Edmonton news

• Speed considered a factor in crash that left Edmonton motorcyclist with serious injuries

  12-05-2018 23:51 via cbc.ca
  A 25-year-old motorcyclist is in serious condition with significant injuries after he lost control of his machine near Yellowhead Trail.
  
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• Section of Yellowhead Trail closed due to serious collision involving motorcycle

  12-05-2018 23:51 via cbc.ca
  A serious motorcycle collision has closed part of the Yellowhead Trail, Edmonton police said Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Section of Yellowhead Trail closed due to serious collision

  12-05-2018 23:51 via cbc.ca
  A serious collision has closed part of the Yellowhead Trail, Edmonton police said Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Explosion and fire destroy tire shop in central Alberta

  12-05-2018 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  A massive explosion turned into a fire ball that destroyed a business in Edson, Alta. at around 1 p.m. Saturday.
  
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• Alberta Fish and Wildlife officers kill grizzly bear cub near Grande Cache

  12-05-2018 22:30 via cbc.ca
  Concerns are being raised about Alberta's new policy on rehabilitating orphaned bears after a grizzly cub was killed by wildlife officers this week.
  
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• Nearly half of vehicles failed commercial inspection in Edmonton

  12-05-2018 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police pulled 103 commercial vehicles off the road over a three-day inspection event for failing to meet various safety compliance regulations.
  
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• WestJet pilot strike could impact economy, aviation expert says

  12-05-2018 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  A Calgary-based aviation consultant believes the federal government will play a role in negotiations between WestJet and its pilots.
  
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• Watch out Alberta – this season may see a surge of insects

  12-05-2018 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  The warmer weather in Alberta, coupled with the moisture the province experienced over the winter and spring, could mean an infestation of insects this summer, according to one expert.
  
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• Peter Watts: Different perspectives on Mother’s Day

  12-05-2018 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  In this blog post, Peter Watts opens up about his mother and celebrates Mother's Day from a variety of perspectives.
  
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• Calgary man wanted by RCMP for 2006 murder and kidnapping has died

  12-05-2018 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP said Friday a 35-year-old man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for one count of first-degree murder and one count of kidnapping is dead.
  
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• In the Global Edmonton kitchen with Holy Roller

  12-05-2018 17:25 via globalnews.ca
  Delicious food and creative, tasty cocktails – what more could you want? Ryan Sumner is the beverage director at Holy Roller. He walks Kent and Kevin through some unique flavours.
  
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• How Jeremy Quaile's suicide changed the way I behave on social media

  12-05-2018 17:00 via cbc.ca
  I realized, after the fact, how my knee-jerk reactions and careless comments could have played a role in his death.
  
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• Filmmaker Dustin Cohen on ‘Flin Flon: A Hockey Town’

  12-05-2018 16:41 via globalnews.ca
  “Flin Flon: A Hockey Town” is screening Saturday at Metro Cinema. Its Canadian debut at Northwest Fest Documentary and Media Arts Festival. Filmmaker Dustin Cohen tells us about the experience.
  
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• Police, fire and EMS crews converge on Hawrelak for Get Ready in the Park

  12-05-2018 16:30 via cbc.ca
  This week millions of Canadians received an emergency test alert on their mobile phones, but then again, millions did not.
  
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• Overweight dog gets 2nd chance thanks to Edmonton foster mom

  12-05-2018 16:17 via globalnews.ca
  A few months ago, Kai the dog was so heavy he could barely move. But this pudgy pup is making the most of a second chance. Kent Morrison explains.
  
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• ‘Handing him over was signing his death warrant’; Grizzly cub euthanized after woman tries to save it

  12-05-2018 15:56 via globalnews.ca
  Brandy Gienger wasn’t aware of the province’s rehabilitation ban until this week, but now calls the policy “ridiculous and archaic.”
  
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• Sherwood Park area woman will meet long-lost sister for first time in 54 years

  12-05-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Phyllis Podsednik grew up in Alberta thinking she was an only child. But when she was 11-years-old, she was shocked to find out she had siblings — nine of them living across the United States.
  
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• How easily could you be duped by fake news?

  12-05-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  French journalists working with the site Spicee.com show a fake news video to students in France to start discussions about how to assess online news with a critical eye.
  
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• 'Seems like yesterday we were taking them home': Alberta quadruplets turn 2

  12-05-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Identical quadruplets Emily, Abigail, Grace and McKayla Webb from Hythe, Alta., turned two on May 6. Their mother, Bethani Webb, shares what it's like to raise four toddlers at once.
  
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• WestJet and Air Canada: How little separates the airlines anymore

  12-05-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  As WestJet airline revamps its operations, the formerly scrappy upstart is becoming more and more like its rival, Air Canada, which has in turn adapted to be more like Westjet.
  
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• ’60s Scoop settlement worth $875M approved by federal judge after Saskatoon hearings

  12-05-2018 07:54 via globalnews.ca
  Following two days of hearings in Saskatoon, Sask., a federal judge has ruled to approve an $875 million settlement that will be paid out by the federal government to victims of what's become known as the '60s Scoop.
  
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• Our YEG At Night: Mother’s Day recipe winner

  12-05-2018 07:18 via globalnews.ca
  Over the past week, we’ve asked you to submit your moms’ signature recipes. On Friday, Nancy Carlson revealed the winner of our Mother’s Day Recipe Contest.
  
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• Edmonton police release photo of woman accused of fraud in attempt to have more potential victims come forward

  12-05-2018 07:08 via globalnews.ca
  Nearly a month after a 49-year-old Edmonton woman was charged with fraud and forgery, police released a photo of her on Friday in an attempt to "encourage any additional complainants to come forward."
  
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• ’60s Scoop settlement worth $875M approved by federal judge

  12-05-2018 07:00 via globalnews.ca
  After two days of hearings in Saskatoon, a federal judge has ruled to approve an $875 million settlement that will be paid out by the federal government to survivors of what’s become known as the ’60s Scoop.
  
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• Western Canada energy producers enjoy higher oil prices as pipeline congestion eases: analysts

  12-05-2018 05:16 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian oil producers are pocketing higher profits as a rise in world oil prices meshes with an improving supply-demand balance that has reduced the price discounts they faced earlier this year.
  
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• Former Alberta MLA Don MacIntyre waives right to preliminary inquiry on sex charges

  12-05-2018 04:44 via globalnews.ca
  A former United Conservative Party member of the Alberta legislature who faces sex charges has waived his right to a preliminary inquiry.
  
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• Edmonton Sixties Scoop survivors disappointed in federal hearing

  12-05-2018 02:59 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton area Sixties Scoop survivors were disappointed as they watched the federal settlement hearing playing out in Saskatoon on Friday.
  
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• Bob Layton’s editorial: May 11

  12-05-2018 02:42 via globalnews.ca
  In his latest editorial, Bob Layton talks about soccer star Stephanie Labbé wanting the chance to play in a men’s league.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: May 11

  12-05-2018 02:31 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, May 11, 2018 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Overweight dog embarks on remarkable journey to improve his health

  12-05-2018 02:29 via globalnews.ca
  An overweight dog named Kai is taking a remarkable journey in an effort to become healthier. Kent Morrison has his story.
  
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• Calgary mayor calls John Horgan ‘one of the worst politicians that we’ve seen in Canada in decades’

  12-05-2018 02:13 via globalnews.ca
  The battle over pipelines has turned into a war of words. Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi is harshly criticizing John Horgan over an article the B.C. premier wrote for the Medium website in April.
  
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• Edmonton Queen riverboat needs a captain

  12-05-2018 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  Those looking for a job on the water have an opportunity to become captain of the Edmonton Queen riverboat. Jack Haskins has the details.
  
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• Edmonton-area motorcyclists team up to support bullied students

  12-05-2018 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  A group of motorcyclists in the Edmonton area is teaming up to help bullied students know they’re not alone. Sarah Kraus explains.
  
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• Charges dropped against well-known Edmonton landlord

  12-05-2018 02:06 via globalnews.ca
  Charges against Edmonton landlord Abudullah Shah, who is also known as Carmen Pervez, have been dropped. Vinesh Pratap reports.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: May 11

  12-05-2018 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton with Carole Anne Devaney from Friday, May 11, 2018.
  
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• Edmonton dog walker has 'greatest job in the world'

  12-05-2018 01:52 via cbc.ca
  Two weeks after Dan Meyer retired from his work with operating hockey goaltending schools across North America, he sat around the house and quickly realized full-on retirement wasn’t for him.
  
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• Minute at the Movies: May 11

  12-05-2018 01:23 via globalnews.ca
  Todd James reviews “Life of the Party” and “The Child Remains” in the latest edition of Minute at the Movies.
  
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• Government makes ‘additional $3.1M available’ to financially troubled Carillion to maintain Alberta highways

  12-05-2018 01:21 via globalnews.ca
  Less than two months after the Alberta government made up to $8.9 million available to a fiscally troubled company to continue its highway maintenance operations in the province, Alberta Transportation confirms it is now making more funds available to Carillion Canada.
  
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• Drug charges against controversial landlord dropped

  12-05-2018 01:21 via cbc.ca
  The last of three sets of drug charges against a controversial Edmonton landlord were dropped Friday.
  
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• What happened on the UCP convention floor?

  12-05-2018 01:00 via cbc.ca
  When thousands of delegates from the United Conservative Party gathered in Red Deer to hammer out the new party rule book and resolutions, it was a mystery as to how it would all end. The Ledge episode #16, The Convention.
  
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• Global News at 5 Edmonton: May 11

  12-05-2018 01:00 via globalnews.ca
  A webcast of the Friday, May 11, 2018 edition of Global News at 5 Edmonton with Nancy Carlson.
  
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• Cameras are providing a glimpse into the secret life of birds

  12-05-2018 00:26 via globalnews.ca
  A sixth live feed of a peregrine falcon family has gone live, joining a network around Alberta that reveals the daily lives of the winged hunters
  
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