Edmonton police said a single-vehicle collision happened shortly after 2 p.m. in the southbound lane of Highway 2 near Highway 616. They're asking motorists to avoid the area.

Police in Edmonton say traffic is being diverted around a section of 99 Street after a vehicle struck a hydro pole at the intersection near CPR Irvine and Hazeldean.

Police said two men are suspected of stealing an SUV in the Alberta Avenue neighbourhood and later crashed it into a tree, killing the driver.

A 62-year-old man was crossing south across Jasper Avenue at 115 Street early in the morning on Friday when he was hit by a vehicle and killed.

Strathcona County RCMP said heavy smoke and fog resulted in multiple collisions on Highway 21 and Highway 14 Friday morning.

An officer who was in a police vehicle and the driver of another vehicle were both taken to hospital for precautionary reasons Thursday morning.

Starting at 9 p.m. on Friday, part of 170 Street will be closed for the installation of a new pedestrian bridge. The road will reopen on Monday, May 15 at 6 a.m.

Edmonton police said the the boy and a friend were attempting to cross 153 Avenue in the unmarked crosswalk when he was hit by an eastbound vehicle.

Edmonton police believe the 25-year-old driver of a van had a medical episode Monday morning, which caused him to crash at 168 Street and 114 Avenue. 

A thick plume of smoke could be seen across much of west Edmonton Monday afternoon, after a grass fire broke out along Anthony Henday Drive near 111 Avenue.