Fog advisory in effect for Edmonton
A fog advisory was issued for Edmonton, St. Albert, Sherwood Park and other parts of central and western Alberta on Thursday. The advisory is expected to cover a wider area as the fog moves southward...
View ArticleOne last regular season game for FC Edmonton before semifinal
FC Edmonton are trying to focus on the task at hand with the biggest game in franchise history just on the horizon. But before FC Edmonton travels to play in a North American Soccer League semifinal...
View ArticleFriday's letters: School board shutdown seems extreme
Re. “Province shuts down Christian school board,” Oct. 26 As a Trinity Christian School/Wisdom Home School parent I was saddened and disturbed by Alberta Education’s swift removal of accreditation for...
View ArticleEditorial: Bunker mentality bad fit for city hall
One of the highest compliments that can be paid to a public building is that it is a real “people place.” Edmonton’s city hall, since it opened in 1992, has been that kind of space. From the wildly...
View ArticleOpinion: Time for Alberta to invest in a new kind of energy workforce
As a mechanical engineering technologist who’s been stuck in the boom-and-bust cycles of oil and gas, I’ve come to realize that it’s time for a change. We need to create a more stable and diversified...
View ArticleEdmonton Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli liking the moves he made this summer
This just in, Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli talked to Gene Principe on Sportsnet360, Chiarelli with an assessment of his team to date and his own work this summer past summer: “I’d like to kind of reverse...
View ArticleGary Lamphier: RMS Builders still among Canada's fastest-growing companies
A year ago, RMS Builders joined a star-studded cast of promising junior firms when it was named the fastest-growing builder and the second fastest growing company in Canada. The honour was bestowed on...
View ArticleFC Edmonton lose in Miami, now focus on playoffs
FC Edmonton concluded their North American Soccer League regular season Friday by losing their third game to Miami FC this year. It’s a season series they’ll gladly concede to the expansion team from...
View ArticleHitmen ride power play on way to win over Oil Kings
The Calgary Hitmen hold the Western Hockey League’s worst power play, but on Friday night at Rogers Place, their power-play units got lots of practice and made the Edmonton Oil Kings pay in a big way....
View ArticleSaturday's letters: Racing a real problem on Edmonton's streets
Re. “Resident wants action on cars racing on 97 Street,” Oct. 27 I wholeheartedly agree with Bernard Chan about racing vehicles on 97 Street. From my home, three blocks away from 97 Street, I can hear...
View ArticleWarm developing into solid defenceman for Oil Kings
Edmonton Oil Kings fans should start warming up to the idea of watching rookie defenceman Will Warm patrol the blue line for years to come. The 17-year-old has stepped in this season and played a big...
View ArticleNick Lees: From working at The Brick to selling $150,000 Steinways around the...
Trained in sales by Bill Comrie in the days when The Brick was in its infancy, Robert Snyder now travels the world to sell a musical item about five times the cost of the average family car. Originally...
View ArticleMonday's letters: Footbridge experience will get better
Since the Terwillegar Park Footbridge opened, the city has heard from Edmontonians about the need for additional parking as well as concerns over trail conditions leading to the footbridge. We are...
View ArticleFog advisory ended for Edmonton and area
Environment Canada has ended a fog advisory for Edmonton, St. Albert and Sherwood Park. The advisory was lifted at 10:38 a.m. Monday.
View ArticleEdmonton mother charged with second-degree murder in death of five-year-old...
An Edmonton mother has been charged in the death of her five-year-old daughter. Lauren Lafleche, 29, faces charges of second-degree murder and assault with a weapon in connection to the death of her...
View ArticleBreak-in suspect arrested after first escaping police by allegedly...
A man wanted in connection to a string of thefts from cars who evaded Edmonton police after allegedly brandishing a weapon was arrested Monday. Police were first called to a report of thefts from...
View ArticleThree dead in separate crashes north of Edmonton
Three people are dead after three separate crashes on Alberta highways north of Edmonton. An 80-year-old passenger was pronounced dead in hospital after a truck collided with the car she was in on...
View ArticleEdmonton Fire Rescue Services and Atco warn of silent killer
Locking your bedroom door or hiding under the covers won’t save you from a silent killer that could be lurking in your home. “Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, tasteless gas that can have...
View ArticleTuesday's letters: Enough with the rhetoric — Alberta is already great
Re. “Jean paints bleak view of Alberta at convention,” Oct. 29 It is always challenging to follow the logic of Brian Jean and his Wildrose colleagues. He suggested in his weekend speech that the NDP is...
View ArticleWoman killed in icy highway crash near Morinville
Slippery conditions may have been a factor in a fatal Tuesday morning collision northwest of Morinville. RCMP said emergency crews were called to a two-vehicle crash about 9:45 a.m. on Highway 44,...
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