Edmonton news

• Edmonton squashes Calgary in giant pumpkin fundraiser

  31-10-2018 23:56 via cbc.ca
  A giant pumpkin has been transformed into an Oilers-themed jack-o'-lantern, after Edmonton donors squashed the Calgary competition in a Battle of Alberta-style fundraiser.
  
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• 4th supervised consumption site in Edmonton set to open Monday at Boyle McCauley

  31-10-2018 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton's fourth supervised consumption site is scheduled to open at the Boyle McCauley Health Centre on Nov. 5. It's desperately needed, those who work in the field say.
  
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• Court rejects secrecy bid in court case over alleged spying on anti-pipeline activists

  31-10-2018 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  The federal government has lost in a bid to go behind closed doors in a prominent court case about allegations of spying on anti-pipeline activists.
  
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• Hospice care in rural Alberta communities being left to volunteers, researcher says

  31-10-2018 22:27 via cbc.ca
  Some rural Alberta communities without government-provided hospice services are stepping up to provide that care themselves, a University of Alberta researcher says.
  
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• Alberta introduces legislation to better protect children in government care

  31-10-2018 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta is proposing legislation that would see First Nations notified if social workers were thinking of removing an Indigenous child from a family's care.
  
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• NEB energy projections call for more clean power and more oil output by 2040

  31-10-2018 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  The National Energy Board says renewable sources of electricity in Canada will grow over the next 20 years but so will Canadian oil and natural gas production.
  
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• Bill closes loophole in private guardianships for Alberta kids in care

  31-10-2018 22:08 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government wants to close a loophole that allows people to become permanent guardians of children in care without first going through a home assessment by government social workers.
  
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• Nova Soctia’s utility and review board approves new Goldboro natural gas facility

  31-10-2018 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  The project could mean up to 3,500 construction jobs during that phase, and then about 200 full-time jobs once the facility is up and running.
  
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• Blood Tribe woman heartbroken after custom jingle dresses stolen in Saskatoon

  31-10-2018 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  The theft has left the 20-year-old university student at a loss. She spends all of her spare time dancing in her unique dresses.
  
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• Paranormal investigators tour haunted house in Drumheller

  31-10-2018 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  Justin Bolin has been curious about what's going on inside the 107-year-old home he bought in Drumheller in 2014.
  
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• Calgary judge reserves bail decision for Alberta teen charged with shooting German tourist

  31-10-2018 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  A Calgary judge has reserved his decision on whether to grant bail to a 16-year-old boy accused of shooting a German tourist in the head on a highway.
  
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• Edmonton bus company aims to fill void left by Greyhound

  31-10-2018 21:13 via cbc.ca
  A new Edmonton-based bus service is preparing to step in to fill some of the gap created by Greyhound Canada, which is discontinuing its services in Western Canada as of midnight Wednesday.
  
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• 46 charges laid after Rocky Mountain House RCMP bear sprayed, assaulted during arrest

  31-10-2018 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  A man known to central Alberta RCMP is facing dozens of new charges connected with alleged assaults on officers during arrest attempts.
  
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• Edmonton couple warns others after falling victim to ‘fat finger’ phone scam

  31-10-2018 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton couple who fell victim to what's known as the fat finger scam is warning others. They said they could have lost thousands of dollars.
  
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• Elderly woman struck by vehicle in southwest Edmonton dies in hospital

  31-10-2018 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  An 85-year-old woman died in hospital Tuesday, nearly two weeks after she was struck by a vehicle in southwest Edmonton.
  
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• Woman struck in Edmonton parking lot dies in hospital

  31-10-2018 20:33 via cbc.ca
  An 85-year-old woman who was struck by a vehicle while walking in a south-Edmonton parking lot has died in hospital from her injuries, police say.
  
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• Woman struck in Edmonton parking lot dies in hopsital

  31-10-2018 20:33 via cbc.ca
  An 85-year-old woman who was struck by a vehicle while walking in a south-Edmonton parking lot has died in hospital from her injuries, police say.
  
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• B.C. steelworker jobs at risk without Trans Mountain: Alberta premier

  31-10-2018 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says it's "just dumb" that the Canadian economy is losing millions of dollars a day because the province can't get its oil to world markets.
  
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• Man charged after Rocky Mountain House Mountie assaulted, bear-sprayed

  31-10-2018 19:14 via cbc.ca
  A 22-year-old man is facing more than 30 assault, theft and fraud charges after a Rocky Mountain House RCMP officer was bear sprayed during an arrest last week.
  
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• Fort McMurray condo owners financially ruined by embattled rebuild

  31-10-2018 18:48 via cbc.ca
  Owners of a Fort McMurray condo project ensnared in lawsuits and plagued by delays are becoming increasingly desperate.
  
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• Man, 20, dies in minivan rollover near Rocky Mountain House

  31-10-2018 18:26 via cbc.ca
  A 20-year-old man from the O'Chiese First Nation in central Alberta died last weekend after the minivan he was driving rolled into a ditch.
  
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• Edmonton has its share of home-grown ghost stories

  31-10-2018 18:26 via cbc.ca
  A bump in the night, the hoofbeats of galloping horses, a piercing scream. From strange apparitions to jilted spirits, if you thought Edmonton was free of the supernatural, you could be dead wrong.
  
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• Rhodesian flags, white supremacist podcast appearance prompts Canadian Forces investigation

  31-10-2018 18:03 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Army is investigating active members of the Canadian Forces who run an online army surplus store that sells symbols linked to white supremacy.
  
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• Eskimos’ QB Mike Reilly leads 2018 list of team award nominees

  31-10-2018 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton Eskimos' quarterback Mike Reilly leads the list of the 2018 team nominees for the 2018 Shaw CFL Awards.
  
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• Federal government says help on the way for remote, Indigenous communities amid Greyhound shutdown

  31-10-2018 17:55 via globalnews.ca
  Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced that the Trudeau government is open to helping affected provinces pay for bus service in communities where other companies have not taken over.
  
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• Edmonton bus company launching northern Alberta routes

  31-10-2018 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton-based company is launching a new bus service in the northern part of the province.
  
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• Trudeau said he supports the Calgary bid, now it’s in the hands of Calgarians

  31-10-2018 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  Speaking to reporters in Ottawa Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the federal government still supports Calgary’s Olympic bid, but the decision ultimately rests in the hands of the city government.
  
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• Winter forecast: mild in Edmonton, short ski season in mountains

  31-10-2018 16:37 via cbc.ca
  The recent weather in the Edmonton area has been mild, and the weather forecasting service AccuWeather says that could continue through the winter.
  
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• Greyhound’s final day of operating in Western Canada

  31-10-2018 15:02 via globalnews.ca
  Greyhound bus service will come to an end Wednesday across nearly all of western Canada. As Kent Morrison explains, several companies are stepping up to fill the void.
  
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• POLL: After a decade, which of Mike and Daintre’s Halloween costumes are the best?

  31-10-2018 14:49 via globalnews.ca
  For Halloween 2018, Mike Sobel dressed up as masked-mass murderer Michael Myers from the Halloween films, and Daintre Christensen was the bride of Frankenstein.
  
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• Ask the Doctor: Detecting breast cancer

  31-10-2018 14:42 via globalnews.ca
  Dr. Sarah Burton-Macleod – today known as Dr. Mary Poppins – talks about breast cancer, which about 72 women in Canada are diagnosed with each day, and shares tips for detecting it.
  
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• 'Restored my faith in humanity': Volunteers fix Edmonton woman's ant-infested house

  31-10-2018 14:30 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton woman’s home is unrecognizable after dozens of people volunteered to repair extensive water damage and a massive carpenter ant infestation. The help came after Karla Touet feared the house, which passed inspection, would leave her bankrupt.
  
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• Painting with climate change message takes shape at MacEwan University’s Indigenous centre

  31-10-2018 14:05 via globalnews.ca
  A pair of artists are working on a large painting on a wall MacEwan University's kihêw waciston Indigenous Centre, aimed at sending a blunt message about climate change in the heart of oil country.
  
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• 'I got on my knees, begged him to stop,' stabbing eyewitness testifies

  31-10-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  More than three years later, Dale Holloway is still haunted by his battle with a knife-wielding killer. "I see eyes that are very white ... almost glowing they were so bright," he told a packed Grande Prairie courtroom.
  
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• Cenovus reports $241 million third quarter loss, lowers capex guidance

  31-10-2018 13:43 via globalnews.ca
  The oil sands company says the loss amounted to 20 cents per share for the quarter ended Sept. 30 compared with a loss of $82 million or seven cents per share in the same quarter last year.
  
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• Classic Landscaping: Plant pruning tips to get ready for winter

  31-10-2018 13:42 via globalnews.ca
  Gandalf the Grey, otherwise known as Perry Stothart from Ellerslie Gift and Garden and Classic Landscapes, shares some tips for pruning bushes and plants to get ready for winter.
  
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• This miniature horse is a master of disguise

  31-10-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Every year, Patty Kramps dresses her miniature horse in a different Halloween costume. This year she looked to the Lord of the Rings movies for inspiration.
  
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• City councillors suggest ways to keep Edmontonians from getting stuck in traffic

  31-10-2018 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  Edmontonians can expect to see more places where a special signal light gives a bus a head start in traffic.
  
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• Jason Kenney turfs UCP member amid report of white supremacist views

  31-10-2018 12:34 via globalnews.ca
  Jason Kenney has turfed a party member who once ran the call centre for his UCP leadership bid amid reports the worker is behind an online store that sells white supremacist memorabilia.
  
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• 'Cesspool of cruelty, corruption and violence': Advocates call for inquiry at Edmonton prison

  31-10-2018 12:30 via cbc.ca
  Prisoner rights lawyers are calling on Canada's correctional investigator to hold a public inquiry into the "cesspool of cruelty, corruption and violence" at the Edmonton Institution where rates of self-harm are the highest in the country.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Wednesday, October 31, 2018

  31-10-2018 12:22 via globalnews.ca
  Happy Halloween! Here’s Mike Sobel’s Wednesday, October 31, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Global Edmonton Halloween 2018: Michael Myers & bride of Frankenstein

  31-10-2018 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  For Halloween 2018, Global Edmonton’s Mike Sobel dressed up as mass murderer Michael Myers from the Halloween films, and Daintre Christensen was the bride of Frankenstein.
  
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• Edmonton kids graduate to real instruments in free after-school program

  31-10-2018 07:03 via globalnews.ca
  "Music is so important because it allows children to develop a sense of teamwork."
  
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• Calgary 2026 Olympic funding proposal agreed to by federal, provincial governments: BidCo

  31-10-2018 06:28 via globalnews.ca
  The Calgary 2026 Bid Corporation (BidCo) says the federal government and the Government of Alberta have signed an agreement to consider an Olympic funding proposal. 
  
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• Calgary 2026 Olympic deal struck between federal and provincial governments: BidCo

  31-10-2018 06:28 via globalnews.ca
  The Calgary 2026 Bid Corporation (BidCo) struck a funding deal with federal and provincial governments late Tuesday night.
  
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• Federal, provincial governments reach agreement on funding proposal for Calgary 2026 Olympic bid

  31-10-2018 05:17 via cbc.ca
  The federal and provincial governments have reached an agreement to consider a funding proposal that would mean the public dollars are in place to fund the 2026 Winter Olympics in Calgary, if a hesitant city council agrees to sign on.
  
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• Wild topple Oilers to halt Edmonton's 3-game winning streak

  31-10-2018 05:00 via cbc.ca
  Eric Staal had a goal and two assists as the Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Tuesday.
  
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• Wild get 3 goals on power play to drop Edmonton Oilers 4-3

  31-10-2018 04:57 via globalnews.ca
  The Minnesota Wild scored three power play goals to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 Tuesday night at Rogers Place.
  
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• Jason Kenney disavows former campaign worker, wants to screen prospective UCP members

  31-10-2018 02:48 via cbc.ca
  United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney has cancelled the party membership of a former campaign worker with alleged ties to white supremacists and says the party is working on a way to screen these people out.
  
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• Health Minister Sarah Hoffman dodges questions about 'inhumane' Covenant Health policy

  31-10-2018 02:09 via cbc.ca
  Health Minister Sarah Hoffman refused Tuesday to explain what, if anything, she did to address a Covenant Health policy that forced a terminally ill patient to have her assisted-dying assessment on a sidewalk outside the Edmonton General.
  
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