Epcor asks people to cut water use as treatment plants deal with silt from...
Epcor wants people to save water as treatment plants struggle to filter silt churned up from increased water flow of the North Saskatchewan River. “The water did crest at approximately midnight last...
View ArticleMark Suits: Here's another tasty local IPA, Curly Horse from Brewsters
Brewsters Brewing has been around for more than 25 years and currently operates five brew pubs in Edmonton plus other locations in Alberta and Saskatchewan. In the past, Brewsters has produced some...
View ArticleEdmonton mom fined and put on probation for driving drunk with her children
An Edmonton mother who was drunk when she sped through a residential neighbourhood with two children in the back seat and hit a parked vehicle was fined $2,200 and put on probation Friday. Nichola...
View ArticleEpcor asks residents to conserve water through weekend
Epcor is asking people in Edmonton and surrounding communities to conserve water through the weekend. The company first put the call out Thursday after heavy rainfall west of Edmonton saw water levels...
View ArticleThe kids aren't all right: Curfew for children under the age of 15 now in...
A curfew for children under the age of 15 is in effect in Bruderheim. Unless accompanied by a parent or guardian, youths in the town of just over 1,100 people northeast of Edmonton will have to be off...
View ArticleProposed downtown mega-bars to appeal city rejection
The company behind applications for two downtown mega-bars says it’s not giving up the fight, after the city earlier this month rejected the proposal. Urban Sparq, an Edmonton hospitality company that...
View ArticleBook by Edmonton author looks to bridge the gap between Islam and Christianity
An electrical engineer isn’t usually the first thing that comes to mind when people think of a religious scholar, but Norman Law is a rare combination of both. For 19 years, Law worked as an electrical...
View ArticleRetired Edmonton school superintendent bets he can overhaul massive Las Vegas...
A visionary teacher whose ideas transformed Edmonton Public Schools is gambling his internationally recognized methods will reverse the fortunes of Las Vegas schools. In his 22 years as superintendent...
View ArticleActivists fan out across Edmonton to warn motorists of photo radar trucks
Anti-photo radar activists mobilized Saturday to warn drivers across Edmonton of imminent radar trucks. Participants fanned out to each corner of the city in 24 cars for the Cash Cow Extravaganza, said...
View ArticleReview: ESO shifts from Simon and Garfunkel to Stars Wars during Symphony...
There were dark glowering clouds foretelling weather doom, there were afternoon downpours, but somehow the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra managed things so that not a drop fell on the first three evenings...
View ArticleHome win streak comes to an end for FC Edmonton
In a season where everything has seemingly bounced in FC Edmonton’s direction, it was expected they would somehow manage to pull out another victory at home Sunday. But playing against Puerto Rico FC,...
View ArticlePhotos: Edmonton Graffiti Run in Capilano Park
Participants leave the start line during the Graffiti Run in Capilano Park, in Edmonton on Sunday Aug. 28, 2016. Participants run through clouds of coloured powder during the Graffiti Run in Capilano...
View ArticlePhoto radar protest again to hit Edmonton streets
A photo radar protest in Edmonton got so much support over the weekend that organizers are doing it again. Jack Shultz, a local anti-photo radar activist, said more than 30 people volunteered to stand...
View ArticleImpaired driving charges laid after man dies in dirt bike crash south of...
A Samson First Nation man has been charged after a dirt bike passenger was killed and the driver seriously injured in a collision near Maskwacis, south of Edmonton, on Sunday morning. Chadwick Buffalo,...
View ArticleWarrant issued for man who escaped Edmonton minimum security healing centre
Police are searching for a convicted robber who escaped Monday from Edmonton’s Stan Daniels Healing Centre. A warrant has been issued for Carlos Tecomba, who is serving a sentence of five years and...
View ArticleTuesday's letters: Edmonton has work to do on weeds
Re. “Natural prairie or ugly patch of weeds?“, Aug. 29 This is an interesting and controversial topic. In my opinion, the City of Edmonton needs to clean up its own weed patches before proceeding to...
View ArticleFugitive from Edmonton correctional facility back in custody, but another...
An escaped inmate from the Stan Daniels Healing Centre was recaptured early Tuesday. While being transported to police headquarters, Carlos Tecomba allegedly became aggressive and assaulted an officer....
View ArticlePaid park-and-ride stalls to take up to 75 per cent of total spots at LRT...
Some commuters stuck on the city’s LRT park and ride waiting list are finally in luck, but the reserved stalls will come with a bigger price tag. The City of Edmonton announced Tuesday that the number...
View ArticleEdmonton entrepreneurs talk about keeping the team on track and on task
Capital Ideas members were asked about the best thing they can do, or tool to use, to keep employees engaged. Here’s what members of our community of business owners helping business owners had to say:...
View ArticleWednesday's letters: Burkini ban objection misses the point
Re. “Burkini ban shows Muslim women are not welcome in public spaces,” Mariam Ibrahim, Aug. 26 The French burkini ban is ridiculous and the opposite of liberty, equality and fraternity. Unfortunately,...
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