Edmonton news

• New national group forms to combat racism against Asian Canadians - Edmonton Journal

  27-04-2020 23:44
  New national group forms to combat racism against Asian Canadians  Edmonton Journal
  
  Read more

• Kenney, UCP cleared in ethics probe tied to firing of election commissioner

  27-04-2020 23:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's ethics commissioner has rejected Opposition accusations that Premier Jason Kenney and his United Conservative caucus broke the rules when they fired the election official investigating their party.
  
  Read more

• Jason Kenney, Alberta UCP cleared in ethics probe tied to firing of election commissioner

  27-04-2020 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's ethics commissioner has rejected Opposition accusations that Premier Jason Kenney and his United Conservative caucus broke the rules when they fired the election official investigating their party.
  
  Read more

• Fort McMurray resident flees flood by boat: ‘It brought back all those wildfire memories’

  27-04-2020 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Fort McMurray man who was forced from his home early Monday morning due to rising flood waters said he couldn't help but think back to 2016 when the town was evacuated due to wildfires.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Can COVID-19 spread through HVAC systems? Canadian researchers seek to find out

  27-04-2020 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The lead researcher in Alberta called the effort a "non-pharmaceutical intervention" that, if successful, could avoid "extensive consequences."
  
  Read more

• Woman living ‘transient’ lifestyle reported missing: Saskatoon police

  27-04-2020 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police say family are concerned for the well-being of Jacquelyn Lynette Hawkes, who is the subject of a missing person investigation.
  
  Read more

• Coronavirus: Alberta groups join forces to help people struggling to afford food

  27-04-2020 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta organizations are hoping to ease the burden for people struggling to get their next meal, as the COVID-19 crisis hits the economy hard.
  
  Read more

• Edmonton mayor says few other alternatives to property tax increase

  27-04-2020 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mayor Don Iveson said short of laying off more employees or significantly cutting the infrastructure budget, few other options are on the table for reducing property taxes further in Edmonton.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• City of Edmonton asks for more CERB top-up flexibility

  27-04-2020 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Interim City of Edmonton manager Adam Laughlin explained CERB does not allow the city to top up some laid-off employees’ income to 75 per cent of their former wage, and called on Ottawa for more flexibility for municipalities.
  
  Read more

• Laid off City of Edmonton employees given two weeks notice

  27-04-2020 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Interim City of Edmonton manager Adam Laughlin explains the timeline for the newest round of 900 more layoffs announced Monday.
  
  Read more

• Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health to update province on COVID-19

  27-04-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported 463 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 4,480.
  
  Read more

• Albertans deserve credit for keeping COVID-19 numbers well below projections, top doctor says

  27-04-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's case numbers and hospitalization rates for COVID-19 are well below modelling projections released earlier this month because the public has followed public health orders about physical distancing, says the province's Chief Medical Officer of Health.
  
  Read more

• Alberta reports two more deaths, 216 new cases of COVID-19

  27-04-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported two more deaths from COVID-19 on Monday and 216 new cases of the illness.
  
  Read more

• City of Edmonton interim manager on difficult decision to lay off more staff

  27-04-2020 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Interim manager Adam Laughlin said laying off staff has been one of the most difficult things he’s done in his career at the City of Edmonton, and it came after many hours of discussions with different departments.
  
  Read more

• Dr. Deena Hinshaw to update COVID-19 situation in Alberta Monday afternoon

  27-04-2020 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to update the province on the COVID-19 situation and the ongoing work to protect public health at 3:30 p.m.
  
  Read more

• Foodora Canada closing amid ‘highly saturated market’ and ‘intensified competition’

  27-04-2020 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The company is set to stop operating on May 11.
  
  Read more

• FCP and Wexit members to vote on merging into Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta

  27-04-2020 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Members of the Freedom Conservative Party and the Wexit Alberta group will vote June 29 on whether to unite into one political party.
  
  Read more

• City of Edmonton lays off 900 more workers in COVID-19 response

  27-04-2020 21:16 via cbc.ca
  
  The City of Edmonton is laying off another 900 employees in response to reduced transit service and lower demand for administrative services, interim city manager Adam Laughlin announced Monday. 
  
  Read more

• Edmonton mayor addresses property tax adjustments | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  27-04-2020 21:09
  
  Edmonton mayor addresses property tax adjustments | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
  Read more

• Edmonton mayor addresses property tax adjustments

  27-04-2020 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mayor Don Iveson addressed the ways the City of Edmonton has reduced spending in order to keep taxes low during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  Read more

• Edmonton mayor calls on Ottawa to boost wage subsidy program

  27-04-2020 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mayor Don Iveson says the decision to lay off hundreds of employees was difficult, thanked the unions for working with the city, and called on the federal government for wage subsidy supports for municipal workers.
  
  Read more

• Lloydminster to follow Saskatchewan lead to begin phased-in reopenings next week

  27-04-2020 21:03 via cbc.ca
  
  When it comes to the map, Lloydminster is a city divided. But when it comes to relaxing public health restrictions, it’s Saskatchewan all the way.
  
  Read more

• City of Edmonton laying off 900 more employees, freezing new hires | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  27-04-2020 21:03
  
  City of Edmonton laying off 900 more employees, freezing new hires | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
  Read more

• City of Edmonton laying off 900 more employees, freezing new hires

  27-04-2020 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  An emotional interim city manager Adam Laughlin said the City of Edmonton is freezing all job openings, not hiring seasonal summer staff workers, laying off 900 more employees — about half being transit operators — and offering voluntary layoffs for those who aren’t comfortable working during the pandemic.
  
  Read more

• City of Edmonton to provide update on ‘workforce impacts’ amid COVID-19

  27-04-2020 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Edmonton has been saying over the last few weeks that more temporary layoffs were likely.
  
  Read more

• 2 people who work at Syncrude Mildred Lake site test positive for COVID-19

  27-04-2020 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  An employee and a contractor who work at Syncrude's Mildred Lake site tested positive for COVID-19, but an outbreak has not been declared at the facility.
  
  Read more

• Former Humboldt Bronco Graysen Cameron to play NCAA Division 3 hockey

  27-04-2020 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Graysen Cameron spent a season as an assistant coach of the midget Red Deer Optimist Chiefs before returning to the Humboldt Broncos.
  
  Read more

• 2 people sent to hospital after west Edmonton apartment fire - Global News

  27-04-2020 19:44
  
  2 people sent to hospital after west Edmonton apartment fire  Global News
  
  Read more

• 2 people sent to hospital after west Edmonton apartment fire

  27-04-2020 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two people were taken to hospital due to smoke inhalation Monday morning after a fire at an apartment in Edmonton's west end.
  
  Read more

• Coronavirus: Edmonton closes sports fields, courts to meet physical distancing rules - Global News

  27-04-2020 18:55
  
  Coronavirus: Edmonton closes sports fields, courts to meet physical distancing rules  Global News
  
  Read more

• Coronavirus: Edmonton closes sports fields, courts to meet physical distancing rules

  27-04-2020 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The city announced Monday that additional sports fields and things like tennis and basketball courts would be closed to comply with the province's public health orders.
  
  Read more

• 37-year-old man killed in central Alberta motorcycle collision: RCMP

  27-04-2020 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP say one person was killed on Sunday when a motorcycle and a van collided in central Alberta.
  
  Read more

• Fort McMurray flooding near Clearwater Drive

  27-04-2020 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Several areas of Fort McMurray were under mandatory evacuation order Monday, as water levels continued to rise. This video was taken Monday, April 27, 2020 in the Clearwater Drive area.
  
  Read more

• Edmonton weather: Risk of a thunderstorm, you say... - Edmonton Journal

  27-04-2020 17:24
  Edmonton weather: Risk of a thunderstorm, you say...  Edmonton Journal
  
  Read more

• Student athletes use online workouts to stay sharp during COVID-19 restrictions

  27-04-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  COVID-19 restrictions have left coaches searching for creative ways to keep thousands of young players connected while remaining apart. Many teams and clubs in Edmonton are using online coaching to keep their players engaged with workouts at home.
  
  Read more

• Student athletes use online workouts to stay sharp during COVID-19 lockdown

  27-04-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The COVID-19 lockdown has left coaches searching for creatie ways to keep thousands of young players connected, without getting together. Many teams, and clubs in Edmonton are using online coaching to keep their players engaged with workouts at home.
  
  Read more

• Province says 141 communities absent from rural physician program an error

  27-04-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The government says the absence of 141 communities from a list of areas eligible for a rural physician compensation program was an error.
  
  Read more

• Rising rivers flood downtown Fort McMurray, prompting new evacuation orders

  27-04-2020 14:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Rising water levels are now threatening homes and businesses in the heart of downtown, including Franklin Avenue, the city's main thoroughfare.
  
  Read more

• Military assistance requested by Fort McMurray's mayor as flooding hits downtown

  27-04-2020 14:49 via cbc.ca
  
  With rising river levels in Fort McMurray threatening homes and businesses in the heart of the northern Alberta city's downtown, the mayor is asking for military assistance to limit the damage.
  
  Read more

• Military assistance requested as flooding hits downtown Fort McMurray

  27-04-2020 14:49 via cbc.ca
  
  With rising river levels in Fort McMurray threatening homes and businesses in the heart of the northern Alberta city's downtown, the mayor is asking for military assistance to limit the damage.
  
  Read more

• Edmonton revises litter cleanup plan due to COVID-19 - CBC.ca

  27-04-2020 14:00
  
  Edmonton revises litter cleanup plan due to COVID-19  CBC.ca
  
  Read more

• Edmonton revises litter cleanup plan due to COVID-19

  27-04-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton’s community leagues will be key players in the city’s spring clean up efforts this year as they take on the role of distributing litter kits directly to volunteers, the city said Friday. 
  
  Read more

• Financially struggling newspapers to get federal money within weeks, heritage minister says

  27-04-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Federal Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault says he expects money from an emergency COVID-19 general business wage subsidy program to start flowing within weeks to Canada’s beleaguered newspaper industry.
  
  Read more

• 'That finding really jumps out': Half of Canadians say mental health has worsened during COVID-19 pandemic

  27-04-2020 09:01 via cbc.ca
  
  As job losses mount and self-isolation continues, half of Canadians say their mental health has gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 10 per cent reporting it has deteriorated "a lot," according to a new survey.
  
  Read more

• Edmonton weather: Great day for a penny-farthing bicycle ride - Edmonton Journal

  27-04-2020 09:00
  Edmonton weather: Great day for a penny-farthing bicycle ride  Edmonton Journal
  
  Read more

• COVID-19: Edmonton physical distancing complaints spike, 'hotspots' emerge with warming weather - Edmonton Journal

  27-04-2020 09:00
  COVID-19: Edmonton physical distancing complaints spike, 'hotspots' emerge with warming weather  Edmonton Journal
  
  Read more

• Fire in west Edmonton warehouse on Sunday morning - CTV News Edmonton

  27-04-2020 07:15
  
  Fire in west Edmonton warehouse on Sunday morning  CTV News Edmonton
  
  Read more

• Moose and calf relocated after wandering into Edmonton - CTV News Edmonton

  27-04-2020 07:14
  
  Moose and calf relocated after wandering into Edmonton  CTV News Edmonton
  
  Read more

• Mandatory evacuation order issued for some Fort Vermillion residents

  27-04-2020 06:24 via cbc.ca
  
  A mandatory evacuation order was issued on Sunday night for some residents of Fort Vermillion, Alta, who live near the banks of the Peace River.
  
  Read more

• Mandatory evacuation order issued for some Fort Vermilion residents

  27-04-2020 06:24 via cbc.ca
  
  A mandatory evacuation order was issued on Sunday night for some residents of Fort Vermilion, Alta, who live near the banks of the Peace River.
  
  Read more

Follow @EdmontonCA_News on Twitter!