Edmonton Latest News
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Community organization donates handmade toques, scarves to Edmonton’s homelessThe city's vulnerable population is facing extreme elements as the city issued an extreme weather warning. But the community is pulling through with its donations.Canada4 hours
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Calgary businesswoman to meet the Queen Consort as part of new military roleCalgary entrepreneur Manjit Minhas has been named the new honorary lieutenant-colonel for the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada.Canada6 hours
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AHS renews partnership with Alberta Native Friendship CentresThe two organizations will partner for another three years to support the 21 friendship centres across the province.Health9 hours
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Self-proclaimed spiritual leader John de Ruiter, accused of sexual assault, granted bail in EdmontonJohn de Ruiter, the self-proclaimed leader of Edmonton-based College of Integrated Philosophy or Oasis Group, was granted bail on Friday under strict conditions.CrimeJan 28
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Natural gas prices down, electricity up in Alberta in FebruaryThe province issued a bulletin, saying February’s default natural gas rate is $3.715 per gigajoule (GJ), well below the $6.50 per GJ triggering rate and January’s $6.446 per GJ.CanadaJan 27
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Alberta Justice spokespeople deliver duelling statements on prosecutor email reviewAn Alberta government email review of whether the premier's office interfered with Crown prosecutors has taken a confusing turn, with duelling statements on what was investigated.PoliticsJan 27
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Report into Leduc Fire Services describes ‘poisoned work environment,’ mishandled complaintsThe city hired Veritas Solutions to conduct a workplace investigation into allegations of discrimination and harassment made by Leduc Fire Services employees.CrimeJan 27
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Alberta budget set for Feb. 28, with focus on funding for health, school growthIt's expected to be the final budget before voters go to the polls for a scheduled May 29 general election.PoliticsJan 27
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Edmonton police reveal winners of $50,000 catalytic converter challenge as thefts skyrocket in cityA local mom and daughter have won $25,000 for their idea on how to deter catalytic converter thefts — a crime police estimated cost Edmontonians nearly $20 million last year.CrimeJan 27
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2 people charged in connection with homicide at north Edmonton homeTwo weeks after a man was fatally injured at a home in north Edmonton's Baturyn neighbourhood, police declared his death a homicide and laid charges against a man and woman.CrimeJan 27
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Edmonton Ice District designers visit Saskatoon with input on new downtown event centreThere are many things still up in the air regarding Saskatoon's downtown event centre, but the Saskatoon Chamber is hoping to learn from those who have worked on something similar.CanadaJan 27
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Bail hearing delayed for Alberta parents in infant sex assault caseA bail hearing for a mother and father facing charges in relation to their six-week-old child has been delayed.CanadaJan 27
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Alberta NDP says review of oilsands cleanup funding program needs public inputEnvironment critic Marlin Schmidt said Albertans now know even less than before the review of the Mine Financial Security Program began.EnvironmentJan 27
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Multiple QEII closures Friday, several serious collisions on icy roads reported across AlbertaAround 25 to 30 vehicles were involved in the collision north of Calgary on the QEII, while serious — in at least one case fatal — crashes were reported across Alberta on Friday.TrafficJan 27
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Highway closure in B.C. between Revelstoke and Golden for avalanche controlThe Trans-Canada Highway will be closed for most of Friday because of avalanche control work. The highway will be closed until 5 p.m.TrafficJan 27
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Arctic Winter Games a family affair for siblings on Team Alberta NorthThe Arctic Winter Games are a family affair for siblings Brooklyn and Jordan Wills of Team Alberta North.CanadaJan 27
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Edmonton Oil Kings name Rhett Melnyk as hockey team’s new captainAn 18-year-old forward from Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., has been named the new captain of the Western Hockey League's Edmonton Oil Kings.SportsJan 27
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Mandatory minimum penalty for firing gun at house unconstitutional: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a mandatory minimum sentence of four years for firing a gun at a house is unconstitutional.CanadaJan 27
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Polar vortex sweeping across Alberta to trigger plummeting temperaturesA polar vortex is expanding from the Arctic and will bring a much colder air mass south, starting overnight Thursday into Friday and continuing into the weekend.WeatherJan 27
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‘Obviously I had emotions’: Shandro recounts driveway confrontation during law society conduct hearingTyler Shandro resumed his testimony at a tribunal hearing Thursday, offering a vastly different account of an interaction than from the doctor he confronted two years ago.PoliticsJan 26
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2 teens charged after south Edmonton community league hall trashed over New Year’s weekendA 15-year-old Edmonton boy and a 19-year-old man from Spruce Grove have been charged after Brookside Hall was vandalized extensively over the New Year's weekend.CrimeJan 26
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Edmonton Elks extend tackling machine Nyles Morgan for 2 seasonsThe Edmonton Elks signed linebacker Nyles Morgan to a two-year contract extension on Thursday. Morgan finished in a tie for 5th on the team in defensive tackles, with 41 in 2022.SportsJan 26
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NDP says Alberta premier’s prosecutor review flawed, calls for outside investigationSmith has given multiple versions in recent weeks of what she has said to justice officials about COVID-19 cases.CanadaJan 26
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Alberta premier outlines her wishes for ‘just transition’ legislation in open letter to TrudeauAlberta Premier Danielle Smith said Canadians are tired of seeing the two governments operate as adversaries on this issue.CanadaJan 26
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Edson, Alta. teacher facing more charges as 3 sexual assault victims identified: RCMPA teacher in Edson who was previously charged with child luring and sexual interference is facing additional charges after three more victims were identified, RCMP said.CrimeJan 26