Edmonton news

• Pickup truck driver charged after 23-year-old pedestrian killed in northeast Edmonton

  28-09-2018 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  A 73-year-old man has been charged with careless driving after a collision in northeast Edmonton earlier this month left a pedestrian dead.
  
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• Driver, 73, charged in Edmonton pedestrian crash that killed woman

  28-09-2018 23:28 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton police investigating the death of a 23-year-old female pedestrian have charged a 73-year-old motorist with careless driving.
  
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• Alberta man baffled after 7 bears caught on camera on his deck

  28-09-2018 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  David Meier figured there had been a critter on his deck after seeing the mess left behind Wednesday morning, but he didn’t expect to see a group of seven bears! It happened in Bonanza, Alta.
  
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• Artificial intelligence put to the test during Edmonton Fringe Festival show

  28-09-2018 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  Artificial intelligence can do a lot — from informing predictive text on smartphones to operating prosthetic devices — but can AI do improv comedy?
  
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• Court drops bomb by ruling against constitutionality of military justice system

  28-09-2018 23:15 via cbc.ca
  Canada's military justice system is in danger of being blown up following a bombshell court ruling that found the current process of trying service members for serious crimes — including sexual assault and murder — violates their charter rights.
  
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• $98K worth of purple fentanyl seized in Edmonton drug bust

  28-09-2018 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  Seven people have been charged following a lengthy investigation into a group alleged to have been trafficking drugs between Edmonton, Calgary and British Columbia.
  
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• Edmonton police constable suspected of leaking information to Hells Angels

  28-09-2018 23:09 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton police officer has been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, city police said Friday.
  
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• Opposition leaders propose different minimum wages for youth, servers

  28-09-2018 23:06 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel and United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney are suggesting youth and servers who earn tips should be paid different minimum wage rates than adults, who will start earning $15 an hour on Monday.
  
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• Federal report projects $1-trillion debt in Alberta, but debate swirls on how to rein it in

  28-09-2018 22:27 via cbc.ca
  A federal report estimates public debt in Alberta will exceed $100 billion by 2021 and $1 trillion by 2051. Opposing sides of the debate, unsurprisingly, look at the numbers — and possible solutions — differently.
  
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• Edmonton International Film Festival: ‘Last Wish’ is a racy comedy

  28-09-2018 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton International Film Festival is well underway. Todd James is at Landmark Cinemas with Hayden Croft, who talks more about his short film Last Wish, a racy comedy about two friends, one of whom is on his death bed when he reveals a deep dark secret to his friend.
  
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• Safety shields, cameras, increased officer presence on table to improve transit safety

  28-09-2018 21:37 via cbc.ca
  The city operations department wants more money to hire more transit peace officers, while deployment of those already employed is being discussed in the wake of two stabbings on transit in two weeks.
  
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• New Brunswick brew helps find homes for shelter animals

  28-09-2018 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  Pictures of animals up for adoption at the shelter are placed on the beer bottles. Fifty per cent of the profits from the beer sales are also being donated to the shelter.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos advocate for seatbelt use on team buses

  28-09-2018 20:28 via globalnews.ca
  Seatbelt use on buses has been in the spotlight since April when a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team collided with a semi-truck.
  
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• Misericordia Hospital Air Quality Notification

  28-09-2018 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  Covenant Health has notified several hundreds of patients of an air quality issue at the Misericordia Hospital in Edmonton. Julia Wong has the details.
  
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• Edmonton addressing safety on public transit

  28-09-2018 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Edmonton spoke to the media on Friday morning about what can be done to protect drivers and passengers on public transit. Kent Morrison reports.
  
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• Examining what the new minimum wage means for Albertans

  28-09-2018 19:51 via globalnews.ca
  Franco Savoia with Vibrant Communities Calgary said there is a misconception that most minimum wage earners are teenagers living at home. He says the majority of the 122,000 minimum wage workers in Alberta are adults trying to support their own children
  
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• Edmonton events commemorate 6th annual Orange Shirt Day

  28-09-2018 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  Sunday marks Orange Shirt Day and events around Edmonton are commemorating the annual campaign, which honours Canada's residential school survivors and recognizes the wrongs that were committed.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers place goaltender Al Montoya on waivers

  28-09-2018 18:38 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Oilers have placed goaltender Al Montoya on waivers for the purpose of reassignment to Bakersfield of the American Hockey League.
  
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• Performance artist transforms himself into Gretzky, stages wedding re-enactment

  28-09-2018 18:20 via cbc.ca
  Wayne Gretzky's nuptials were probably the closest Edmonton has ever come to a royal wedding, and — 30 years later —​ Thierry Marceau couldn't resist recreating all the glitz, glamour and big '80s hair.
  
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• Bob Layton: Bill Cosby — from joker to jailbird

  28-09-2018 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  Bob Layton says he was shocked to see the other side of Bill Cosby.
  
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• Air quality issue at Misericordia Hospital leads to warning for patients

  28-09-2018 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  Covenant Health is in the process of notifying patients of an air quality issued at the Misericordia Hospital in west Edmonton.
  
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• 473 patients notified of air quality issue at Misericordia Hospital

  28-09-2018 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  The standards of positive air pressures were not adequately maintained during some surgical and obstetrical procedures done at the Misericordia Hospital earlier this year.
  
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• Edmonton police on transit safety: crime numbers low when officers present, but can’t afford 24/7 coverage

  28-09-2018 17:49 via globalnews.ca
  While talking about safety on Edmonton transit, EPS Insp. Derek McIntyre said crime is low when peace and police officers are present, however increasing blanket coverage to 24/7 would be untenable. Instead, police use data to deploy staff to areas as needed.
  
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• EPS on transit safety and LRT beat team: service calls down, warrant arrests up

  28-09-2018 17:47 via globalnews.ca
  While talking about safety on Edmonton transit, EPS Insp. Derek McIntyre said since a dedicated LRT beat team was created in 2015, calls for service have dropped, while at the same time there’s been an increase in outstanding arrest warrants being executed.
  
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• Transit safety: City of Edmonton taking ‘holistic’ approach when deciding between bus shields and hiring more security officers

  28-09-2018 17:45 via globalnews.ca
  Gord Cebryk, deputy manager of city operations, said increasing Edmonton transit security doesn’t come down to “one or the other” when deciding between bus safety shields or hiring more officers, because the city wants all safety measures put in place.
  
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• City of Edmonton uses data to decide where transit security measures are implemented

  28-09-2018 17:42 via globalnews.ca
  Gord Cebryk, deputy manager of city operations, said staff take a close look crime data when deciding how to deploy more security resources on Edmonton transit.
  
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• Millions of trips on Edmonton transit and only a handful of incidents

  28-09-2018 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  Gord Cebryk, deputy manager of city operations, said of the tens of millions of trips on Edmonton transit this year, only a few hundred calls to police have resulted in criminal investigations.
  
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• Patients informed about air quality issue at Misericordia hospital

  28-09-2018 17:24 via cbc.ca
  Patients of the Misericordia Community Hospital in west Edmonton are being told about an ongoing air quality issue inside the aging building.
  
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• More than 400 patients told of air quality issue at Misericordia hospital

  28-09-2018 17:24 via cbc.ca
  Heating, ventilation and air conditioning standards were not maintained during hundreds of surgeries at Misericordia Community Hospital in west Edmonton, health officials confirmed on Friday.
  
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• 'The best way to sacrifice is to break their neck': Bizarre testimony in Edson murder trial

  28-09-2018 16:16 via cbc.ca
  Day four of the Tyrell Perron first-degree murder trial in Hinton focused on the love life of the 14-year-old victim in the last two months of her life.
  
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• Edmonton police, city to talk transit safety at Friday news conference

  28-09-2018 15:56 via globalnews.ca
  Stabbings, beatings, being kicked down a set of stairs: this is just a snapshot of the violence that has happened on Edmonton Transit Service buses, LRT trains and stations in recent years.
  
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• 1 man injured in Grande Prairie shooting

  28-09-2018 15:48 via globalnews.ca
  A man was sent to hospital after a shooting in Grande Prairie on Thursday. 
  
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• AMA Travel: 7 trips to islands around the world contest

  28-09-2018 15:43 via globalnews.ca
  Roland from AMA Travel shares details on their new 7 Islands Travel Contest, which will send winners to New Zealand, Jamaica, Thailand, Portugal, Tahiti, the Mediterranean and Newfoundland. (Sponsored by AMA)
  
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• Meet the seniors' housing CEO who makes beds and scrubs toilets

  28-09-2018 15:30 via cbc.ca
  For more than a decade in his role as CEO of GEF Seniors Housing in Edmonton, Raymond Swonek has visited the network's lodges to work side-by-side with staff.
  
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• Tim Caulfield’s ‘A User’s Guide to Cheating Death’ now on Netflix

  28-09-2018 15:22 via globalnews.ca
  University of Alberta professor Tim Caulfield is an outspoken critic of popular trends, gaining worldwide attention for uncovering fact or fiction in the health and beauty industry. Caulfield joined Erin Chalmers to talk about Netflix picking up his television series “A User’s Guide to Cheating Death,” which casts light on increasingly controversial procedures, diets and...
  
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• Jason Kenney and Doug Ford to hold anti-carbon tax rally in Calgary

  28-09-2018 15:02 via globalnews.ca
  UCP leader Jason Kenney has invited Ontario Premier Doug Ford to Alberta, where next week, they will hold a “Scrap the Carbon Tax rally” in Calgary. Kent Morrison explains.
  
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• Jason Kenney, Ontario Premier Doug Ford to hold anti-carbon tax rally in Calgary

  28-09-2018 14:47 via cbc.ca
  Alberta's United Conservative Party has invited Ontario Premier Doug Ford to Calgary for a "Scrap The Carbon Tax Rally."
  
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• Show your support this weekend with Orange Shirt Day

  28-09-2018 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  Orange Shirt Day is a day of recognition for the harm done to residential students and the intergenerational effects it has had. This is the 3rd annual Orange Shirt Day in Alberta, and Safe and Caring Schools and Communities works to bring more awareness and understanding with events throughout the weekend across the province. Find...
  
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• Edmonton woman warns of henna tattoo risks after serious allergic reaction

  28-09-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton woman is warning about the safety risks of henna tattoos after she suffered a serious skin allergy.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Friday, September 28, 2018

  28-09-2018 13:24 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Friday, September 28, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Syrian farmers able to grow again thanks to generosity of Calgary man

  28-09-2018 13:20 via globalnews.ca
  Two farmers who fled violence in Syria have returned to the field, after a retired Calgary man donated his land — and friendship — free of charge.
  
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• McDavid scores his second goal in overtime, lifts Oilers over Coyotes

  28-09-2018 06:14 via cbc.ca
  Connor McDavid scored his second goal of the night in overtime as the Edmonton Oilers continued to roll in pre-season play with a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday.
  
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• Connor McDavid strikes twice as Edmonton Oilers edge Coyotes

  28-09-2018 05:54 via globalnews.ca
  Connor McDavid scored on a breakaway with 2:22 left in overtime, giving the Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 pre-season win over the Arizona Coyotes Thursday night at Rogers Place.
  
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• UCP Leader Jason Kenney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford to hold anti-carbon tax rally in Calgary

  28-09-2018 05:16 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's United Conservative Party has invited Ontario Premier Doug Ford to Calgary for a "Scrap The Carbon Tax Rally.''
  
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• Edmonton man is a Steelers superfan

  28-09-2018 05:04 via globalnews.ca
  You may have seen him trucking around Edmonton. A Pittsburgh Steelers fan driving his black and gold truck. John Sexsmith has a profile of the superfan.
  
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• Edmonton hopes to cut back on calcium chloride use on roads this winter

  28-09-2018 04:46 via cbc.ca
  The City of Edmonton will continue to use calcium chloride on its roads this winter, but it hopes to use less than last year.
  
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• University student group seeks donations for ‘street store’ aimed at helping homeless Edmontonians

  28-09-2018 04:40 via globalnews.ca
  A University of Alberta student group is asking Edmontonians to help them so it can help homeless people in the city when it puts on its annual pop-up shop next month.
  
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• Bonnyville rallies to raise funds for a new theatre as beloved 'Lyle Vic' faces demolition

  28-09-2018 03:39 via cbc.ca
  After four decades of serving Bonnyville’s arts community, the Lyle Victor Albert Centre is set to be demolished. But the community is rallying to fundraise for a new performance space.
  
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• A preview of the Mighty Millions Lottery

  28-09-2018 02:45 via globalnews.ca
  An important fundraiser for Edmonton’s Stollery Children’s Hospital is well underway. Margeaux Maron has more from the Mighty Millions Lottery’s grand prize showhome.
  
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• Filmmaker behind “Necessary Evil” talks about movie at Edmonton International Film Festival

  28-09-2018 02:31 via globalnews.ca
  The latest edition of the Edmonton International Film Festival was launched on Thursday. Todd James spoke to a local filmmaker whose movie “Necessary Evil” is screening at the festival.
  
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