Edmonton news

• Bishnoi extortion gang gunman testifies he was paid $4,000 for B.C. shooting

  11-06-2026 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Abjeet Kingra is one of the first convicted Bishnoi extortion gang members to face a public deportation hearing.
  
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• Popular hiking area west of Canmore, Alta. closed because of rockslide danger

  12-06-2026 01:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Parks has shut down a large area around a series of popular hiking trails just west of Canmore because of the dangers caused by a recent rockslide.
  
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• Calgary woman died by suicide after killing her son at home in Temple: Police

  12-06-2026 01:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary homicide investigators say the woman and young child found dead in a home in Temple on Wednesday, June 10, were victims of a murder-suicide.
  
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• Fed up in Fort Mac: Residents take Highway 63 road repairs into their own hands

  12-06-2026 00:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fed up with waiting for the province or municipality to carry out repairs to Highway 63, some residents of Fort McMurray are taking matters into their own hands. 
  
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• Province files appeal on court decision to throw out Alberta separatist referendum petition

  11-06-2026 23:37
  
  Alberta's government has filed its appeal of a judge's decision to quash a petition looking to force a vote on the province quitting Canada.
  
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• Canadian oil outages, bad weather to tighten inventories at key US storage hub

  11-06-2026 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wet weather and a power outage at Cenovus oilsands operations have helped push American oil reserves to their lowest level since 2020.
  
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• Alberta files appeal on court decision to throw out separatist referendum petition

  11-06-2026 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  In the appeal filed Thursday in Edmonton court, the Alberta government says it plans to argue the judge made 14 errors in her decision.
  
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• Behind federalist Danielle Smith, many of her party's senior organizers back separatism

  11-06-2026 22:34
  
  Several UCP board members attended a fall separation rally, while other officials campaign for independence.
  
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• Environment Canada issues severe thunderstorm warning for Calgary area

  11-06-2026 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  The city of Calgary and areas to the south were placed under a severe thunderstorm watch by Environment Canada Thursday afternoon.
  
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• RCMP investigate ‘shameful’ case of theft, vandalism in Banff National Park

  11-06-2026 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP are making a public plea for information about those responsible for vandalizing a memorial at the Castle Mountain Internment Camp in Banff National Park.
  
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• With roster questions answered, Canada's men ready for historic match with Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday

  11-06-2026 21:51
  
  It’s still hard to imagine, even though we’re now only hours from kickoff rather than months or years away. Canada was awarded co-hosting duties for this summer’s World Cup in 2018. On Friday afternoon, the first game in Toronto will finally be played.
  
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• Darnell Nurse gives the Oilers a short list of teams he would accept a trade to: Source

  11-06-2026 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Darnell Nurse has spent his entire NHL career with the Edmonton Oilers since being selected with the seventh pick in the 2013 draft.
  
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• ASIRT to probe unprecedented conduct of Edmonton police in child manslaughter case

  11-06-2026 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  ASIRT is investigating the Edmonton Police Service's unprecedented move last fall to issue a scathing letter over the Crown's acceptance of a manslaughter plea in a child's death.
  
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• ASIRT investigating letter from Edmonton police opposing homicide plea deal

  11-06-2026 20:53
  
  The investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) focuses on a letter, sent on Sept. 8, 2025, in the middle of court proceedings regarding the criminal prosecution of Ashley Rattlesnake, according to a Thursday news release.
  
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• Canada Post announces 485,000 more addresses to lose home delivery

  11-06-2026 20:43
  
  Canada Post has announced nearly half-million addresses that will lose home delivery next year.
  
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• Calgary police release sketch of suspect in Fish Creek Park sex assaults

  11-06-2026 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police have released a composite sketch of a suspect wanted in connection with the recent sexual assaults of three women in Fish Creek Park.
  
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• Carney unveils new $3.2B strategy to improve access to affordable food

  11-06-2026 16:07
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a new food security strategy that commits to spend $3.2 billion over a decade to produce more food in Canada and make it more affordable.
  
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• Recall petitions against Alberta NDP MLA, former UCP cabinet minister dismissed

  11-06-2026 14:52
  
  For the first time since October there are no active recall petitions looking to oust Alberta politicians from their seats in the legislature.
  
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• Serious crashes a growing problem on south sections of Edmonton's Anthony Henday Drive

  11-06-2026 14:30
  
  The City of Edmonton has flagged southern portions of Anthony Henday Drive as injury collision hot spots through five years of data.
  
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• City’s new economic plan aims to tackle perception that Edmonton is ‘business unfriendly’

  11-06-2026 14:00
  
  The City of Edmonton has launched a new plan aimed at attracting global investment and developing a thriving local economy, but critics say the strategy doesn’t go far enough to achieve those goals.
  
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• Trump probably won't scrap CUSMA, his trade deal with Canada and Mexico. Here's why

  11-06-2026 10:00
  
  Despite U.S. President Donald Trump once again flexing his power to scrap his country's free trade deal with Canada and Mexico, there's plenty of reason to doubt he would actually follow through on such a threat.
  
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• Trump is unlikely to rip up CUSMA, his trade deal with Canada and Mexico. Here's why

  11-06-2026 10:00
  
  Despite U.S. President Donald Trump once again flexing his power to scrap his country's free trade deal with Canada and Mexico, there's plenty of reason to doubt he would actually follow through on such a threat.
  
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• Help wanted: The oilpatch will need 72,000 workers over the next decade

  11-06-2026 10:00
  
  The plethora of hiring opportunities in the oil and gas sector comes at a time when the national economy is struggling and there is uncertainty in some industries because of the impacts of tariffs and artificial intelligence.
  
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• Carney heads to Europe for G7 summit as U.S. and Israel-Iran war escalates

  11-06-2026 10:00
  
  One year after hosting the G7 summit in Alberta, Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to rejoin world leaders — including U.S. President Donald Trump — for their first meeting since the start of the U.S.-Israeli offensive in Iran.
  
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• Camrose students protest disturbing rape, mutilation messages shared on Snapchat

  11-06-2026 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The anger stems from a series of sexually violent, disturbing group chat messages dating back to the fall of 2025 in Camrose, appearing to target several girls.
  
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• Corb Lund submits ‘Water Not Coal’ petition to Elections Alberta

  11-06-2026 02:39
  
  Musician and rancher Corb Lund says more than 200,000 Albertans signed his petition demanding the province prohibit all coal mining and exploration in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains, including the Grassy Mountain and Blackstone projects.
  
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• How would Canada's plan to keep kids off social media work?

  11-06-2026 02:03
  
  The federal government has introduced legislation that, among other things, would restrict access to social media platforms for kids under the age of 16.
  
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• Edmonton Chinatown group pulls support for new $8.7M gate, citing concerns about cost, consultation

  11-06-2026 01:39
  
  Chinatown Benevolent Association says the gate’s $8.7M price tag is too high as Chinatown is struggling amid social and economic uncertainty.
  
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• LaGrange orders stop to Alberta paramedic service provider rebrand

  11-06-2026 01:02
  
  Critics of the rebrand, including a paramedic union, says the change is a waste of resources that should instead be put toward addressing working conditions and staff shortages.
  
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• Police investigating deaths of woman and child in northeast Calgary

  11-06-2026 00:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police are investigating after a woman in her 40s and a child under the age of 10 were found dead inside a home in the community of Temple on Wednesday.
  
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