Clik here to view.
Opinion: Saying "yes" to diversity is a no-brainer in Canada; we must never...
This week I will compete in the triathlon taking place in our City of Champions. “So what?” you say. “A lot of people are competing.” Yes, but how many people are doing it in a shvimkleid – the modest...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thursday's letters: Separate the good homework from the bad
Re. “Keep schoolwork in the classroom,” Letters, Aug. 30 Garry Popowich says that homework should be banned for all schools. Like Popowich, I have learned that much poorly designed homework allows...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Review: Rodriguez: if you missed it, you'll be regretting it
The story has been oft-told by now, but it wouldn’t hurt to repeat it. In 2012, veteran ‘70s singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez found himself back in the spotlight via the Oscar-winning documentary...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shocking video shows racial slurs shouted at Edmonton man
Jesse Lipscombe was shooting a video about his love of Edmonton when he was interrupted by a man yelling racial slurs from a car. Lipscombe, an entrepreneur and actor who is black, hopes to use the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FC Edmonton renew Canadian rivalry with Ottawa
Facing the Ottawa Fury is as close as FC Edmonton get to playing a local derby. As the only two Canadian teams in the North American Soccer League, a match between Edmonton and Ottawa takes on special...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Passengers help subdue unruly man on WestJet flight headed to Edmonton
A customer on a WestJet flight from Toronto to Edmonton says there were some tense moments as he and others helped the crew subdue an unruly passenger. Steven Kelly says he was sitting four rows back...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Edmonton police urge drivers to slow down in school zones
The message from Edmonton police is clear — shaving a few seconds off your morning commute is not worth risking students’ safety. “If a school zone is part of your commute, just give yourself that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Editorial: 'Cash cow' serves a purpose
There are few things that make people as hot under the collar as cracking open the mailbox to find a photo radar ticket in the mix. Live in a home with a shared vehicle and one of these unpleasant...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Friday's letters: Arena expenses add up to lost opportunities for Edmonton
Re. “Inner-city activists should petition premier; social housing is provincial domain,” David Staples, Aug. 31 For the past decades, the city has rightly tried to make up for the provincial...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Edmonton MMA fighter takes punches for sick kids
Unable to stomach the thought of a sick child left in need, MMA fighter and gym owner Aaron Kapiczowski is taking punches for to raise money for the Stollery Children’s Hospital. “We were looking to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Burned body found outside home in south Edmonton
Shaken neighbours say they witnessed a body on fire outside a house south of Whyte Avenue. Edmonton homicide detectives were on the scene Friday morning to investigate. Travis Torrens said that at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Saturday's letters: Traffic chaos called for police presence
I think there are a few people who should reflect on just what happened Wednesday morning across several intersections in Edmonton. The early morning lightning caused disruption to the lights on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gary Lamphier: Slave Lake Pulp mill looks for the green in green energy
It looks like a giant waterbed, covering an area the size of four football fields and surrounded by a chest-high concrete perimeter wall. As Donald Trump might say, it’s huge! And like the wackadoodle...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Son arrested after protecting mother from carjackers
After saving his mother from two would-be carjackers, an Edmonton man is facing an assault charge of his own. “It was just terrifying, I’m shaking just talking about it,” said his mother, who asked not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Photos: Saturday at Sonic Boom
Tighter and more importantly not painfully soaked and frozen like last year, Sonic Boom had a great vibe slipping in between clouds and sun Saturday afternoon. Halsey performs on stage at the Sonic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joanna Brown of Ottawa finishes ITU world triathlon stop in Edmonton as top...
Sometimes, you just need a break to refocus. For Canada’s Joanna Brown, she feels like her battles with injuries and sickness are over with — and now she can focus on the sport of triathlon after a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Edmonton entrepreneurs look at their futures
Capital Ideas members were asked about what they’re going to do when they are ready to leave their businesses. Here’s what members of our community of business owners helping business owners had to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wednesday's letters: Use the law to fight racism
Re. “Racist taunts interrupt civic pride video shoot,” Sept. 2 The hurtful words directed at Jesse Lipscombe while he was making an Edmonton civic pride video is ironic. We, as a community, are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Editorial: Embrace the awkward moment
“Let’s all get along like they do in Canada,” reads a billboard that went up in Los Angeles last week as a part of an old-school ad blitz that seems to be the work of Canadian entertainer Drake. It’s a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police detonate improvised bomb found in Mill Woods garage during drug raid
Edmonton police blew up an improvised bomb in a Mill Woods garage Tuesday night and have two people in custody in connection with the discovery. Tactical teams arrived at the house Tuesday afternoon...
View Article