Emily Mertz

Senior News Reporter - Online

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• 3rd-alarm response called for large fire in northeast Edmonton

  Several RVs were destroyed by a large fire fuelled by wind in northeast Edmonton on Tuesday afternoon. It prompted a third-alarm response.

  Fire

  Apr 16
• Fire chief asks for Edmontonians’ help ahead of wildfire season

  'Over the last two weeks, looking at the dashboard, anywhere from five to 10 grass wildfires were happening per day,' Edmonton's fire chief said Tuesday.

  Environment

  Apr 16
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• Hate Crimes Unit investigating symbols burned in grass at Edmonton park

  City crews were cleaning up at Gold Bar Park after what appeared to be a Swastika burned into the grass was reported to Edmonton police.

  Crime

  Apr 15
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• Sea Change Brewing pays tribute to Joey Moss with new beer

  An Edmonton brewery is honouring one of the city's favourite sports icons with a limited edition Joey Moss — Man Crush Mandarin Ale.

  Consumer

  Apr 15
• Feds fund wildfire emergency co-ordinators for 48 Alberta First Nations

  The federal government is providing all Alberta First Nations with an emergency co-ordinator to help plan for and respond to wildfires.

  Canada

  Apr 10
• Man running away from Edmonton police falls through river ice: EPS

  A man who police say was trying to evade officers Tuesday morning fell into the North Saskatchewan River and disappeared. 

  Crime

  Apr 9
• 2 teens arrested after ‘vicious and unprovoked’ attacks at Edmonton LRT stations

  Two 14-year-old boys have been arrested and charged in connection with three assaults at LRT stations last week, Edmonton police said. 

  Crime

  Apr 9
• 3 charged after investigation into child sexual abuse, confinement: Alberta RCMP

  Three adults have been charged after two RCMP investigations involving 'allegations of historical physical and sexual child abuse' in Edson and Fort McMurray.

  Crime

  Apr 9
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• Woman hospitalized after attack by 2 dogs at same Edmonton home where boy died: lawyer

  A woman was hospitalized in February after being attacked by two Cane Corso dogs at the same Edmonton home an 11-year-old boy was killed, the woman's lawyer told Global News.

  Crime

  Apr 8
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• Man found in truck in north Edmonton was shot to death: police

  An autopsy confirmed that a man in his 30s whose body was found in a truck in north Edmonton on Tuesday was shot to death. 

  Crime

  Apr 4
• Manjit Minhas becomes 1st female owner in CEBL history with Edmonton Stingers

  TV star and Alberta entrepreneur Manjit Minhas has become the first female owner ever in Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL).

  Sports

  Apr 4
• Edmonton switches parking payments to HotSpot from EPark

  The City of Edmonton is switching to a new mobile parking payment system, promising a "simpler and faster" tool.

  Consumer

  Apr 4
• B.C. boy identified as victim of fatal Edmonton dog attack

  An 11-year-old boy who was killed in a dog attack in south Edmonton on Monday night was a Grade 5 student at Osoyoos Elementary School.

  Canada

  Apr 3
• Alberta team building maps that show health impacts of climate change

  The mapping project explores how different Alberta communities are more or less vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change.

  Environment

  Apr 2
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• 11-year-old boy dies after dog attack in south Edmonton

  An 11-year-old boy was declared dead after police found him 'severely injured' after being 'attacked by two very large dogs' in Summerside on Monday.

  Crime

  Apr 2
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• Alberta distillery takes home best new spirit prize at World Whiskies Awards

  Anohka Distillery just took home a huge title at the World Whiskies Awards in London, England, beating out submissions from Scotland, Ireland, Japan and the U.S.

  Consumer

  Mar 28
• 6 arrested after backyard fight in Lethbridge; shovel and bat seized

  Police seized a shovel and baseball bat believed to have been used in the assault, Lethbridge police said in a Thursday news release.

  Crime

  Mar 28
• Edmonton piano teacher charged with sexual assault; police seek other victims

  A 59-year-old piano teacher has been charged after reports a 10-year-old girl, a music student, had been sexually assaulted 'on a number of occasions,' Edmonton police said. 

  Crime

  Mar 27
• No charges against RCMP officers in arrest of St. Albert youth with autism

  In October 2022, a 16-year-old boy with autism was arrested at a playground in St. Albert after police received 911 calls about an individual who was behaving erratically.

  Canada

  Mar 27
• City of Edmonton golf courses begin opening for the season

  Victoria Driving Range is scheduled to open on Thursday, March 28. Its hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

  Features

  Mar 27
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• Chris Scheetz leaving CISN Country: ‘It’s time to close this chapter’

  On May 10, 2024, 35 years to the day that he began his career at CISN Country, Chris Scheetz will be hanging up his microphone.

  Features

  Mar 27
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• Gas prices soar ahead of Alberta gas tax, federal carbon tax increases

  On April 1, the Alberta gas tax and the federal carbon tax are scheduled to increase. On Tuesday, gas prices jumped in Edmonton and Calgary.

  Canada

  Mar 26
• Edmonton doctor working with NASA to study cancer samples in space

  Dr. Matthew Strickland and his team will study the affects of microgravity on cancer by studying how patient-derived cancer organoids behave in space.

  Canada

  Mar 25
• Additional murder charge laid in north-central homicide: Edmonton police

  Edmonton police said a second person was arrested and charged in connection with the deadly stabbing of a 30-year-old man in north-central Edmonton on Sunday.

  Crime

  Mar 22
• Entire Alberta portion of North Saskatchewan River designated ‘Canadian Heritage River’

  On Friday, 718 kilometres of the North Saskatchewan River, including Edmonton's river valley, were designated under the Canadian Heritage Rivers System.

  Environment

  Mar 22