Edmonton Remand Centre

• Former soldier with PTSD one of 2 deaths at Edmonton Remand Centre in 2 days

  Nathaniel Burchat was in remand awaiting trial for assault charges when a fight with another inmate left the former soldier dead — one of two deaths in two days at the jail.

  Crime

  Dec 20
  
• Inmate dead after fight at Edmonton Remand Centre, charges pending

  Edmonton Remand Centre inmate Nathaniel Burchat, 26, died from a blunt head injury after a fight with another inmate at the jail on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.

  Crime

  Dec 19
  
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• Fatality Inquiry begins into death at Edmonton Remand Centre

  A fatality inquiry got underway Monday morning into the death of a 23-year-old man who died by suicide in a solitary cell at the Edmonton Remand Centre.

  Investigations

  Feb 26
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• Health-care standards not met at Edmonton Remand, report finds

  A nursing consultant who reviewed records found the province provided poor pain management, inadequate help with drug withdrawal and didn't monitor or record vital signs properly.

  Crime

  Oct 25, 2023
• Demolition of former Edmonton Remand Centre to start this year

  Demolition of the building, which was built in 1979 and decommissioned in 2019, will start in June of this year and is expected to take 18 months.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2023
• Suspect in Chinatown killings was dropped off by RCMP in west Edmonton, despite condition orders

  The man accused of killing two people in Chinatown was dropped off in Edmonton by RCMP after being kicked out of the home he had been living in west of the city.

  Crime

  Jun 10, 2022
• Hundreds gather at Edmonton Remand Centre to protest arrest of pastor who broke COVID-19 rules

  Hundreds of people gathered outside of the Edmonton Remand Centre on Saturday afternoon, protesting the arrest of pastor James Coates. 

  Canada

  Feb 20, 2021
• Alberta, federal governments invest in upgrades to 6 provincial buildings in Edmonton, Calgary, Wetaskiwin

  Six provincial buildings in Edmonton, Calgary and Wetaskiwin are about to receive upgrades to increase energy efficiency and extend their lifespan.

  Politics

  Feb 12, 2021
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• Man with pellet gun inside Edmonton Young Offender Centre surrenders to police: EPS

  A man in his 20s who police said was in possession of a pellet gun inside the Edmonton Young Offender Centre on Sunday surrendered to authorities after hours of negotiations.

  Crime

  Nov 1, 2020
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• Calgary and Edmonton remand centres deal with COVID-19 outbreaks: AHS

  Calgary Remand Centre is dealing with five cases of COVID-19 while Edmonton Remand Centre has seven confirmed cases.

  Health

  Oct 3, 2020