Edmonton news

• 'It requires courage,' Edmonton mayor says as new bus system is scheduled to launch

  26-11-2019 23:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton is on its way to getting a revamped bus system after city council approved the plan at a meeting Tuesday. 
  
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• B.C. and Alberta child protection systems at fault in teen's overdose death, report finds

  26-11-2019 22:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Report into 2017 overdose death of troubled 17-year-old says the Ministry of Children and Families needs to act to protect vulnerable children from falling between the cracks in care as they're bounced between provinces.
  
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• 'A child falling through the cracks': Teen failed by B.C. and Alberta child protection systems, report finds

  26-11-2019 22:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Report into 2017 overdose death of troubled 17-year-old says the Ministry of Children and Families needs to act to protect vulnerable children from falling between the cracks in care as they're bounced between provinces.
  
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• 630 CHED – Edmonton Symphony Orchestra – KUNÉ

  26-11-2019 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  630 CHED proudly welcomes KUNÉ, Canada's Global Orchestra to the Winspear Centre on January 14th, 2020. 
  
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• Edmonton public extending hours at high schools

  26-11-2019 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Public Schools is moving to a six-block schedule for most high schools across the city.
  
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• Alberta government to study use of photo radar, puts temporary freeze on equipment purchases

  26-11-2019 22:09 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government is placing a temporary freeze on municipalities purchasing or upgrading photo radar equipment.
  
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• Alberta 'freezing in time' photo radar use, while considering new rules

  26-11-2019 22:09 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government is placing a temporary freeze on municipalities purchasing or upgrading photo radar equipment.
  
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• NAIT granted $10M to launch plastic recycling research program

  26-11-2019 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The research team will aim to find new opportunities in the province to extend consumer plastic's lifetime with new uses.
  
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• Alberta government puts freeze on new photo radar equipment, locations

  26-11-2019 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Effective Dec. 1, municipalities and police agencies will not be allowed to install new or upgraded photo radar devices or set up new locations as the provincial government examines the current rules.
  
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• CN strike is over, but experts warn supply chain could be off-track for weeks

  26-11-2019 21:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  “This is a good example of how fragile the supply chain is in Canada."
  
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• Board strikes part of Alberta Labour Code barring nurse practitioners from unionizing

  26-11-2019 20:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Portions of the Alberta Labour Code preventing nurse practitioners from being represented by a union violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Alberta Labour Relations Board has ruled.
  
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• Teen parents struggle with housing discrimination and isolation, study finds

  26-11-2019 20:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Stereotypes about teen parents prevent them from finding secure housing and isolate them from the community supports they need to thrive, a new Edmonton study suggests. 
  
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• Alberta government signals looming changes to election finances act

  26-11-2019 20:01 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC News has learned the Alberta government intends to change the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act during the 2020 spring sitting of the legislature.
  
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• Family Matters: Taming the toys this Christmas

  26-11-2019 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  As children write their Christmas wish lists and grown-ups prepare for Black Friday bargains, a parenting expert is making the case for fewer toys this holiday season. Laurel Gregory explains why.
  
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• From the archives: Kent Morrison cooks grandma’s famous sweet and sour Christmas sausages on the weekend morning news

  26-11-2019 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Normally the weekend morning news features local chefs and restaurants, but on Christmas Eve 2016, anchor Kent Morrison and weather specialist Kevin O’Connell took over the cooking segment with some of their holiday favourites. In this segment, Kent make his grandmother’s famous sweet and sour sausages. (Aired December 24, 2016)
  
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• Man found dead in Calgary the first to be identified using National Missing Persons DNA Program

  26-11-2019 17:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  This is the first time DNA submitted to the national DNA data bank has been successfully used to identify human remains in Canada.
  
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• Premiers need to quit picking fights and focus on Canadians, N.L. premier says

  26-11-2019 17:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's premiers are set to meet next week in Toronto, and Dwight Ball says he'll talk about ways to help provinces whose economies depend on natural resources cope with downturns.
  
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• Hand2Hand Christmas market in the Terwillegar neighbourhood

  26-11-2019 17:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Hand2Hand Christmas market is returning to the Terwillegar Community Church, where around 60 local creators will be selling premium homemade goods. David Luhoway and Maggie Slater show off examples.
  
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• Waste Free Edmonton encouraging you to throw away less trash this Christmas

  26-11-2019 16:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Extra food, wrapping paper, decorations: the holidays tend to generate a lot of waste. “Waste Free Edmonton” is challenging Edmontonians to be more mindful this season about how much they take in and throw away. Melissa Gorrie explains.
  
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• Edmonton buses ready to be loaded up for food bank campaign

  26-11-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The city’s transit service hopes to fill a whole lot of buses and bellies with its 25th annual Stuff A Bus campaign, which begins Wednesday.
  
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• Union reaches tentative deal with CN Rail

  26-11-2019 15:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Teamsters Canada said it has reached a tentative deal with CN Rail to end the week-long strike, establishing an agreement-in-principle to renew the collective agreement for more than 3,000 railway workers.
  
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• CN Rail and union reach tentative deal, work set to resume

  26-11-2019 15:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Teamsters Canada said it has reached a tentative deal with CN Rail to end the week-long strike, establishing an agreement-in-principle to renew the collective agreement for more than 3,000 railway workers.
  
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• Avenue Edmonton Magazine: December 2019 edition

  26-11-2019 15:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Avenue Edmonton Magazine editor Steven Sandor shares details on stories in the December 2019 edition, including a resurgence in the popularity of physical books and how being a vehicle-oriented city is bolstering local sports radio.
  
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• CN Rail, union reach tentative agreement after week-long strike

  26-11-2019 15:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Workers walked off the job on Nov. 19 over concerns about long hours, fatigue and "dangerous working conditions." 
  
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• CN Rail and union reach tentative agreement after week-long strike

  26-11-2019 15:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Workers walked off the job on Nov. 19 over concerns about long hours, fatigue and "dangerous working conditions." 
  
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• Flaring at Strathcona Refinery lights up sky over Edmonton

  26-11-2019 15:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Fire Rescue Services says there's no need to call 911 if you see a flickering, orange glow in the sky Tuesday morning.
  
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• Black Friday tech deals with Marc Saltzman

  26-11-2019 15:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tech expert Marc Saltzman reveals his picks for Black Friday deals on some cool gadgets and neat technology, including video gaming, smart home security systems, and Ancestry DNA kits.
  
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• Feds won't explain claim pipeline expansion will raise $500M in tax revenue

  26-11-2019 14:15 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government says the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will bring another $500 million a year in corporate tax revenue to be spent on fighting climate change, but the Liberals won't say where they got that number.
  
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• Edmonton bar promoter charged with sexual assault testifies sex with accusers was consensual

  26-11-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An Edmonton bar promoter accused of sexually assaulting 13 women testified Monday that the sexual encounters were consensual.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Tuesday, November 26, 2019

  26-11-2019 13:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Tuesday, November 26, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Judge fights for job despite 'inappropriate' views on Indigenous people, women

  26-11-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An Alberta judge has lost his job over "completely inappropriate" beliefs and behaviours involving his views on Indigenous people and victims of domestic and sexual assault. And now, Judge Donald Norheim is fighting to get his job back.
  
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• Blue Bombers fan fulfills promise, wears pants for 1st time in 18 years after Grey Cup win

  26-11-2019 06:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Winnipeg Blue Bombers fan can finally wear pants for the first time in 18 years after his team won the Grey Cup in Calgary on Sunday.
  
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• Speed reductions for southeast leg of Edmonton’s Anthony Henday start Friday

  26-11-2019 06:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Edmonton is warning of possible delays as a five-day speed reduction is put in place on the southeast section of Anthony Henday Drive to allow for construction.
  
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• 10 tips to avoid being scammed shopping online this holiday season

  26-11-2019 04:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  From identity theft to phishing scams, fraudsters are gearing up for the holiday season.
  
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• Alberta doubles number of Crown articling students

  26-11-2019 03:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province is doubling the number of articling students it hires to work with the Crown Prosection Service.
  
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• Deputy prime minister meets with Mayor Iveson in Edmonton

  26-11-2019 02:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was in Edmonton Friday and met with Mayor Don Iveson. The pair said they quickly found many commonalities and ties to Alberta’s capital city.
  
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• Stats show 6 young adults died in Alberta program now facing cuts

  26-11-2019 02:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Advocates are raising the alarm, after new statistics show that six young adults died while receiving support from an Alberta program that has now been cut by the UCP. Quinn Ohler explains.
  
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• 2 Edmonton-area sisters share story of having same rare disease

  26-11-2019 02:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  A pair of sisters from the Edmonton area both have been diagnosed with a rare disorder that affects only 35 people in the entire world. Su-Ling Goh has their story in Health Matters.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Nov. 25

  26-11-2019 02:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton with Gord Steinke and Carole Anne Devaney from Monday, Nov. 25, 2019.
  
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• 50 people break into Sylvan Lake home for party: RCMP

  26-11-2019 02:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP said they responded to a "large house party" on Falcon Ridge Drive on Nov. 22 after 10:30 p.m.
  
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• Family and friends of B.C. woman killed near Edmonton looking for answers

  26-11-2019 02:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Friends and family of a woman killed in Parkland County still have no answers, more than a week after her body was found near a highway. As Sarah Ryan reports, they’re hoping someone can help them understand why it happened.
  
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• Councillor calls to postpone LRT construction in favour of bus service

  26-11-2019 02:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton councillor wants to postpone the west leg of the LRT, just as construction is set to get rolling. Tim Cartmell said that instead he wants the city to focus on bus service. But as Breanna Karstens-Smith explains, the mayor is not on board.
  
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• Murder charges laid after death of one-year-old in Fort Saskatchewan

  26-11-2019 02:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The city of Fort Saskatchewan is in shock, after a one-year-old child died and his father was charged with murder. Sarah Komadina has more.
  
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• Canada’s new deputy prime minister visits Edmonton

  26-11-2019 01:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada’s new deputy premier is in Edmonton Monday to meet with both Premier Jason Kenney and Mayor Don Iveson. Tom Vernon has a preview of what’s expected to be discussed.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland happy with season so far

  26-11-2019 01:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Are the Oilers for real? Are they, finally, a good hockey team?
  
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• Global News at 5 Edmonton: Nov. 25

  26-11-2019 01:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 edition of Global News at 5 Edmonton with Gord Steinke.
  
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• Hockey homecoming for Kelowna’s Jalen Luypen

  26-11-2019 01:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  "It's going to be a true milestone in by career," Jalen Luypen said.
  
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• Stuff a Bus campaign set to launch for 25th year in Edmonton

  26-11-2019 01:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  All the donations go directly to the city's food bank and this year, officials say there's been an increased need for food hampers.
  
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• Premier Jason Kenney welcomes Deputy Prime Minister Freeland to Alberta

  26-11-2019 00:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland arrived in Alberta to speak with Premier Jason Kenney about finding common ground, having positive conversations and listening to Western Canadians. Kenney mentioned Freeland grew up in Peace River, where her father still farms.
  
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• Kenney spars with Notley over firing of Alberta election watchdog

  26-11-2019 00:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney was on a trade mission in Texas last week when his government introduced, debated, and passed an omnibus bill that included the firing of election commissioner Lorne Gibson.
  
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