Edmonton news

• 'We're dying inside': Family of missing woman from northern Alberta pleads for her safe return

  20-06-2018 23:53 via cbc.ca
  The family of Mandi Boucher, who was reported missing the same day her boyfriend is alleged to have murdered a man in Lac La Biche, is pleading for her safe return.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos place Terrell Owens, Christian Hackenberg on team’s negotiation list: source

  20-06-2018 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Eskimos have added another unemployed former NFL player to their negotiation list, according to a CFL source.
  
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• Edmonton 2018 summer festivals and events

  20-06-2018 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  Whether it's devouring mini donuts or a green onion cake on the K-Days midway, or relaxing at Ghallager Park taking in the sultry sounds of the Edmonton Folk Festival, there is no shortage of ways to spend summer in Edmonton.
  
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• Nexen announces $400M expansion of Alberta oilsands project

  20-06-2018 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  Nexen Energy says it will spend about $400 million to build a 26,000-barrel-per-day expansion of its Long Lake oilsands project in northern Alberta.
  
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• Chemical spill leads to evacuation at University of Alberta

  20-06-2018 23:11 via cbc.ca
  A spill in a chemistry lab at the University of Alberta during the noon hour Wednesday forced the evacuation of the Gunning/Lemieux Chemistry Centre.
  
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• Alberta ordered to pay Saskatchewan, Ontario breweries $2.1M over beer tax

  20-06-2018 21:39 via cbc.ca
  Calgary Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Gillian Marriott found Saskatchewan’s Great Western Brewing Company is entitled to receive $1.9 million in restitution. Ontario-based Steam Whistle Brewing is eligible for $163,964.
  
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• University of Alberta researchers uncover new fossil species in Italy

  20-06-2018 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  University of Alberta researchers have discovered a new species of ancient underwater lizards, with its soft tissue intact, at a site in southern Italy.
  
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• Homesick student creates map of Edmonton's 'coolest' places

  20-06-2018 20:54 via cbc.ca
  Riley Holterhus is compiling his ultimate list of cool places in Edmonton.
  
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• Generation Z isn’t interested in dating or sex – or so we thought

  20-06-2018 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  This week we’ve been examining Generation Z: people born between 1995 and 2005, who have unique ideas about love, dating, sex, and marriage. Family Matters reporter Laurel Gregory is looking into that part of the story and joined Global News at Noon with a preview.
  
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• Peer-to-peer RV trailer rental site WheelEstate grows 1,900% in 1 year

  20-06-2018 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  Since launching WheelEstate last year, an Alberta couple has seen their RV rental site grow from 35 trailers to more than 700 trailers signed up.
  
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• Maskwacis Education Framework Agreement

  20-06-2018 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Education Minister David Eggen met with the four Maskwacis Cree Nations Wednesday morning to sign an education framework agreement.
  
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• Family of Alberta woman believed to be with murder suspect pleads for information

  20-06-2018 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  Mandi Boucher, 25, went missing around the same time a man was shot in a home in Lac La Biche in October 2017. Police believe she may be with the murder suspect, but don’t think she was involved in the homicide.
  
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• Alberta loses beer battle with Steam Whistle, Great Western breweries

  20-06-2018 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  The provincial government has lost a constitutional challenge of its beer policies. As Fletcher Kent explains, the Court of Queen’s Bench judge said Alberta is putting up trade barriers.
  
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• No sign of Alberta woman believed to be with murder suspect: RCMP

  20-06-2018 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  Mandi Leigh Boucher, 25, was last seen on Oct. 28, 2017 on the Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement in northern Alberta. Police believe she is with Lloyd Wesley Boudreau.
  
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• Family of missing Alberta woman preparing for bad news: ‘It’s been too long’

  20-06-2018 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  Mandi Leigh Boucher, 25, was last seen on Oct. 28, 2017 on the Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement in northern Alberta. Police believe she is with Lloyd Wesley Boudreau.
  
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• Motorcyclist seriously injured in collision with truck near Leduc, Alta.

  20-06-2018 19:15 via cbc.ca
  A 45-year-old motorcycle rider was airlifted with unknown serious injuries after a crash Wednesday morning south of Edmonton.
  
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• Famous Spanish street artist courted to paint Edmonton's biggest mural

  20-06-2018 19:06 via cbc.ca
  If two Edmonton art lovers get their way, a homely brick facade near Whyte Avenue will become a blank canvas for renowned Spanish street artist Okuda San Miguel.
  
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• Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after Leduc County crash

  20-06-2018 18:38 via globalnews.ca
  A man suffered serious injuries after a collision in Leduc County Wednesday morning. 
  
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• Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe pitches new 50-50 equalization formula

  20-06-2018 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has taken particular aim recently on his social media accounts at the amount of money Quebec receives in equalization payments.
  
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• Aurora Cannabis to spin off U.S. holdings to publicly traded Australis Capital

  20-06-2018 18:14 via globalnews.ca
  The spin-off will be achieved by distributing shares and warrants of the new company - to be listed on the Canadian Security Exchange.
  
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• Court challenge to Alberta gay-straight alliance law begins today

  20-06-2018 18:07 via cbc.ca
  The first court challenge of an Alberta law that bars schools from telling parents about their children's involvement in gay-straight alliances gets underway today.
  
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• Closely watched Alberta gay-straight alliance challenge fills courtroom

  20-06-2018 18:07 via cbc.ca
  A big crowd showed up Wednesday morning for the first court challenge to an Alberta law barring schools from telling parents if their children join a gay-straight alliance.
  
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• ‘Climate of secrecy:’ Schools, parents dispute Alberta gay-straight alliance law

  20-06-2018 18:05 via globalnews.ca
  Arguments are to be heard in Medicine Hat on behalf of dozens of parents and independent faith-based schools wanting GSA legislation to be put on hold.
  
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• Grizzly bears east of usual range 'shocked' woman who saw one munching dandelions

  20-06-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  Alberta wildlife officials have confirmed eight sightings east of Highway 22, considered the fringe of grizzly bear country in southern Alberta.
  
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• Strathcona County RCMP continue investigation into Edmonton woman’s death

  20-06-2018 17:52 via globalnews.ca
  The RCMP is asking for the public's help as they continue to investigate the death of an Edmonton woman.
  
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• Strathcona County RCMP investigating woman's death ask for help from public

  20-06-2018 17:19 via cbc.ca
  RCMP in Strathcona County are asking for the public's help in the death of Myrah Whitstone, 34, whose body was found three months ago near a rural road.
  
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• RCMP seeking public's help investigating Edmonton woman's death

  20-06-2018 17:19 via cbc.ca
  RCMP in Strathcona County are asking for the public's help in the death of Myrah Whitstone, 34, whose body was found three months ago near a rural road.
  
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• Edmonton Humane Society: Coconut & McFlurry

  20-06-2018 16:48 via globalnews.ca
  In this week’s Adopt a Pet segment with the Edmonton Humane Society, Dr. Ted Purcell introduces us to Coconut the pup and McFlurry with cat and talks about the upcoming Pets in the Park festival.
  
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• Cree curriculum at heart of new Alberta First Nation education plan

  20-06-2018 16:36 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's education minister will sign a new education framework at Maskwacis Cree Nation on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Union membership in Alberta creeping up

  20-06-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Changes to the Alberta Labour Relations Code by the Alberta government in 2017 have resulted in the highest number of single-year, new union certifications in Alberta in a decade.
  
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• Alberta Explorer campaign aims to help kids discover new things

  20-06-2018 15:41 via globalnews.ca
  A new app is hoping to get kids out and exploring our province, while also staying connected. Several partners – including the Edmonton Valley Zoo, Alberta Legislature and Jurassic Forest – are launching the Alberta Explorer Campaign.
  
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• Marijuana dry mouth and oral health: Dentist shares tips for keeping your teeth and mouth healthy

  20-06-2018 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  Regardless of whether it is smoked or consumed another way, marijuana can cause “cotton mouth,” or a dry mouth — which can affect your oral health. Dentist Dr. Harold Katz shares some treatments.
  
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• ‘A blessing to be here together’: Humboldt Broncos survivors to attend NHL Awards

  20-06-2018 15:21 via globalnews.ca
  It's not how they wanted it to be, but the Humboldt Broncos, some of them at least, are finally back together at the NHL Awards.
  
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• City of Edmonton cutting back on free parking for people with disabilities

  20-06-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Parking in downtown Edmonton is about to get pricier for people with disabilities.
  
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• Cool Science: How fireworks are made

  20-06-2018 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  Chemistry teacher Michael Ng joined Daintre Christensen to explain how fireworks are made using different elements like copper, iron and lithium.
  
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• Without government support, Indigenous healing lodge says it's forced to turn some women away

  20-06-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Poundmaker's Lodge, an Indigenous addiction treatment centre, is asking the government to fund a transitional home for women.
  
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• Without government support, Indigenous healing lodge forced to turn some women away

  20-06-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Poundmaker's Lodge, an Indigenous addiction treatment centre, is asking the government to fund a transitional home for women.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Wednesday, June 20, 2018

  20-06-2018 13:24 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Tina Simpkin’s Wednesday, June 20, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Is Calgary ready if another disastrous flood hits?

  20-06-2018 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  The 2013 flooding in Calgary brought widespread devastation and destruction and proved to be a turning point for disaster response in Alberta.
  
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• ‘Islamophobia is real’: Trudeau comments on Edson mosque fire and anniversary of Quebec shooting

  20-06-2018 04:36 via globalnews.ca
  During an Eid al-Fitr celebration in Ottawa on Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau commented on the recent Edson mosque fire and the one-year anniversary of the Quebec City mosque shooting, saying it’s a reminder that “Islamophobia is real” but people need to work together to combat it.
  
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• Defence asks jury for acquittal, manslaughter verdicts in Mac's murders

  20-06-2018 03:12 via cbc.ca
  The Crown and defence have presented closing arguments to the jury in the Laylin Delorme double first-degree murder trial. After presenting no evidence, the defence asks the jury to find his client guilty of manslaughter in one death, and for an acquittal in the other death.
  
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• $140 million could save the old Northlands Coliseum, group proposes

  20-06-2018 03:02 via cbc.ca
  A non-profit group in Edmonton is holding out hope that the abandoned Northlands Coliseum can be saved from the wrecking ball and repurposed as a housing complex.
  
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• BLOG: What’s behind your toddler’s obsession?

  20-06-2018 02:44 via globalnews.ca
  Why do toddlers obsess over certain objects, toys, cartoon characters or hobbies? We ask parenting author Blythe Lipman what's behind the phase.
  
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• Global Edmonton weather forecast: June 19

  20-06-2018 02:30 via globalnews.ca
  Meteorologist Jesse Beyer has our seven-day weather forecast beginning Tuesday. For anyone taking in festivals Friday or Saturday – take note!
  
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• Flair Air moving headquarters from Kelowna to Edmonton

  20-06-2018 02:25 via globalnews.ca
  A good news announcement for Edmonton Tuesday was anything but for Kelowna. Flair Air announced it’s moving its operations base from the central Okanagan to Alberta. Klaudia Van Emmerik now with what the decision will mean here in the valley.
  
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• Housing group will keep pitching Edmonton Coliseum idea even if city isn’t catching

  20-06-2018 02:19 via globalnews.ca
  For the Agora Borealis group, nothing good came out of Tuesday afternoon's session of Edmonton City Council's urban planning committee.
  
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• Feds release startling opioid death numbers

  20-06-2018 02:16 via globalnews.ca
  Nearly 4,000 Canadians died last year from an apparent opioid overdose. While revealing that, the federal government also said it will crack down on pharmaceutical marketing. Su-Ling Goh reports.
  
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• Poll examines Canadians’ thoughts on feds buying Trans Mountain

  20-06-2018 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  In a public opinion poll, Angus-Reid dives into why Canadians think the federal government was right to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline or why it was wrong. Jennifer Crosby has the numbers.
  
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• Mac’s murder trial closing arguments

  20-06-2018 02:08 via globalnews.ca
  Crown Prosecutors and Laylin Delorme’s lawyer agree he killed a Mac’s store employee during an Edmonton robbery. Now, it’s up to a jury to decide if it’s first-degree murder. Fletcher Kent reports.
  
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• People with disabilities cry foul as Edmonton implements EPark changes

  20-06-2018 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton drivers with disabilities are voicing frustration with how the city’s EPark system will be enforced. As Vinesh Pratap reports, they’re losing two-hour free on-street parking.
  
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