Edmonton news

• Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Festival

  21-12-2017 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  We are pleased to announce that the eleventh-annual Deep Freeze: Byzantine Winter Festival will be held on January 13 & 14, 2018 and will be situated along four closed blocks of Alberta (118) Avenue between 90 and 95 Streets. The Deep Freeze Byzantine Winter Festival is a free family event that brings together Ukrainian, Franco-Albertan, Franco-African, Indigenous,...
  
  Read more

• 3 mind-blowing health innovations from Edmonton in 2017

  21-12-2017 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  From scalpel-free brain surgery to the most advanced prosthetic arm in the world, here's a look at three health innovations to come out of Edmonton in 2017.
  
  Read more

• Wild TV, biologist and outfitters defend hunter at centre of Alberta cougar controversy

  21-12-2017 22:33 via cbc.ca
  Death threats, hundreds of angry comments laced with curse words, even a penis put-down from the wife of a former prime minister. All after the host of an outdoor television show posted photos of himself holding a huge male cougar he shot.
  
  Read more

• Family Matters: How to shift kids’ focus from giving to getting over the holidays

  21-12-2017 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  Christmas is still four days away but for some kids, the holiday hype has be going strong for weeks. The anticipation can amp up expectations. Laurel Gregory has more on how parents can try to shift their kids’ focus from getting to giving.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Family Matters: How to shift kids’ focus from getting to giving over the holidays

  21-12-2017 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  Christmas is still four days away but for some kids, the holiday hype has be going strong for weeks. The anticipation can amp up expectations. Laurel Gregory has more on how parents can try to shift their kids’ focus from getting to giving.
  
  Read more

• Dec. 21, 2005: Singing Christmas Tree goes silent after 39 years

  21-12-2017 22:00 via cbc.ca
  The Singing Christmas Tree’s last performance at the Central Pentecostal Tabernacle Church on 107 Avenue and 116 Street was bittersweet for the singers and the audience.
  
  Read more

• A blue monster, skiing with Santa and Oilers hockey: Lots to do around Edmonton over the holidays

  21-12-2017 21:43 via cbc.ca
  The holidays are finally here but what to do with them? We've got not one, not two but a whole list of stuff on in and around Edmonton from now until December 31.
  
  Read more

• Edmonton initiative steps up for homeless when temperature drops

  21-12-2017 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton initiative has seen incredible growth in its effort to keep homeless residents warm during the winter.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Cougar hunting is popular in Alberta, biologist says after TV host posts photo of animal he killed

  21-12-2017 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  A well-known wildlife biologist says cougar hunting is not only legal but quite popular in Alberta during the late fall and early winter.
  
  Read more

• 9 families receive keys to Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project homes

  21-12-2017 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  Fifty-four people are home for the holidays after receiving the keys to their new houses completed in a massive Habitat for Humanity build in southeast Edmonton over the summer.
  
  Read more

• Edmonton police crack down on illegal marijuana dispensaries

  21-12-2017 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  Multiple charges are pending in connection with two cannabis shops that recently opened in south Edmonton. The charges come as police crack down on illegal marijuana dispensaries. Fletcher Kent reports.
  
  Read more

• 9 families receive keys to brand new Habitat for Humanity homes

  21-12-2017 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Nine families received the keys to their brand new homes Thursday, part of the Carter Project for Habitat for Humanity. Julia Wong has the details.
  
  Read more

• Edmonton Oilers look for third straight win with Blues in town

  21-12-2017 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Oilers will try to beat the St. Louis Blues for the first time this season Thursday night at Rogers Place.
  
  Read more

• Alberta man, 19, charged in shooting death of 16-year-old girlfriend: Grande Prairie RCMP

  21-12-2017 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  A 19-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 16-year-old girl in Grande Prairie over the weekend. And police said more charges could be laid against four other males.
  
  Read more

• 'Nothing we could do to keep her from him': Girl, 16, shot to death in Grande Prairie, boyfriend charged

  21-12-2017 19:01 via cbc.ca
  RCMP in Grande Prairie have charged a 19-year-old man in connection with the weekend shooting death of teenage girl.
  
  Read more

• Girl, 16, shot to death in Grande Prairie, boyfriend charged

  21-12-2017 19:01 via cbc.ca
  RCMP in Grande Prairie have charged a 19-year-old man in connection with the weekend shooting death of teenage girl.
  
  Read more

• Alberta man charged after victims in U.S., Canada defrauded of over $10M

  21-12-2017 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  Red Deer RCMP have charged a man after officers uncovered a Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded victims in Canada and the U.S. of $10.2 million in what officers say may be the "largest fraud file in central Alberta."
  
  Read more

• U.S. Secret Service helps bust $10M Ponzi scheme in Red Deer, RCMP say

  21-12-2017 18:25 via cbc.ca
  A Red Deer man faces multiple charges in connection with an alleged $10-million Ponzi scheme that RCMP say they cracked with help from the U.S. Secret Service.
  
  Read more

• U.S. Secret Service helped bust $10M Ponzi scheme in Red Deer, RCMP says

  21-12-2017 18:25 via cbc.ca
  A Red Deer man faces multiple charges in connection with an alleged $10-million Ponzi scheme that RCMP say they cracked with help from the U.S. Secret Service.
  
  Read more

• 'Open violation': Edmonton police raid 2 illegal marijuana dispensaries, distribution centre

  21-12-2017 18:20 via cbc.ca
  Charges are pending after recent raids on two illegal cannabis dispensaries as police promise to crack down on black market marijuana sales
  
  Read more

• Edmonton police raid grow-op and cannabis distribution centre, storefront

  21-12-2017 18:20 via cbc.ca
  As legalization looms, police promise to continue to crack down on black market marijuana sales
  
  Read more

• Charges pending against Edmonton marijuana dispensaries

  21-12-2017 17:55 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police said charges are pending against two marijuana dispensaries that were operating on the city's south side. 
  
  Read more

• Walterdale Bridge new milestone lightens up Edmonton’s river valley

  21-12-2017 17:26 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton's river valley was a lot brighter Thursday morning as lights on the Walterdale Bridge's arches were turned on.
  
  Read more

• Calgary educator now facing 49 charges as 19 more underage alleged victims come forward

  21-12-2017 16:53 via globalnews.ca
  A Calgary man is now facing 49 charges as more than a dozen underage victims of alleged sexual predation have come forward to police.
  
  Read more

• Inmates and staff at Edmonton women's prison prepare for the difficulties of the holiday season

  21-12-2017 16:00 via cbc.ca
  The holiday season can be a difficult time for inmates at the Edmonton Institution for Women, and prison staff try to help them cope with loneliness and depression.
  
  Read more

• Stollery Children’s Hospital

  21-12-2017 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  During this month’s segement on the Stollery Children’s Hospital, Leaha Potts describes the treatment her 12-year-old daughter Avery received at the hospital.
  
  Read more

• Walterdale Bridge shared use path opens

  21-12-2017 15:33 via globalnews.ca
  Cyclists and pedestrians had a new route to cross the North Saskatchewan River starting Thursday morning with the opening of the Walterdale Bridge’s shared use path.
  
  Read more

• Dodgeball Edmonton

  21-12-2017 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  Adults are enjoying dodgeball across Canada including in Edmonton. Paul Laking and Duane Wysynski talks about the growth of the sport.
  
  Read more

• Highrise construction on abandoned downtown site to begin in January

  21-12-2017 15:00 via cbc.ca
  A 24-storey apartment building will soon begin to rise out of the gaping hole in the ground at the corner of 95th Street and Jasper Avenue in downtown Edmonton.
  
  Read more

• Great Gardens: Christmas Gift Ideas

  21-12-2017 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  Classic Landscape Centre G.M. Perry Stothart provides Christmas gift ideas for the garden or yard.
  
  Read more

• Aurora’s hostile takeover bid for CanniMed goes before provincial regulators

  21-12-2017 14:25 via globalnews.ca
  An acrimonious takeover battle between Aurora Cannabis and CanniMed Therapeutics has landed before two provincial securities commissions.
  
  Read more

• Safety deposit box anything but secure for Edmonton man searching for lost valuables

  21-12-2017 14:00 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton man is searching for answers, and his wife's treasured wedding jewelry, after his bank allowed his safety deposit box to be opened and the contents mysteriously disappeared.
  
  Read more

• Alberta shows first net inter-provincial population increase in 2 years

  21-12-2017 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Preliminary estimates for the last quarter indicate that Alberta recorded inter-provincial migration gains of 743 people, following eight consecutive negative quarters.
  
  Read more

• Father, son hurt in Saskatchewan grass fire slowly heal in Calgary from injuries

  21-12-2017 13:58 via globalnews.ca
  Family members of two Saskatchewan men badly burned in an autumn grass fire have made Calgary their home base as the father and son slowly heal from their injuries.
  
  Read more

• No government investigation after Saskatchewan oil worker nearly dies on the job

  21-12-2017 11:59 via globalnews.ca
  A Saskatchewan oil worker has come forward after being seriously injured on the job, by what he believes was a mixture of crude oil and hydrogen sulfide. His life is forever changed, but there was no government investigation into what happened.
  
  Read more

• Canadian offshore oil interest grows as pipeline woes sink Alberta prices

  21-12-2017 11:14 via cbc.ca
  Canada's offshore oil industry is drawing investment interest due to a push by Newfoundland and Labrador as prices plummet in oil-rich Alberta.
  
  Read more

• Teen testifies he wasn’t involved in vicious assault on Alberta youth worker

  21-12-2017 07:20 via globalnews.ca
  A teen charged with attempted murder in the brutal assault of a worker at an Alberta youth home testified in a three-day long trial.
  
  Read more

• Edmonton Oilers serve meals for Hope Mission

  21-12-2017 07:16 via globalnews.ca
  Wed, Dec 20: Oilers captain Connor McDavid was joined by teammates Darnell Nurse and Patrick Maroon and former Oilers great Kevin Lowe on Wednesday to serve up meals at Edmonton’s Ivor Dent School for the Hope Mission.
  
  Read more

• EPCOR warns thieves leaving live power boxes open in Edmonton

  21-12-2017 06:20 via globalnews.ca
  EPCOR says it has noticed a troubling pattern over the past two months — thieves are taking copper from transmission boxes and leaving them wide open.
  
  Read more

• EPCOR warns public after rash of copper thefts from electrical boxes

  21-12-2017 05:51 via cbc.ca
  EPCOR is warning the public after copper was stolen from seven electrical boxes in northern Edmonton in the past two months.
  
  Read more

• Song sings praises of Edmonton’s funicular, becomes social media sensation

  21-12-2017 05:36 via globalnews.ca
  It's Edmonton's newest attraction and now, a song about the river valley funicular could become the city's latest viral video.
  
  Read more

• Alberta oil and gas drilling rights auction results rise to $504 million in 2017

  21-12-2017 05:28 via cbc.ca
  Sales of oil and gas drilling rights in Alberta delivered almost four times as much money for the provincial treasury in 2017 compared with 2016 but the total remained well short of the record.
  
  Read more

• Man arrested following armed robbery in Maskwacis

  21-12-2017 05:20 via globalnews.ca
  The RCMP have a man in custody after they were called to an armed gas station robbery in Maskwacis Wednesday afternoon.
  
  Read more

• Lukewarm response to Alberta's draft caribou range plan

  21-12-2017 04:43 via cbc.ca
  Alberta's latest caribou range plan draft is too much talk and not enough action, critics say.
  
  Read more

• How 2 former Edmonton food bank recipients are giving back

  21-12-2017 03:15 via cbc.ca
  CBC Edmonton’s Turkey Drive is in its 22nd year and is hoping to raise $500,000 for Edmonton’s Food Bank in 2017.
  
  Read more

• Canadian TV host continues to face attacks on social media after killing cougar

  21-12-2017 03:04 via globalnews.ca
  WARNING: Video contains graphic images not suitable for all viewers. Steve Ecklund a Canadian TV host is continuing to face backlash on social media after posting a photo of himself with a massive cougar he killed in Alberta.
  
  Read more

• Unconventional Comfort: City to re-examine bylaw, ‘Nobody is coming to take those chickens away’

  21-12-2017 02:56 via globalnews.ca
  Nikki Pike’s three chickens are doctor prescribed emotional support animals used to help treat her severe anxiety and depression.
  
  Read more

• Amazing health innovations from Edmonton

  21-12-2017 02:25 via globalnews.ca
  When it comes to brilliant new technology, treatments and research, Edmonton often leads the way in Canada. Su-Ling Goh looks at some of the most amazing health innovations from Edmonton this year.
  
  Read more

• Next summer pot timeline is common sense: president of Alberta police chiefs

  21-12-2017 02:23 via globalnews.ca
  The president of the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police thinks "next summer" for the legalization of cannabis is common sense.
  
  Read more

• ATB Financial bank in Edmonton leads by example in terms of inclusive hiring

  21-12-2017 02:16 via globalnews.ca
  A southeast Edmonton bank looks like other ATB Financial branches but as Kent Morrison explains, what’s happening inside stands out in many ways.
  
  Read more

Follow @EdmontonCA_News on Twitter!