Near zero-visibility fog grounds flights at Edmonton airport
Alberta election Day 5: Where the leaders are on Saturday
ASIRT investigating police shooting in Calgary’s southeast
3 UCP candidates under fire over comments and memes about women, letter about people from ‘superior stock’
This weekend is lit: a chance to catch the aurora borealis
Alberta paleontologists confirm ‘Scotty’ is world’s biggest Tyrannosaurus rex
WHL Roundup: Friday, March 22, 2019
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Ian Scott stopped all 21 shots his way as the Prince Albert Raiders opened the Western Hockey League playoffs with a 3-0 win over the Red Deer Rebels on Friday. Continue reading
Calgary family out thousands of dollars after vacation is delayed due to Boeing 737 MAX 8 grounding
By Tomasia DaSilva Reporter
Calgary family is out thousands of dollars after their vacation was delayed due to the grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 planes. Continue reading
Barbra Streisand slammed after appearing to defend Michael Jackson’s ‘sexual needs’
Streisand was quoted as saying she “absolutely” believed the accusers, but also raised eyebrows by saying Michael Jackson’s “sexual needs were his sexual needs.” Continue reading
Appeal Court to decide on B.C. pipeline law that would impact Trans Mountain
B.C. filed the reference case to ask the court whether it can create a permitting system for companies that wish to increase the amount of heavy oil they are transporting through the province. Continue reading
Community league plaza could be impeded by Hawrelak Park rehabilitation: ‘It is a fear’
By Sarah Kraus Reporter
A large infrastructure development designed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Edmonton community leagues could be delayed by a plan to replace Hawrelak Park’s utilities. Continue reading
115 reported killed in attack on Mali village
The victims “included pregnant women, young children and the elderly,” according to a local official. Continue reading
CFL rules committee recommends second challenge for head coaches
If a CFL head coach’s first challenge is successful, the league’s rules committee is recommending he get a second one this season. Continue reading
Edmonton’s first off-the-grid business building opens its doors
By Margeaux Maron Community Reporter
An Edmonton-based home builder has become the first commercial office space to be run completely off the power grid in our city. Continue reading
U.S.-backed forces proclaim ‘destruction’ of Islamic State after seizing Syrian village
U.S.-backed forces proclaimed the capture of Islamic State’s last territory in Syria on Saturday. Continue reading
Future Edmonton property tax hike one option to plug $93M Blatchford shortfall
By Scott Johnston Reporter
City council’s utilities committee was presented with one unlikely option to build a special green utility for Blatchford: a 0.4 per cent property tax increase to cover off a missing $93 million. Continue reading
Edmonton Oilers Tobi Rieder offended by Bob Nicholson’s comments
“I feel like it’s disappointing and I’m offended by it,” Edmonton Oilers forward Tobi Rieder said. Continue reading
Anti-Brexit march takes over London as protesters demand 2nd referendum
Hundreds of thousands of people opposed to Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union marched through central London on Saturday. Continue reading
Man handed life sentence in 2015 killing of Camrose mother
By Fletcher Kent Reporter
The mother of a 22-year-old Camrose mother who was killed in 2015 trembled and cried in court Friday as she described how her daughter’s murder has broken her and her seven-year-old grandson. Continue reading
Edmonton inmate captured after escaping downtown healing centre
A 27-year-old inmate who escaped a downtown Edmonton healing centre earlier this week is back in custody. Continue reading
Creditor protection granted to Rothmans, Benson & Hedges in $15B Quebec lawsuit
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges has become the third tobacco company to receive a temporary reprieve from compensating 100,000 Quebec smokers after securing creditor protection in an Ontario court on Friday. Continue reading
Why New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern has the world’s attention
New Zealand’s prime minister is winning global acclaim for her handling of the deadly Christchurch mosque attack. Continue reading
Burj Khalifa displays Jacinda Ardern’s face as New Zealand mourns Christchurch shooting victims
By Jesse Ferreras Online Journalist
“Thank you PM Jacinda Ardern and New Zealand for your sincere empathy and support that has won the respect of 1.5 billion Muslims…” Continue reading
Mueller finishes Russia investigation on Trump campaign, submits final report
The Justice Department says Mueller delivered his final report Friday to Attorney General William Barr, who is reviewing it. Continue reading
Truck driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash sentenced to 8 years in prison
By Ryan Kessler Reporter
Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the semi driver who ran a stop sign and collided with the bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos, sentenced to eight years in prison. Continue reading
Trudeau insists he was trying to protect SNC-Lavalin jobs — even as its CEO says he didn’t raise them
By Jesse Ferreras Online Journalist
If SNC-Lavalin were to go through a prosecution, then thousands of jobs would have been at risk, Trudeau said. The company’s CEO says he never told that to the PM. Continue reading
Enbridge spent $11M lobbying Minnesota over Line 3 pipeline in 2018
Minnesota Public Radio News reports that it marks the second consecutive year Enbridge has outspent all other lobbyists in the state. Continue reading
Near zero-visibility fog grounds flights at Edmonton airport
Environment Canada said areas of dense fog with near-zero visibility will persist until around noon. Continue reading
Alberta election Day 5: Where the leaders are on Saturday
After a busy first few days on the Alberta election campaign trail, most party leaders have a lighter schedule on Saturday. Continue reading
WHL Roundup: Friday, March 22, 2019
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Ian Scott stopped all 21 shots his way as the Prince Albert Raiders opened the Western Hockey League playoffs with a 3-0 win over the Red Deer Rebels on Friday. Continue reading
This weekend is lit: a chance to catch the aurora borealis
By Phil Darlington Weather Specialist
Alberta may get a dazzling light show this weekend. Continue reading
3 UCP candidates under fire over comments and memes about women, letter about people from ‘superior stock’
Just days after the United Conservative Party candidate for Calgary-Mountain View resigned over comments she made about race and the treatment of white supremacist terrorists, the party’s leader was forced to answer a question about a tape that reportedly captured comments her replacement made about women. Continue reading
Calgary family out thousands of dollars after vacation is delayed due to Boeing 737 MAX 8 grounding
By Tomasia DaSilva Reporter
Calgary family is out thousands of dollars after their vacation was delayed due to the grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 planes. Continue reading
Appeal Court to decide on B.C. pipeline law that would impact Trans Mountain
B.C. filed the reference case to ask the court whether it can create a permitting system for companies that wish to increase the amount of heavy oil they are transporting through the province. Continue reading
Community league plaza could be impeded by Hawrelak Park rehabilitation: ‘It is a fear’
By Sarah Kraus Reporter
A large infrastructure development designed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Edmonton community leagues could be delayed by a plan to replace Hawrelak Park’s utilities. Continue reading
CFL rules committee recommends second challenge for head coaches
If a CFL head coach’s first challenge is successful, the league’s rules committee is recommending he get a second one this season. Continue reading
Edmonton’s first off-the-grid business building opens its doors
By Margeaux Maron Community Reporter
An Edmonton-based home builder has become the first commercial office space to be run completely off the power grid in our city. Continue reading
Future Edmonton property tax hike one option to plug $93M Blatchford shortfall
By Scott Johnston Reporter
City council’s utilities committee was presented with one unlikely option to build a special green utility for Blatchford: a 0.4 per cent property tax increase to cover off a missing $93 million. Continue reading
Edmonton Oilers Tobi Rieder offended by Bob Nicholson’s comments
“I feel like it’s disappointing and I’m offended by it,” Edmonton Oilers forward Tobi Rieder said. Continue reading
Man handed life sentence in 2015 killing of Camrose mother
By Fletcher Kent Reporter
The mother of a 22-year-old Camrose mother who was killed in 2015 trembled and cried in court Friday as she described how her daughter’s murder has broken her and her seven-year-old grandson. Continue reading
Edmonton inmate captured after escaping downtown healing centre
A 27-year-old inmate who escaped a downtown Edmonton healing centre earlier this week is back in custody. Continue reading
Crude-by-rail exports fall in January as Alberta started production cuts
The National Energy Board says crude-by-rail exports in January fell compared with December, but remained more than twice as high as 12 months earlier. Continue reading
Alberta paleontologists confirm ‘Scotty’ is world’s biggest Tyrannosaurus rex
“Scotty” lived in prehistoric Saskatchewan 66 million years ago. The bones of the 13-metre long dinosaur were discovered during a dig in the province in 1991. Continue reading
‘Moral blameworthiness’: Judge in Humboldt Broncos case outlines reasons for 8-year sentence
Provincial court Judge Inez Cardinal sentenced Sidhu to eight years in prison on Friday, nearly a year after 16 people were killed and 13 others injured in the rural Saskatchewan crash. Continue reading
Edmonton school demands improved traffic safety after student hit by school bus
Grade 6 students from Bessie Nichols School held a “Citizens in Action Walk” in support of improved traffic safety on Hemingway Road Continue reading
Alberta fish and game group concerned over Métis hunting deal with province
The deal, quietly released earlier this month, gives registered Métis the ability to hunt and fish year-round in certain areas, which the Alberta Fish and Game Association fears could put too much pressure on resources. Continue reading
Truck driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash sentenced to 8 years in prison
By Ryan Kessler Reporter
Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the semi driver who ran a stop sign and collided with the bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos, sentenced to eight years in prison. Continue reading
China has stopped all canola imports from Canada, industry group says
The Canola Council of Canada says China has stopped buying canola seeds from Canada. Continue reading
Edmonton food truck operators confused, frustrated over lack of city info
By Scott Johnston Reporter
Food truck operators in Edmonton are filling each others email inboxes with a letter from city traffic operations that says they won’t be able to get a fixed location in downtown this year. Continue reading
Alberta election Day 4: Dueling campaigns focus on oil and water
By Adam MacVicar Digital Journalist
On Day 4 of the election campaign, UCP Leader Jason Kenney will release a strategy to counter anti-oil interests, while NDP Leader Rachel Notley announced money to protect Calgary from another major flood. Continue reading
New political party seeks to have Alberta separate from Canada
Some political parties occasionally have a difficult time trying to find a way to stand out from the other, but that does not appear that it will be a problem for the new Alberta Independence Party. Continue reading
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