Edmonton news

• High-risk offender wanted again by Edmonton police for breaching conditions

  22-11-2019 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police are once again looking for a 29-year-old high-risk offender wanted on warrants, who allegedly breached conditions of his court order.
  
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• OPINION | Alberta's UCP government is not introducing change, but upheaval

  22-11-2019 23:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Graham Thomson says the blistering pace of UCP legislation is all part of Premier Jason Kenney's strategy of moving with speed to make it harder for the opponents of reform to obstruct it.
  
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• Franchise sales, CFL 2.0 top of mind during commissioner Randy Ambrosie’s state-of-the-league address

  22-11-2019 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie was long on optimism for the league's future Friday, but short on substance regarding cures for what ails it.
  
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• Alberta energy minister 'very encouraged' after meeting with new federal counterpart

  22-11-2019 22:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage is calling her first face-to-face meeting with federal Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan a "very good start." 
  
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• ‘He came here to listen’: Alberta energy minister ‘very encouraged’ by meeting with federal counterpart

  22-11-2019 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta was Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan's first stop after being appointed to his new post on Wednesday.
  
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• Kenney to seek 'common ground' as poll finds Quebecers most OK with Alberta separation

  22-11-2019 21:58 via cbc.ca
  
  After a poll that found Quebecers would feel the most pleased to see Alberta separate from Canada, Premier Jason Kenney said Friday the two provinces have more in common than some may think.
  
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• Election commissioner's office officially dissolved: Elections Alberta

  22-11-2019 21:34 via cbc.ca
  
  The office of the election commissioner has been dissolved and transferred to the office of the chief electoral officer, Elections Alberta said in a news release Friday.
  
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• Edmonton police budget at razor-thin tipping point after cuts

  22-11-2019 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton police budget went from surplus to deficit between August and September. The Edmonton Police Commission has heard it will only get worse because of decisions made by the Kenney government.
  
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• Council to consider new temporary housing type for Edmonton’s homeless

  22-11-2019 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  City council will review a new plan to help with homelessness on Dec. 4. The idea is to create a safe place to keep the homeless that is more than a shelter, but something that is temporary until they can get into a place they can call their own.
  
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• Lake O'Hara changes its booking system for busing and camping

  22-11-2019 20:31 via cbc.ca
  
  For years, Lake O'Hara was a paradise inaccessible to thousands, but now changes are coming to how visitors make reservations.
  
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• Kenney speaks to media for first time after Bill 22 passed through the legislature

  22-11-2019 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney talks to the media for the first time since his government passed Bill 22, to fire the elections commissioner amid an investigation into the 2017 UCP leadership vote.
  
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• CN can operate trains to move products where needed most: Garneau

  22-11-2019 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Friday, Transportation Minister Marc Garneau said CN managers can operate limited trains and possibly move products to where it’s needed most including Quebec where there is a propane shortage and Alberta where grain farmers need propane to dry their crop.
  
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• Rachel Notley on contentious week at the Alberta legislature

  22-11-2019 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  It was an intense week at the Alberta legislature, where opposition leader Rachel Notley was kicked out during debate over a bill allowing the government to fire the election watchdog who is investigating the UCP. Notley joined Global News at Noon to talk about the contentious week and how she plans to continue fighting recent...
  
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• Smoking to blame for $3.7M south Edmonton apartment fire

  22-11-2019 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  For the second time in a decade, a large fire at the Strathmore Manor apartment building in south Edmonton has been blamed on improperly discarded smoking materials.
  
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• Smoking to blame for $3.7M south Edmonton apartment fire: ‘It’s very upsetting’

  22-11-2019 18:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  A resident who has lived in a south Edmonton apartment building for 14 years says he was very upset to learn a fire that forced nearly 200 people from their homes Monday was caused by smoking materials.
  
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• ‘I did it again!’: Global News Morning crew hams it up over name flub

  22-11-2019 18:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  What’s in a name? We had a little fun this morning when Jim Watt over at National Bank Financial kept flubbing Kent Morrison and Erin Chalmers’s names.
  
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• Bob Layton: Are political ‘optics’ ruling the day in Alberta?

  22-11-2019 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada is divided politically and so is Alberta, Bob Layton says.
  
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• Got dead mice? Make them into meaty meals for rescued birds

  22-11-2019 17:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Have you been attempting to rid your home of a mouse infestation? You can now give the poor souls some purpose, as frozen entrees for rescue birds.
  
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• They (heart) science: Heart attack survivor, researcher head for the heights of Everest

  22-11-2019 16:30 via cbc.ca
  
  It has the makings of a mountaineering first next spring when an Edmonton heart attack survivor attempts to summit the highest mountain on Earth.
  
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• AMA Travel: Explore the western Mediterranean with Oceania Cruises

  22-11-2019 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Shelley Samycia from AMA Travel talks about her recent western Mediterranean cruise in Europe with luxury liner Oceania Cruises and shares upcoming deals. (Sponsored by AMA)
  
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• Controversial conscience rights bill for Alberta physicians voted down

  22-11-2019 15:35 via cbc.ca
  
  A controversial private members bill that called for more protection for Alberta health workers who invoke conscience rights, was rejected Thursday by an all party committee of the legislature. 
  
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• What you need to know for tonight's Grey Cup

  22-11-2019 15:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Whether you’ve been following the CFL all year or just need to cram in time for your Grey Cup party, here are some things you should know to better enjoy the big game.
  
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• Country star George Canyon on living with type 1 diabetes

  22-11-2019 15:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Most of us know George Canyon as a country music star, but he’s also an advocate for those struggling with diabetes. He joined us to talk about being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as a young teen and shared his own up and downs with the disease.
  
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• Premier Jason Kenney returns to Alberta amid Bill 22 controversy

  22-11-2019 15:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  For the first time since the political battle over Bill 22 began, Premier Jason Kenney will appear in front of reporters at a groundbreaking on Friday after being in Texas all week.
  
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• 'High stakes' mine near Fort McMurray should be rejected, says environmental charity

  22-11-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society is making a final push to convince the federal minister of environment that building a mine near Wood Buffalo National Park would have devastating environmental impacts.
  
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• Festival of Trees at the Edmonton Convention Centre

  22-11-2019 14:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Festival of Trees has added sparkle of the holiday season in our city for decades while also raising money for a good cause. Beryl Bacchus and Serena Third share details on the event next weekend at the Edmonton Convention Centre.
  
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• Kenney to Quebec: Don't want propane shortages? Build more pipelines

  22-11-2019 14:08 via cbc.ca
  
  In a Facebook Live Thursday, Kenney said Alberta has the means to provide Quebec with a stable supply of fossil fuels. "They're called pipelines."
  
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• City proposes new approach to solving homeless camps

  22-11-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton has a few new ideas to help find more homeless people a place to live after a salvo of citizen complaints this year about tent cities.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Friday, November 22, 2019

  22-11-2019 13:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Friday, November 22, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• What's the deal with Alberta?

  22-11-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Fred Youngs doesn't claim to be a sage, but on one particular subject, he's the go-to guy among his neighbours in the "905."
  
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• Alberta’s controversial ‘conscience rights’ Bill 207 voted down in committee hearing

  22-11-2019 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A bill proposing Alberta health care providers be allowed to refuse medical services and referrals on moral grounds was voted down at a committee hearing Thursday night in Edmonton.
  
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• Seamus O'Regan arrives in Calgary with the tough task of winning over the oilpatch

  22-11-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The new natural resources minister will hear concerns about the CN Rail strike, oilpatch unemployment and the need to attract investment to the energy sector, among other issues, during meetings in Calgary Friday.
  
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• Carter, Toffoli lead charge as Kings jump on Oilers early for win

  22-11-2019 07:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Tyler Toffoli had two goals and an assist to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.
  
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• Kings strike early on the way to a win over Edmonton Oilers

  22-11-2019 07:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Oilers stumbled out of the gate and lost to the Kings.
  
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• Alberta’s UCP government unveils legislation to recover health-care costs associated with opioids

  22-11-2019 05:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government has introduced new legislation it says is meant to help it recover health-care costs resulting from opioid use.
  
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• Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation declares state of crisis after 3 recent suicides

  22-11-2019 05:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Chief Mitsuing and I both feel our staff are not ready or prepared to deal with the current level of crisis in the community," the nation's CEO and executive director, Barry Mitsuing Chalifoux, said in a statement.
  
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• Alberta’s conscience rights Bill 207 voted down in committee hearing

  22-11-2019 05:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  A private members bill proposing Alberta doctors be allowed to refuse medical services and referrals based on on moral grounds was voted down at a committee hearing Thursday night. Chris Chacon explains.
  
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• Alberta boxing family moves from the garage to a gym

  22-11-2019 03:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  A boxing family in Alberta has moved from the garage to a gym. John Sexsmith has their story.
  
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• Broadway-bound musical attracts theatregoers to Edmonton

  22-11-2019 03:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  There’s a lot of buzz about “Six: The Musical” which is playing in Edmonton right now. As Morgan Black explains, the show is attracting people from out of town as well.
  
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• National Philanthropy Day

  22-11-2019 03:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global Edmonton’s Erin Chalmers and Kent Morrison talk to a special guest on National Philanthropy Day.
  
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• River valley renewal project in Edmonton raises questions about accessibility

  22-11-2019 03:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The river valley stairs off Fox Drive will soon be replaced. Vinesh Pratap explains why some area residents call are calling the renewal project a step in the wrong direction.
  
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• Alberta proposes new legislation to join B.C.'s lawsuit against opioid companies

  22-11-2019 02:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act is being proposed so Alberta can join B.C. in its lawsuit to recover opioid-related health care costs.
  
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• Edmonton man who killed ex-girlfriend to spend 18 years behind bars before parole eligibility

  22-11-2019 02:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Thursday, an Edmonton man found guilty in the violent murder of his ex-girlfriend, was sentenced. Sarah Ryan reports. WARNING: Disturbing content.
  
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• Alberta bill that terminates position of man investigating UCP party passes

  22-11-2019 02:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s UCP government has passed legislation that will fire election commissioner Lorne Gibson despite last-minute attempts by the NDP to stall the bill. Tom Vernon reports.
  
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• Street checks continue to decline in Edmonton

  22-11-2019 02:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton police Chief Dale McFee says the service will look into whether officers are avoiding street checks out of fear of public backlash and accusations of racism. 
  
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• Broadway-bound show in Edmonton draws in repeat theatregoers from around the world

  22-11-2019 01:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Six: The Musical has drawn Broadway fans from near and far to take in the glitzy show in Alberta's capital.
  
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• Amazing Edmontonians celebrated on National Philanthropy Day

  22-11-2019 01:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thursday is National Philanthropy Day and in Edmonton, some amazing citizens were thanked for donating their time, talent and financial support. With more on the celebration, here’s Erin Chalmers and Kent Morrison.
  
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• Family Matters: Reversing students’ learning and eating schedules

  22-11-2019 01:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some Canadian schools have found the secret to getting students to focus when it’s time to learn and when it’s time for lunch. As Laurel Gregory explains, all it took was reversing their schedule.
  
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• Edmonton business owner convicted on immigration charges denied chance to appeal

  22-11-2019 01:19 via cbc.ca
  
  An Edmonton business owner convicted of charges under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act will not be allowed to appeal his case. 
  
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• Edmonton police investigate shooting after person found seriously injured in southwest suburb

  22-11-2019 01:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police are investigating a shooting after a person was found seriously injured in a southwest Edmonton suburb on Thursday afternoon.
  
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