The Crown and defence presented a joint sentencing submission, asking for a four-year sentence. The judge accepted the submission.
Emily Mertz began her career with Global Edmonton right out of university.
She has a BA (Hons) in English from the University of Alberta, where she studied English and non-fiction writing, and also wrote for the school newspaper, The Gateway.
After graduation, she was hired as a writer for Global News in Edmonton. Since then, she has worked as an assignment editor and producer before moving into her current position as an Online Reporter/Producer.
Before coming to Edmonton for school, Emily lived in Ontario. She grew up watching the Blue Jays and is still a huge fan.
She also enjoys travelling (especially to New Zealand!), running in the River Valley, and trying to make her friends laugh.
The Crown and defence presented a joint sentencing submission, asking for a four-year sentence. The judge accepted the submission.
Taste of Edmonton and Heritage Festival are planning to host their events this summer, while Pride (in June) is staying virtual as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
Participating clinics will offer the Moderna vaccine at this time, with about 8,200 doses expected to be administered by family physicians, staff and teams.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is looking for witnesses to an RCMP shooting outside Red Deer Regional Hospital on Monday night.
Following the province’s “Open For Summer” announcement on Wednesday, K-Days announced Thursday planning is underway for its festival this year.
Hinton RCMP said officers responded to a report of a firearm being discharged in a rural area near the WildHay River Provincial Recreation Area on Sunday.
The Open For Summer plan outlines how different sectors and activities will be allowed to reopen based on two key benchmarks: COVID-19 immunization rates and hospitalizations.
Boyle Street Community Services is calling on government, police and Alberta Health Services to help create a coordinated emergency response to the overdose crisis.
More than 2.24 million doses of vaccine have been administered so far.
EPS has called on its Hate Crimes and Violent Extremism Unit to investigate after “two homes were approached and anti-Semitic rhetoric was used.”
While Alberta’s COVID-19 hospital admissions aren’t as high as they were in the second wave, the number of patients requiring intensive care has never been higher.
Starting this August, the city-wide default speed limit in Edmonton will be 40 km/h.
Edmonton police are investigating after a woman was struck and killed by an SUV reversing in a driveway.
“The world is not ending; it’s just on a bit of pause right now. But you can still get outside and have a ton of fun and enjoy.”
Alberta Health Services said with in-person school suspended until May 25 in a bid to curb surging COVID-19 cases, there will be an impact on its workforce.