Nisku

• Teamsters to hold unionization vote at Amazon warehouse in Alberta

  A group of warehouse workers in Alberta could become the first Amazon employees in Canada to hold a unionization vote, and the union says they won't be the last.

  Money

  Sep 14
  
• Multi-million dollar Ritchie Bros. auction goes virtual during COVID-19

  The annual Ritchie Bros. auction typically generate tens of millions of dollars from world-wide bidders. Some say it also provides a snapshot of the economy.

  Consumer

  May 3
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• 180 John Deere employees losing jobs as Edmonton remanufacturing plant set to close

  Agriculture and heavy machinery company John Deere is consolidating all of its parts remanufacturing in the U.S., meaning 180 Edmonton employees are losing their jobs.

  Money

  Mar 3
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• Rural Alberta owed $245M in unpaid property taxes from oil companies: survey

  Alberta's rural towns say property taxes that have gone unpaid by the province's struggling oilpatch have tripled in two years.

  Canada

  Feb 18
• Leduc RCMP charge 2 men in January shooting, seize drugs and stolen vehicles

  Leduc RCMP have charged two men in relation to a shooting in January, after what they call a "complex investigation."

  Crime

  Feb 6
• Nisku diner struggling to pay rent gets massive boost after plea for help

  With no hope in sight for business picking up, Saskitoba Diner owner Candy Galay was one step away from calling her landlord — until a post asking for help blew up overnight.

  Canada

  Jan 28
• RCMP ask for tips after finding person with gunshot wounds in Nisku area

  The RCMP issued a plea for tips from the public as they investigate a shooting that sent a victim to hospital with what they described as "serious injuries."

  Crime

  Jan 20
• 2 Amazon centres open in Edmonton area, creating hundreds of jobs

  Amazon's first fulfillment centre and second delivery station in the Edmonton area opened in August, which the company says has created more than 600 full-time jobs in Alberta.

  Canada

  Sep 2, 2020
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• Family confirms worker shocked at future Edmonton-area Amazon warehouse has died

  Colton Quast, who was an employee of A Circuit Electric Ltd., suffered life-threatening injuries last Thursday while working at the site in Nisku, Alta.

  Canada

  Feb 19, 2020
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• RCMP looking into Amber Tuccaro case tip but caution against ‘erroneous information’

  Alberta RCMP are looking into a tip from man who believes his father was involved in the 2010 disappearance and murder of Amber Tuccaro south of Edmonton.

  Crime

  Jan 24, 2020