Edmonton news

• Alberta commission recommends more overdose prevention sites across province

  09-03-2018 23:58 via cbc.ca
  A commission set up by the Alberta government to deal with the opioid crisis recommended Friday that the province set up more overdose prevention sites.
  
  Read more

• Canadians creating more waste and lack unified way to deal with it: report

  09-03-2018 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  The Council on Environmental Co-operation says there's a big role for the federal government, starting with co-ordinating the handling of organic garbage from households across the country.
  
  Read more

• Danielle Smith: Alberta car theft problem needs 3-step solution

  09-03-2018 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta could learn how to handle its problem with surging car thefts by looking to Winnipeg as a province that took control of the problem.
  
  Read more

• Replica gun found by Edmonton police called to University of Alberta

  09-03-2018 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  A caller to the 630 CHED newsroom said there were reports of a man with a gun at Lister Hall.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Uber will inform all Canadians whose data may have been compromised in 2016 breach

  09-03-2018 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  Uber says it will inform all Canadians whose personal data may have been compromised in a 2016 breach after Alberta's privacy commissioner ruled it must do so.
  
  Read more

• Woman hit by car in Stony Plain crosswalk

  09-03-2018 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  Police were called at around 3 p.m., after the woman was hit at the intersection of 35 Street and Boulder Boulevard.
  
  Read more

• U of A researcher finds never-seen mineral inside 'super-deep diamond'

  09-03-2018 22:39 via cbc.ca
  Researchers from the University of Alberta have found a never-before-seen mineral inside of a diamond from the depths of South Africa.
  
  Read more

• North Saskatchewan River watershed infected with whirling disease

  09-03-2018 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  The alert covers all streams, creeks, lakes and rivers that feed into the North Saskatchewan River and ends at the Saskatchewan border, the Alberta government said.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Manitoba man charged with sexually assaulting children, more victims possible

  09-03-2018 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  A Manitoba man faces three counts of sexual assault on girls as young as 7-years-old.
  
  Read more

• City report pans idea of building bus bridge, then converting it to LRT bridge

  09-03-2018 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  Councillor Bev Esslinger got a report on building a new transit bridge over the Yellowhead that she hoped would shorten travel times for ETS users. It doesn't, nor does it save any money.
  
  Read more

• Ride-sharing company TappCar unveils electric fleet in Edmonton

  09-03-2018 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  The fleet — comprised of BYD Company Ltd.'s e6 pure-electric crossover model — will launch this summer.
  
  Read more

• Edmonton couple who refused to tell foster kids Easter Bunny is real feels vindicated, ready to adopt

  09-03-2018 21:30 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton couple who had their foster home shut down because they refused to tell their children the Easter Bunny is real hope a legal victory in Ontario will help them adopt.
  
  Read more

• Eskimos’ Da’Quan Bowers signs for two more seasons; Hoffman-Ellis retires

  09-03-2018 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  On Friday the Edmonton Eskimos signed International defensive tackle Da'Quan Bowers to a two-year contract extension.Former Eskimos linebacker Alex Hoffman-Ellis announced his retirement.
  
  Read more

• Edmonton unemployment rate at 6.9% but ‘it came down for the wrong reason’: economist

  09-03-2018 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  Over the next few months, Rose expects Edmonton should see unemployment stay the same, as any job gains will attract more people to the labour force and keep that number even.
  
  Read more

• Spas, salons and barbers can now offer bubbles with a side of beauty as liquor board changes rules

  09-03-2018 20:45 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission announced this week that barbershops, salons and spas in the province are now eligible for liquor licences.
  
  Read more

• Bob Layton: The RRIF Rip-off

  09-03-2018 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  Did you know RRSPs come with a 'best before' date?
  
  Read more

• Province unveils $10M plan to deal with rural crime in Alberta

  09-03-2018 20:17 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government announced Friday it will spend $10 million to hire more RCMP officers, civilian staff and Crown prosecutors to deal with rural crime.
  
  Read more

• NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Alberta-B.C. pipeline feud is federal government's responsibility

  09-03-2018 20:12 via cbc.ca
  Jagmeet Singh, leader of the federal NDP, says he doesn’t see the pipeline dispute as a fight between two provinces, but instead points the finger at the federal government.
  
  Read more

• Alberta-B.C. pipeline feud is federal government's responsibility, says NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh

  09-03-2018 20:12 via cbc.ca
  Jagmeet Singh, leader of the federal NDP, says he doesn’t see the pipeline dispute as a fight between two provinces, but instead points the finger at the federal government.
  
  Read more

• Alberta announces $10M for RCMP to fight rural crime

  09-03-2018 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government is putting $10 million towards fight rural crime across Alberta. As Fletcher Kent explains, that money will help hire dozens of new Mounties.
  
  Read more

• Alberta funding new RCMP positions to fight rural crime

  09-03-2018 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  On Friday, Alberta Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley announced the province was spending $10 million to fight rural crime.
  
  Read more

• Alberta announces $10M, 39 RCMP officer positions, to fight rural crime

  09-03-2018 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  The funding will support the hiring of 39 RCMP officers, 40 civilian positions, as well as Crown prosecutors.
  
  Read more

• ‘Different perspectives:’ Prime minister adamant Trans Mountain pipeline will be built

  09-03-2018 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the dispute between Alberta and British Columbia over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion isn't the first time provinces have disagreed on a project.
  
  Read more

• Edmonton LRT gun complaint prompts police response at McKernan-Belgravia station

  09-03-2018 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  Police responded to a gun complaint Friday morning at the McKernan-Belgravia LRT station, briefly shutting down trains along the entire line.
  
  Read more

• Alberta man charged after farm shooting met with applause outside courthouse

  09-03-2018 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  Edouard Maurice, who is 33, faces three charges of aggravated assault, pointing a firearm and careless use of a firearm.
  
  Read more

• 'Tough as nails': Fort McMurray boxer Danny 'Stonewalker' Lindstrom remembered

  09-03-2018 18:31 via cbc.ca
  With his trademark jab and lightning foot speed, Danny Lindstrom could knock almost anyone down in the ring.
  
  Read more

• Edmonton's Brenda Lucki named Canada's 1st permanent female RCMP commissioner

  09-03-2018 17:44 via cbc.ca
  Brenda Lucki has been named the RCMP's new commissioner — the top cop in the national police force — the first woman to take on the post permanently.
  
  Read more

• Aurora Cannabis to begin integration with CanniMed after successful friendly offer

  09-03-2018 17:43 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton-based licensed producer Aurora Cannabis says it has been successful in its friendly offer for CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. and will now begin the process of combining the two companies.
  
  Read more

• Thinning of trees infested by pine beetles begins Monday in Jasper National Park

  09-03-2018 17:31 via cbc.ca
  Parks Canada will use machinery to thin forests in Jasper National Park devastated by pine beetles in an effort to reduce the risks of wildfires this summer. The work is scheduled to begin Monday.
  
  Read more

• Curated. Spring Market: Upcoming show & new store location

  09-03-2018 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  In 3 short years, the Curated. Market has seen much success. With a shop in Edmonton City Centre and a new shop opening in May. See some of the vendors this weekend at the Prince of Wales Armouries.
  
  Read more

• St. Albert high school students 48-hour cancer bikethon

  09-03-2018 16:34 via globalnews.ca
  For the 15th year, Bellerose Composite High School students are cycling for 48 hours, raising money to fight cancer in Alberta. As Kent Morrison reports, this year they hope to raise $200,000.
  
  Read more

• Connor McDavid's bank-shot goal sets up sensational finish against Islanders

  09-03-2018 16:10 via cbc.ca
  For 58 minutes it was a story in search of a hero. A movie without a plot. Then as time ran out on the clock, Connor McDavid swooped in on goal and banked the puck in off the goalie’s mask. Suddenly the score was tied and the game was truly on.
  
  Read more

• AMA Travel: Check off your bucket list with a trip to Bali

  09-03-2018 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  Shelley Stevens from AMA Travel just returned from a trip to Bali, located in Indonesian, and shares details on how you can experience the breathtaking island.
  
  Read more

• Canada's unemployment rate nudges down to 5.8% in February

  09-03-2018 14:39 via cbc.ca
  Canada's job market added about 15,000 jobs in February, less than expected but enough to nudge the unemployment rate down to 5.8 per cent.
  
  Read more

• Architect donates $3-million building for Edmonton women who are homeless, pregnant

  09-03-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  A project to help women who are homeless and pregnant has found a home in Edmonton thanks to architect Gene Dub's donation of a $3-million, three-storey building.
  
  Read more

• Elderly woman attacked with a sword in Bragg Creek

  09-03-2018 13:43 via globalnews.ca
  An elderly woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being attacked with a sword in a community southwest of Calgary early Friday.
  
  Read more

• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Friday, March 9, 2018

  09-03-2018 13:25 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Friday, March 9, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
  Read more

• McDavid scores equalizer, SO winner as Oilers sink Islanders

  09-03-2018 06:28 via cbc.ca
  Connor McDavid tied the game late in the third period, and then added the shootout winner as the Edmonton Oilers skated away with a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday.
  
  Read more

• Connor McDavid ignites Edmonton Oilers’ rally for win over Islanders

  09-03-2018 06:14 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Oilers rallied Thursday night to beat the New York Islanders in a shootout.
  
  Read more

• 'I was devastated': Fatal school bus crash this week haunts mother of girl killed in 2008

  09-03-2018 04:27 via cbc.ca
  When Donna Noble saw photos of a fatal school bus crash near Thorhild, Alberta this week, the scene looked nearly identical to the day her daughter died 10 years ago.
  
  Read more

• Alberta adds $8.1M in new money for sexual assault services

  09-03-2018 03:27 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government said this week it will spend an extra $8.1 million helping sexual assault survivors get the supports they need.
  
  Read more

• Burnaby RCMP make 6 anti-pipeline demonstration arrests in 4 days

  09-03-2018 03:20 via globalnews.ca
  "Demonstrators have a right to lawful, peaceful and safe protest and companies have a right to complete their work," the RCMP said in a news release.
  
  Read more

• Edmontonian Gabe Andre competes in Red Bull Crashed Ice

  09-03-2018 02:52 via globalnews.ca
  Thousands of Edmontonians will line the track this weekend for Red Bull Crashed Ice. Hometown athlete Gabe Andre is the lone Edmonton participant. Quinn Phillips catches up with Andre.
  
  Read more

• Who is the money manager in your home? A new study says women often leave it to the men

  09-03-2018 02:46 via globalnews.ca
  A new poll finds many Canadian women are fine with letting their husbands or male partners take the lead in financial matters.
  
  Read more

• Raymond Block wins fans on historic Whyte Avenue

  09-03-2018 02:45 via cbc.ca
  Six storeys high and casting a shadow over the historic post office steeple across the street, the soon-to-open Raymond Block building on Whyte Avenue and 105th Street is getting nods of approval from residents and people working in the area.
  
  Read more

• 'I like the challenges': Canadian athlete is ready to crush Red Bull Crashed Ice

  09-03-2018 02:40
  Jacqueline Legere is second overall in women's standings for ice cross downhill skating, right behind American Amanda Trunzo.
  
  Read more

• Edmonton weather forecast: March 8

  09-03-2018 02:29 via globalnews.ca
  Meteorologist Jesse Beyer has the long-range weather forecast for the Edmonton area for Thursday, March 8, 2018.
  
  Read more

• Edmonton health matters: Fighting monster cancer & high school bikeathon

  09-03-2018 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  A young family looks for help as their mother battles a monster of a cancer. Plus, a bikeathon at a St. Albert high school is raising funds for the Alberta Cancer Foundation.
  
  Read more

• Will warm weather affect Red Bull Crashed Ice event in Edmonton?

  09-03-2018 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  Red Bull Crashed Ice is set to kick off Friday in downtown Edmonton. The city hosted a race back in 2015, when warm weather wreaked a little havoc on the track. Although we’re set for a warm up, it shouldn’t be a problem. Quinn Phillips reports.
  
  Read more

• Trudeau to name Edmonton's Brenda Lucki as Canada's 1st permanent female RCMP commissioner today

  09-03-2018 02:11 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will name Brenda Lucki as Canada's first permanent female RCMP commissioner Friday in Regina, CBC News has confirmed.
  
  Read more

Follow @EdmontonCA_News on Twitter!