lac La Biche
The body of a 31-year-old Cold Lake man was recovered from a remote lake east of Lac La Biche Friday, five days after his boat capsized and he was unable to swim to shore. Police said the man and his...
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Seeing double at Edmonton's first twins parade
Western Canada’s first ever twins and triplets parade made its way down Whyte Avenue on Saturday, with around 25 families taking part. Some dressed as sheep, others donned tutus or matching outfits for...
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Folk Fest: Saturday afternoon headliners shine in Gallagher Park
The Cat Empire should really be one of the Folk Fest’s evening headliners. Instead, the Australian meowers were playing the mainstage on Saturday afternoon, stirring up quite the dance party under...
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Auditoriums closed after bed bug sighting in Edmonton movie theatre investigated
While a video showing what appears to be insects crawling through the seats in an Edmonton movie theatre is going viral, Cineplex Entertainment claims a thorough investigation didn’t turn up any bugs....
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Five things you needed for the Cariwest Parade
As the annual Cariwest parade snaked along a hot and sunny Jasper Avenue Saturday afternoon, there were a few reminders that this wasn’t just any parade, but perhaps the loudest and most colourful in...
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Woman survives jump from High Level Bridge same day mysterious figures appear...
A 22-year-old woman jumped off the High Level Bridge on Sunday afternoon, the same day an evocative art installation of five figures scaling the new suicide barrier mysteriously appeared on the west...
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Edmonton's Blackhawk Golf Club hits SCOREGolf's Canadian course list's Top 10
Edmonton has it’s first Top 10 Canadian golf course. In its biennial rankings, SCOREGolf magazine rated Blackhawk Golf Club No. 9 in the country in its latest survey of some 2,200 courses in Canada....
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Tenants near Rogers Place scrambling after being hit with $300 rent increase
In a four-storey apartment building in the shadow of Edmonton’s soon-to-be open Rogers Place lies the thin line between housed and homeless. And that line is about to get thinner. “The people in this...
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Hate to Hope rally empowers all victims of hate-based violence
Police officers and politicians of all stripes stood shoulder to shoulder with the LGBTQ community, allies and members of various minority groups united under a banner of love and acceptance at the...
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Opinion: There's a way to save the Cloverdale footbridge — the province needs...
The Valley Line LRT project has been three-year saga, enough being said about it on Facebook pages, in emails, reports and conversations to fill books. After a prayer ceremony led by First Nations on...
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Monday's letters: Olympic Games need to be fixed, starting with location
Lately, I haven’t heard anything good about the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, or for that matter the Games in general. This event is so mired in controversy that one wonders if it’s time to abolish and...
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One man dead, several people injured at Alberta road construction site crash...
A 25-year-old man was killed and several people injured Sunday in a two-vehicle collision in a construction zone near Hinton. RCMP were called to the scene of the crash on Highway 16, two kilometres...
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Brian Laubman finally wins Edmonton Men's Amateur golf title
The multiple fist pumps after his short putt on the 18th hole said it all on Monday evening. Brian Laubman has played in the Edmonton Men’s Amateur Open for more than 30 years, and he finally broke...
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Tuesday's letters: Edmonton should protect the path less travelled
My wife and I have been leading seniors’ hikes in our river valley and ravines for more than 21 years. I like to lead what I call off-trial hikes on routes that are quite narrow and in some place...
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Editorial: Don't leave non-profits on the hook for background checks
Changes to an Alberta government program that covers the cost of police checks is creating an unfortunate coverage gap and causing concern among some volunteer organizations about what might lie ahead...
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