Edmonton news

• Quadriplegic woman with newborn pleads with Immigration Canada for temporary visa for fiancé

  06-06-2018 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton woman desperately wants to reunite her family. She gave birth to a baby boy June 5 but her fiance can't be with them because Immigration Canada has denied him a temporary resident's visa.
  
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• Liberal MP Kent Hehr not returning to cabinet but remains in Liberal caucus

  06-06-2018 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  Calgary-centre Liberal MP Kent Hehr said he will not be returning to cabinet but will remain a member of the Liberal Caucus.
  
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• Trans Mountain deal fails to change Suncor position on Canadian competitiveness

  06-06-2018 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  The CEO of Suncor Energy Inc. says it will continue to avoid spending on large growth projects in Canada despite the federal government's move last week to purchase the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  
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• New technology from Edmonton City Hall alerts residents to air quality

  06-06-2018 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  Using technology that connects through WiFi-enabled lightbulbs, Edmontonians can connect their bulb to an app and receive the latest Air Quality Health Index information.
  
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• Measles exposure in St. Albert leads to public alert

  06-06-2018 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Health Services has issued a health advisory after a person with a lab-confirmed case of measles in St. Albert was recently at the Sturgeon Community Hospital Emergency Department.
  
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• ‘Silver Alert’ for missing seniors being tested in Canadian cities

  06-06-2018 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  Police are teaming up with health workers, social services and volunteers in a day-long training exercise to test out a new Silver Alert system.
  
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• Hehr won't return to cabinet, but remains in Liberal caucus after harassment investigation

  06-06-2018 22:40 via cbc.ca
  A report on sexual harassment allegations against former Liberal cabinet minister Kent Hehr has concluded with the MP being advised that he will not be allowed to return to cabinet - but will be allowed to remain a member of the federal Liberal caucus.
  
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• China's biggest Canadian star gets honorary degree from U of A

  06-06-2018 22:30 via cbc.ca
  Mark Rowswell, dubbed China’s most famous Canadian, is in Edmonton Wednesday to accept an honorary degree from the University of Alberta.
  
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• Privacy watchdog investigating 'Treaty Indian' letter sent to Edmonton teen

  06-06-2018 22:21 via cbc.ca
  Alberta’s privacy commissioner will investigate why an Indigenous teenager from Edmonton received a letter addressed to “Treaty Indian” from Alberta Health Services.
  
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• 'Scent lures' help researchers count Alberta's grizzly bears

  06-06-2018 22:04 via cbc.ca
  A research study underway on grizzly bears should give officials a handle on the number of bears in Alberta and whether they still need to be classified as a threatened species.
  
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• Suncor CEO slams climate change deniers, politicians who cater to them

  06-06-2018 21:43 via cbc.ca
  The head of Canada’s largest oil company says climate change is backed by science, and deniers, including politicians, need to do a U-turn and accept it.
  
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• Red Deer man faces 24 charges after ramming RCMP cruiser in stolen truck

  06-06-2018 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  A Red Deer man is facing 24 new criminal charges after the stolen truck he was driving rammed into an RCMP cruiser.
  
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• You'll be able to ride self-driving electric shuttles in Alberta's largest cities this fall

  06-06-2018 21:26 via cbc.ca
  Calgarians and Edmontonians will be able to test-ride autonomous, electric vehicles for free once two pilot programs launch later this year.
  
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• Alberta mother who saved kids from falling tree given national bravery award

  06-06-2018 21:17 via cbc.ca
  An Alberta mother who was paralyzed after she deflected a falling tree away from her three children received a national bravery award for her actions.
  
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• Edmonton committee votes against moratorium on raves

  06-06-2018 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  A motion was passed at a community and public services committee meeting Wednesday against banning raves.
  
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• Dinosaur brings extra protection to redesigned Alberta driver's licences, ID cards

  06-06-2018 20:42 via cbc.ca
  Alberta drivers will notice some new changes the next time they get a driver's licence or identification card.
  
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• Skydiving world champions swoop into Westlock municipal airport

  06-06-2018 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  Curt Bartholomew, a five-time canopy pilot world champion, and his partner Jeanie Bartholomew, the top-ranked female canopy pilot in the U.S., fly into Westlock municipal airport
  
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• 3 sisters among 5 people killed in crash near Millet

  06-06-2018 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  Three of the five young people killed in a collision Tuesday near Millet were sisters. Quinn Ohler has more from the central Alberta community they lived in.
  
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• 3 sisters among 5 killed in highway crash: ‘This is very hard on the Maskwacis community’

  06-06-2018 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  Three sisters are among the five people killed in a two-vehicle crash south of Edmonton on Tuesday. 
  
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• Political scientist Bob Murray on Donald Trump and NAFTA negotiations

  06-06-2018 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  With NAFTA negotiations dragging on, Donald Trump’s top economic advisor says the president is looking to scrap three-way talks and negotiate with Canada and Mexico separately. Political scientist Bob Murray weights in on how Trump is hurting the process.
  
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• Edmonton pilot project to test electric autonomous vehicles this fall

  06-06-2018 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  Automated vehicles are coming to Edmonton streets. The first driverless car will start testing in October. Kendra Slugoski has more on the pilot project.
  
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• New Alberta driver’s licence and ID cards to save $1M per year: province

  06-06-2018 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  The redesigned driver’s licence and ID cards boast security features like clear windows, laser engraving and 3D embossing.
  
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• Music, swimming part of therapy for paralyzed Humboldt Broncos hockey player

  06-06-2018 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  Some of the treatments paralyzed Humboldt Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki is receiving is aimed at making him more independent.
  
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• Teen charged in 2017 burning vehicle homicide near Drumheller

  06-06-2018 18:49 via globalnews.ca
  A teenage girl has been arrested and charged in connection with the homicide of a Calgary man whose body was found in a burning vehicle in a rural area north of Drumheller, Alta., last year. 
  
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• City councillor Mike Nickel seeks UCP nomination in Edmonton-South

  06-06-2018 18:46 via cbc.ca
  City councillor Mike Nickel plans to run for the United Conservative Party in the next provincial election.
  
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• Edmonton city councillor Mike Nickel seeks UCP nomination

  06-06-2018 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton city councillor Mike Nickel is hoping to make a jump into provincial politics.
  
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• Edmonton Humane Society: Izzy & Zeva

  06-06-2018 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  In this week’s Adopt a Pet segment with the Edmonton Humane Society, Dr. Ted Purcell introduces us to a delightful pair Izzy and Zeva and talks about noise and storm phobias.
  
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• 5 people killed in collision south of Edmonton near Millet

  06-06-2018 16:01 via globalnews.ca
  Five people are dead after a two-vehicle collision south of Edmonton Tuesday afternoon. It happened on Highway 2A near Millet, where Quinn Ohler joined Global News Morning live Wednesday morning.
  
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• Edmonton museum sets sights on restoring Cold War radar tower

  06-06-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  A Cold War-era radar tower — constructed to scan the skies for Soviet bombers, then abandoned on the Prairie grasslands — will soon be restored to its former glory.
  
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• Ask the Doctor: Explaining ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease

  06-06-2018 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  Dr. Sarah Burton-Macleod joined Mike Sobel to talk about ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, which gradually paralyzes people because the brain is no longer able to communicate with the muscles of the body. It results in results in difficulty speaking, swallowing, and eventually breathing.
  
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• Edmonton seminar aims to reduce high rate of vehicle thefts

  06-06-2018 15:33 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police are holding a two day seminar starting Wednesday to combat issue that's become a massive problem in Alberta. 
  
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• Investors Group Walk For Alzheimer’s

  06-06-2018 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  Sign up today for the Walk for Alzheimer’s on June 16th. Help create positive memories while sending a message of hope to those living with dementia, and the friends and families who care for them.
  
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• Send deserving kids to summer camp on Tim Hortons Camp Day 2018

  06-06-2018 15:07 via globalnews.ca
  Buying a coffee today can help send underprivileged kids to summer camp because it’s Tim Hortons Camp Day. Kent Morrison spoke with Ryan, who used to go to the camp and is now giving back as a councillor.
  
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• Cries for help: Opioid crisis creates new need for grief therapy and support groups

  06-06-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Parents and psychologists on the front lines of the fentanyl crisis say demand is increasing for specialized support groups and grief therapy.
  
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• Taste of Africa

  06-06-2018 14:53 via globalnews.ca
  Celebrate the diverse food, art and culture of the great continent of Africa. Spend the day at the Taste of Africa and learn about the variety of programs and activities here by our African community
  
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• CEO Rescue in the Rockies aims to raise money for STARS air ambulance

  06-06-2018 14:44 via globalnews.ca
  Next week, members of Alberta’s business community taking part in the “CEO rescue in the Rockies for STARS” will be airlifted to a remote mountain location in Kananaskis Country, armed with only their flight suits, cell phones and a sense of adventure. Businessman Tom Kee and STARS air ambulance pilot Jon Gogan explain how each...
  
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• Sign, sign, everywhere a sign: Edmontonians frustrated with barrage of street signs

  06-06-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  While dropping off her son at a friend’s house in Strathcona, Candace Elliott was struck by the “jungle of yellow signs” in the area.
  
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• Edmonton councillor sees construction budget as way to test autonomous vehicles

  06-06-2018 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Councillor Andrew Knack wants to see construction of wider roads as part of the upcoming budget, so autonomous vehicles can be tested on Edmonton's streets.
  
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• Trailer full of props, costumes stolen ahead of kids' year-end dance recital

  06-06-2018 13:30 via cbc.ca
  With recital time fast approaching, a local dance company is hoping for the safe return of their treasured trailer.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Wednesday, June 6, 2018

  06-06-2018 13:23 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Wednesday, June 6, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Why Trudeau and his Liberals are now the targets that Kinder Morgan once was

  06-06-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  "There never should have been the need for the buyout. It is a crazy outcome to a crazy situation."
  
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• Trailer containing props stolen from Edmonton dance studio

  06-06-2018 07:07 via globalnews.ca
  A heartless theft has left a well-known Edmonton dance studio scrambling just weeks ahead of their final showcase.
  
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• 5 people killed, 1 injured in highway crash south of Edmonton

  06-06-2018 07:00 via globalnews.ca
  Five people are dead after a two-vehicle collision south of Edmonton Tuesday afternoon. It happened don highway 2A near Millet.
  
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• Five people from Maskwacis killed in highway crash

  06-06-2018 06:24 via cbc.ca
  People in Maskwacis are mourning the loss of five community members killed in a Tuesday afternoon highway crash.
  
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• 5 dead in 2-vehicle collision south of Millet

  06-06-2018 06:24 via cbc.ca
  Wetaskiwin RCMP are investigating a two-vehicle collision that killed five people Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• 3 sisters among 5 dead in Alberta highway crash

  06-06-2018 06:24 via cbc.ca
  The chief of an Alberta community mourning the death of five residents in a Tuesday afternoon highway crash is imploring Albertans to pray for the bereaved families.
  
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• Edmonton’s airport receives low marks in FIFA World Cup evaluation

  06-06-2018 05:22 via globalnews.ca
  A spokesperson for the Edmonton International Airport says it was fair for FIFA to question the airport as an "international gateway".
  
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• 5 people killed in collision south of Edmonton

  06-06-2018 05:15 via globalnews.ca
  Five people are dead after a two-vehicle collision south of Edmonton on Tuesday.
  
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• Gondola idea hangs on: Councillors want to see costs, feasibility

  06-06-2018 03:05 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton city councillors are entertaining an idea many think is a little off the wall — building a gondola across the North Saskatchewan River.
  
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• Getting Trans Mountain built ‘more important than winning a few extra seats’: Trudeau

  06-06-2018 02:57 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is not balking at the possibility that pushing forward on the Trans Mountain expansion could cost his party votes in the next election.
  
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