Edmonton Latest News

• Parents of HUB mall shooting victim push for Canada to change parole eligibility

  If passed, "Brian's Bill" or Bill C-243, would mean those convicted of first- and second-degree murder who are denied parole would have to wait five years to apply again.

  Crime

  52 mins
• Chinatown shows signs of improvement as City of Edmonton weighs 3 new initiatives

  The City of Edmonton is exploring three initiatives aimed at improving Chinatown: a community cleanup group, changing the 97 Street bridge and housing incentives for the Quarters.

  Canada

  2 hours
• Edmonton looks to incentivize downtown apartment development

  The annual grant program would cover between 25 and 100 per cent of property taxes for the developer, depending on how many attainable units a project includes.

  Economy

  2 hours
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• Calgary police investigating overnight shootings in 2 northeast communities

  So far police haven't made any arrests, but they do not believe the shooting is related to extortion cases involving members of the city's South Asian community.

  Crime

  4 hours
• Calgary and Edmonton submit joint bid for 2028 World Cup of Hockey

  The World Cup of Hockey is scheduled to be played in February 2028 and will assemble the world's top hockey players under their national banners for a best-on-best tournament.

  Sports

  4 hours
• Alberta teachers go to court seeking injunction on Charter notwithstanding case

  The injunction would put teachers in the same position as they were before the province shut down the strike and imposed a contract by using the Charter's notwithstanding clause.

  Education

  6 hours
• Police seize $2.3M worth of fentanyl in multi-province trafficking bust

  Police say more than $2.3 million worth of suspected fentanyl was seized and three people arrested as part of an investigation into an interprovincial drug trafficking network.

  Canada

  8 hours
• Capital Power CEO excited about Alberta AI data centre opportunities

  Some generators have been looking at opportunities to provide power exclusively to a tech partner, while others have been eyeing options to add more juice to the overall grid.

  Tech

  8 hours
• RCMP investigating fatal crash on Trans-Canada Highway east of Calgary

  Westbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway were shut down just east of Calgary early Wednesday morning due to what RCMP called 'a very serious crash.'

  Traffic

  10 hours
• Gas prices highest in B.C., P.E.I. with oil costs ‘supercharged’ due to Iran war

  The five-day-old Iran war has 'supercharged' oil prices that Canadian motorists are already seeing reflected at the pumps, one analyst says.

  Consumer

  11 hours
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• Oilers don’t want to overdo the late-game heroics

  Some more late game heroics have given the Edmonton Oilers a spark in the midst of what has been a tough stretch.

  Sports

  Mar 4
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• Draisaitl, Bouchard lead Oilers to OT win

  Leon Draisaitl had two goals and three assists and Evan Bouchard scored the overtime winner as the Edmonton Oilers overcame a two-goal deficit through 40 minutes to emerge with a badly-needed 5-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.

  Sports

  Mar 3
• Edmonton infills operated as rooming houses, renting by the day — even hour

  Residents in neighbourhoods near the University of Alberta are sounding the alarm over new infills being rented out by the bedroom — in some cases by the day and even the by hour.

  Consumer

  Mar 3
• NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman visits Calgary to talk about World Cup of Hockey

  With the Flames new arena starting to take shape and Calgary in the running to host the 2028 World Cup of Hockey, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman visited town on Tuesday.

  Sports

  Mar 3
• Iran war oil price spike could cushion Alberta, Saskatchewan budgets

  Oil prices could mean higher prices for Canadians at the gas pump, but experts say that increase could help provincial budgets.

  Canada

  Mar 3
• Alberta minister optimistic about ER doctor deal, doesn’t blame physicians for delay

  If both sides can't come to terms soon, the short-term contingency plans include looking to bring in nurse practitioners, triage nurses, or boosting emergency room budgets.

  Health

  Mar 3
• 2 people dead in Calgary from possible CO poisoning

  The Calgary Fire Department says carbon monoxide poisoning is being investigated as the possible cause of death of two people in the community of Rundle early Tuesday morning.

  Fire

  Mar 3
• Toronto, Vaughan homicides share same suspect – 19-year-old Edmonton man: police

  Investigators with Toronto and York regional police told reporters Tuesday that the deaths of Chandan Kumar Raja Nandakumar and Sergio Lopes are connected.

  Crime

  Mar 3
• Inquest into Tumbler Ridge shooting will go ahead, B.C. chief coroner says

  Jesse VanRootselaar shot dead her mother and 11-year-old half-brother at their home, before killing five pupils, a teacher's aide and then herself on Feb. 10.

  Crime

  Mar 3
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• Alberta mulls ditching time switch — again — as B.C. moves to permanent daylight

  Danielle Smith said along with Saskatchewan's use of year-round CST, B.C.'s shift raises questions about whether Alberta should aim for consistency across the western provinces.

  Canada

  Mar 2
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• Calgary Mayor to meet with NHL Commissioner to discuss World Cup of Hockey bid

  The possibility of Calgary being chosen to host the 2028 World Cup of Hockey will be a topic of discussion when Mayor Jeromy Farkas meets with the NHL Commissioner on Tuesday.

  Sports

  Mar 2
• ‘Good health policy’: Alberta’s calls on Ottawa to relax nicotine pouch rules

  Alberta says federal policy appears to have coincided with growth on the black market, where unregulated nicotine pouches are widely available online with no age restrictions.

  Health

  Mar 2
• 3 foreign nationals charged after extortion shootings in B.C. and Alberta

  Three foreign nationals are facing charges related to a series of South Asian extortions in Surrey and one of them is also wanted after a home near Edmonton was shot at last fall.

  Crime

  Mar 2
• Calgary warns residents of consequences if water use enters ‘risky red zone’

  Residents of Calgary are facing a new round of water restrictions starting March 9 to allow for more emergency repairs to the Bearspaw South Feeder Main.

  Health

  Mar 2
• Oilers acquire defenceman Murphy from Blackhawks

  The Edmonton Oilers acquired defenceman Connor Murphy from the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft.

  Sports

  Mar 2