Edmonton news

• Pickup truck driver airlifted to hospital after 2-vehicle crash southeast of Edmonton

  28-02-2018 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  The driver of a pickup truck was airlifted to hospital in Edmonton after his vehicle collided with a transport truck near Camrose on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Stony Plain gas leak causes road closures, evacuations

  28-02-2018 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  Officials west of Edmonton are asking residents to stay clear after a gas leak was reported in the High Park neighbourhood of Stony Plain, Alta.
  
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• Tears flow as judge finds mother not criminally responsible for daughter's death

  28-02-2018 21:46 via cbc.ca
  In a courtroom filled with tears, a judge declared an Edmonton woman not criminally responsible for stabbing her 21-year-old daughter to death.
  
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• Oil and gas spending will fall in 2018 in Canada, for 4th year in a row: Stats Can

  28-02-2018 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  Statistics Canada says capital spending to extract oil and gas will fall for a fourth straight year in Canada in 2018.
  
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• Alberta deficit forecast drops to $9.1B, as province gains 90,000 jobs in latest financial update

  28-02-2018 21:35 via cbc.ca
  Alberta is now forecasting a year-end deficit of $9.1 billion, a drop of $1.4 billion from the figure in the March 2017 budget.
  
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• Alberta slashes deficit projection by $1.4B in fiscal update

  28-02-2018 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's deficit to be smaller than expected, but concerns linger over the economic impact of not getting full price for Alberta bitumen.
  
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• Devin Horne

  28-02-2018 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  Devin is a studio producer and reporter/anchor at 630 CHED and iNews880 in Edmonton.
  
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• Caribou hunting quotas make scapegoats out of northern First Nations: study

  28-02-2018 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  Newly published research argues Indigenous hunting didn't cause the collapse of once-mighty caribou herds in Canada's North and harvest bans only force First Nations to shoulder the blame for problems they didn't create.
  
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• Alberta finance minister updates province's economic outlook

  28-02-2018 21:02 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci will update the province's economic performance and address job creation in his third-quarter fiscal update Wednesday.
  
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• Alberta’s economy to grow 2.8% in 2018, Conference Board says

  28-02-2018 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's economic recovery is expected to continue in 2018.
  
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• Edmonton police charge 10 in raids on 2 marijuana dispensaries, a head shop and home

  28-02-2018 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  Ten people have been charged after Edmonton police searched two medical marijuana dispensaries, a head shop and a home during two different raids in December and February.
  
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• Sundial secures $56M in financing from ATB Financial

  28-02-2018 20:24 via cbc.ca
  A medical marijuana grower in Olds, Alta., has secured a $56-million financing deal with ATB Financial in order to accelerate the second and third phases of the company's expansion plans.
  
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• Alberta marijuana grower says $56M in ATB financing a 'key milestone' for the industry

  28-02-2018 20:24 via cbc.ca
  A medical marijuana grower in Olds, Alta., has secured a $56-million financing deal with ATB Financial in order to accelerate the second and third phases of the company's expansion plans.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos sign veteran defensive back Buddy Jackson

  28-02-2018 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  Jackson will be entering his fifth CFL season after playing his first two seasons with the Calgary Stampeders and spending the last two with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the B.C. Lions.
  
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• Edmonton’s chief economist on federal budget

  28-02-2018 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  John Rose, the City of Edmonton’s chief economist, joins Jennifer Crosby to discuss the 2018 federal budget and the impact on Edmonton.
  
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• Dr. Dylan Taylor, Mazankowski Heart Institute

  28-02-2018 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  Tina Simpkin is down at the Mazankowski Heart Institute for the annual 530 CHED Heart Pledge Day. She gets more details from Dr. Dylan Taylor.
  
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• Hundreds of animals seized from Edmonton pet store

  28-02-2018 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  More than 500 animals were seized by the Edmonton Humane Society from a west end pet store. As Kendra Slugoski reports, there was a complaint that they were abandoned.
  
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• Edmonton woman found NCR of daughter’s murder

  28-02-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Christine Longridge was found not criminally responsible on Wednesday in the death of her daughter Rachael. Fletcher Kent has more from the law courts.
  
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• Calgary radio host accuses Hedley’s Jacob Hoggard of sexual misconduct

  28-02-2018 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  "In that moment, I really just chalked it up to obnoxious behaviour."
  
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• Bonnyville RCMP ask for help after reports of man slamming car door on woman

  28-02-2018 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP in Bonnyville, Alta. are asking for the public's help identifying a man and a woman who were seen arguing on Feb. 27 at 6 p.m.
  
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• Trafficking charges laid after Edmonton police raid illegal marijuana dispensaries

  28-02-2018 19:31 via cbc.ca
  Several people are facing drug trafficking charges after Edmonton police shut down three marijuana dispensaries in the city earlier this month.
  
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• Nearly 500 'abandoned' animals seized from pet store in West Edmonton Mall

  28-02-2018 19:25 via cbc.ca
  The Edmonton Humane Society has seized close to 500 animals from a My Pet store in West Edmonton Mall due to concerns the animals had been abandoned.
  
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• 'Abandoned' animals seized from pet store in West Edmonton Mall

  28-02-2018 19:25 via cbc.ca
  The Edmonton Humane Society has seized a large number of animals from a pet store in West Edmonton Mall after concerns were raised that the animals had been abandoned.
  
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• Appeal court rules against Suncor in ongoing battle over random drug tests

  28-02-2018 19:19 via cbc.ca
  The Court of Appeal of Alberta has dismissed Suncor's appeal of an injunction that prevents the oilsand giant from randomly testing its employees for drugs and alcohol.
  
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• Alberta court upholds injunction against drug testing of Suncor workers

  28-02-2018 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld an injunction that stops random drug and alcohol testing at Suncor Energy sites.
  
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• Edmonton woman found not criminally responsible for killing her daughter

  28-02-2018 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton judge Wayne Renke ruled Wednesday a mentally ill mother who admitted to killing her daughter was not criminally responsible for the death by reason of mental defect.
  
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• More than 500 birds, reptiles, fish seized from West Edmonton Mall pet store

  28-02-2018 18:20 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Humane Society seized small mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish from a pet store in West Edmonton Mall on Tuesday.
  
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• Pink Shirt Day sees Shaw Communications announce plans to fund student-led, anti-bullying projects

  28-02-2018 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  Shaw Communications has announced a new initiative that will see the company provide grants of up to $5,000 for "student-led projects that promote positivity and inclusivity at their school."
  
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• Broken water main floods street in downtown Edmonton

  28-02-2018 17:14 via cbc.ca
  A broken water main in downtown Edmonton turned a street into an icy pond.
  
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• Edmonton Humane Society – Rigby and Beans

  28-02-2018 16:49 via globalnews.ca
  In this week’s Adopt a Pet segment with the Edmonton Humane Society, Kylie Adams introduces us to Rigby the dog and Beans the cat and discusses the upcoming Paws and Claws Gala.
  
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• Beauty Expert Jill Dunn – Red Carpet Looks on a Budget

  28-02-2018 16:10 via globalnews.ca
  You may not have a team of stylists to perfect your look, but you can get the tools used by the pros who make your favourite celebs look fabulous. Beauty Expert Jill Dunn has the details.
  
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• The serious challenges facing Stephen Mandel and the Alberta Party

  28-02-2018 16:01 via cbc.ca
  The leadership race represented a major gamble by the Alberta Party. And now it, and its new leader Stephen Mandel, face the daunting tasks of fundraising, party building and attracting candidates.
  
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• Alberta government’s Sixties Scoop Apology Engagement series

  28-02-2018 15:45 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government is working on a meaningful apology for survivors of the Sixties Scoops, who were taken from their Indigenous homes by children’s services and placed in non-Indigenous households. Minister of Children’s Services Danielle Larivee and Adam North Peigan, president of Sixties Scoop Indigenous Society of Alberta, share details on the apology engagement series.
  
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• 2018 Edmonton Red Bull Crashed Ice track bigger and better

  28-02-2018 15:36 via globalnews.ca
  Next week Edmonton will host its second Red Bull Crashed Ice event. On Wednesday morning, reporter Kim Smith got a sneak peek of the track and was joined by event producer Patrice Drouin to talk about how it’s even bigger and more challenging this year.
  
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• Federal Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi on Budget 2018

  28-02-2018 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  Federal Infrastructure Minister and Edmonton MP Amarjeet Sohi joined Global News Morning to talk about some of the things in the 2018 federal budget, which includes $21.5 billion in new spending.
  
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• Newly-elected Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel shares plans for the future

  28-02-2018 15:13 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta Party has elected former Edmonton mayor and former Progressive Conservative Health Minister Stephen Mandel as its new leader. He joined Global News Morning to talk about his policies and how he plans to raise the party’s profile across the province.
  
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• Fort McMurray and the oilsands could face gravel 'crisis' trade group says

  28-02-2018 15:07 via cbc.ca
  Fort McMurray is on the verge of a gravel crisis according to a group representing producers, which could affect the pace of the wildfire rebuilds and construction within the oilsands.
  
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• Fort McMurray and oilsands could face gravel 'crisis,' trade group says

  28-02-2018 15:07 via cbc.ca
  Fort McMurray is on the verge of a gravel crisis that could affect the pace of the wildfire rebuilds and construction within the oilsands region, according to a group representing producers.
  
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• ‘Debt and taxes’: Edmonton Riverbend Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux reacts to Budget 2018

  28-02-2018 14:54 via globalnews.ca
  Conservative MP for Edmonton Riverbend Matt Jeneroux joined Global News Morning Edmonton with reaction to the 2018 federal budget, saying it was full of “debt and taxes.”
  
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• Classic Landscaping: Fun ways for kids to help with plant care

  28-02-2018 14:42 via globalnews.ca
  Perry Stothart from Ellerslie Gift and Garden and the Classic Landscape Centre, along with seven-year-old budding gardener Liam Hatch, share some fun and creative tips for indoor plants.
  
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• Man, woman injured in southeast Edmonton stabbing

  28-02-2018 14:13 via globalnews.ca
  A man was taken to hospital and a women suffered minor injuries after a stabbing at an apartment complex near Lakewood Road and 28 Avenue in southeast Edmonton.
  
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• Ikea recalling marshmallow candies due to mice infestation

  28-02-2018 14:04 via globalnews.ca
  The marshmallows sold at the Swedish-based retail stores may contain harmful bacteria.
  
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• Grande Prairie job fair hints at recovery, recruiters say

  28-02-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  A biannual job fair in Grande Prairie broke records this week, with more recruiters from more industries than ever before.
  
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• 630 CHED Heart Pledge Day to support lifesaving care in Edmonton

  28-02-2018 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  This February, give from the heart.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Wednesday, February 28, 2018

  28-02-2018 13:22 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Wednesday, February 28, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• How much funding private and public schools actually get in Alberta

  28-02-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Alberta's education system is complicated, to begin with, and the ways we fund it add a whole other layer of complexity. But let's break it down, bit by bit, and look at answers to some of the most common questions.
  
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• Person injured after suspected shooting in north Edmonton

  28-02-2018 12:55 via globalnews.ca
  There was a large police presence in north Edmonton's Killarney neighbourhood early Wednesday morning, where police said one person was injured in what's believed to be a shooting.
  
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• Ikea Canada recalls marshmallow candy over possible contamination

  28-02-2018 11:47 via cbc.ca
  Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the recall is due to possible contamination caused by a mouse infestation.
  
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• Oilers unravel in 2nd period, fall to Sharks

  28-02-2018 07:26 via cbc.ca
  Evander Kane made an immediate impact in his San Jose debut by assisting on two goals during a four-goal second period and delivering a few big hits that helped the Sharks beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Tuesday night.
  
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• Second period surge by Sharks sinks Edmonton Oilers

  28-02-2018 07:21 via globalnews.ca
  The Sharks get four goals in the second period to beat the Oilers 5-2.
  
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