Edmonton
After releasing the 2023 crime rate report last week, the Edmonton Police Service has released its year-end crime analysis, provinding a bigger picture of crime in the city. The annual crime rate report…
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Police are urging parents to have conversations with their children regarding internet safety after several child sexual assaults have been investigated in the province. Since the beginning of March,…
The Alberta government is making changes to a bill that would give cabinet unfettered power to fire mayors and councillors and overturn bylaws.
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A trailer has been called home by about 80 homeless Edmontonians for the winter, but now that funding for emergency shelter spaces has ended, Niginan Housing Ventures is working at transitioning them into…
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As Edmontonians continue to struggle, the City looks to create more affordable housing. The mayor spoke at the 63-unit building in south Edmonton which is expected to be completed by the end of the…
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An analyst says a corporate decision to mothball Canada’s largest carbon capture and storage project is likely the result of financial uncertainty and technological risks. Capital Power announced Wednesday…
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The city’s newest affordable housing complex is set for completion in November, increasing affordable housing by another 63 units.
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Edmonton Police released the 2023 Crime Stats showing a downward trend in overall crime while violent crime is up in the city.
A trailer that has been called home by many homeless Edmontonians for the winter is closing down now that funding for the emergency shelter space has ended. As Laura Krause reports, Niginan is working at transitioning everyone into more permanent spaces.
The carbon tax is set to become a major issue in the next election. Xiaoli Li looks at how much the divisive tax is actually contributing to the high cost of living.
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Canada is making some progress is cutting down on greenhouse gas emissions, but is still struggling to reach upcoming targets. Faiza Amin with where progress is being made, and which sectors remain problematic when it comes to emissions.
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Parkland RCMP have charged a man in connection to a child sexual assault investigation and believe there may be more victims. Mounties say on Apr. 22, they received a complaint of an alleged sexual…
Loblaw’s new chief executive, as well as chairman Galen Weston, pushed back on what they called “misguided criticism” of the grocer as a push to boycott the company gains steam online. President…
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The Edmonton Oilers have dispatched the Los Angeles Kings and advanced to Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third straight season. With a 4-3 win over the Kings in Game…
Air Canada lost $81 million in its first quarter, falling below analysts’ expectations even as revenue and capacity ramped up. Canadians’ diminishing appetite for post-pandemic travel yielded thinner…
It appears London Drugs operations are slowly coming back online, though it remains unclear when stores in western Canada will reopen.
The makers of Ozempic say their weight-loss drug Wegovy will be available to patients in Canada starting Monday. Novo Nordisk’s weekly injection is approved for weight loss among patients diagnosed with…
Artists from Universal Music Group, which include Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, will be returning to TikTok as the two parties have struck a new licensing agreement following an approximately…
In today’s The Big Story podcast, former U.S. president, Donald Trump, is facing criminal charges, a historical first. It’s been two weeks since the trial began, and the former president has been complaining…
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Alberta is walking back it’s decision to pull funding for low-income transit passes in Calgary and Edmonton after a flurry of negative comments from the city’s mayors and advocates.
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Phase Three of the wildly popular Alberta is Calling campaign is up and rolling, with the province hoping it will recruit skilled tradespeople to fill critical role in the labour market.
Edmonton police say they are continuing to investigate a suspicious death that occurred in June 2023. EPS says on June 12, officers responded to a report of a “sudden death” at a home near 92 Street…
The Conservative and Liberals continued their sniping a day after heated exchanges led to Pierre Poilievre being ejected from the House.
Edmonton-based Capital Power Corp. says it is no longer pursuing its proposed $2.4-billion carbon capture and storage project at its Genesee natural gas-fired power plant. The…
Construction, bike lanes, and congestion are all that can be seen along 103 Street, as the City works to revitalize downtown. That construction has been going on for many years and businesses are fed up. “As…
The Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB) has voted to reintroduce the School Resource Officer (SRO) program, four years after it was suspended. The SRO program was halted by EPSB in 2020 after community…
London Drugs stores remain closed for a fourth day in a row in western Canada, after a cyberattack was reported over the weekend.
Employees at Canada’s two biggest railways have authorized a strike that could see thousands of workers walk off the job in three weeks if they are unable to reach new deals on contract demands. About…
Wednesday marks the official start date of the long-awaited $34-billion Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project. Crown corporation Trans Mountain Corp. says as of Wednesday, the expanded pipeline…
Edmonton police are looking to identify a person of interest in connection with the fire that destroyed a historic WWII hangar last week. Hangar 11 at the Edmonton Municipal Airport, one of two remaining…