Author Archives: Darrell Stranger
Getting to know new Edmonton Elks head coach Mark Kilam
The Canadian Football League season is right around the corner. From a new commissioner, to players moving teams and new coaches in new places, there is plenty to look forward to this upcoming season....
May 09, 2025 Edmonton Elks Head Coach Mark Kilam Courtesy: Edmonton Elks
Evacuation order expanded in Sturgeon County
Late Wednesday evening, more residents were told to leave their homes because of the wildfire danger in Sturgeon County and surrounding area. The wildfire evacuation order east of Redwater was expande...
May 08, 2025
5 men charged a year after largest cocaine bust in Edmonton history
Five suspects have now been charged in relation to a major cocaine seizure that took place in Edmonton last year. In April 2024 $3 million worth of cocaine and other drugs was seized. The Alberta Law ...
May 07, 2025
Alberta government investing in wetlands across the province
Alberta's government is investing $8.7 million to construct new wetlands and restore damaged wetlands across the province. Through the Wetland Replacement Program, the money will help municipalities a...
May 07, 2025 A wetland near Pine Lake in east-central Alberta. Credit: Ducks Unlimited Canada
Alberta ramping up measles immunization efforts
The provincial government is ramping up efforts to get Albertans immunized against measles. As of May. 5, there have been 265 cases of measles, with 55 over the weekend alone. Roughly 80 per cent of a...
May 06, 2025
Fatal collision near Ponoka results in death of four people
Four people, including two teens, have died after a head-on vehicle crash south of Edmonton. Mounties say an GMC Acadia was passing other vehicles on Highway 2A just north of Ponoka on Saturday, when ...
May 05, 2025
Complaints of illegal off-highway vehicle use, one driver charged in Fort McMurray
On May 1, 2025 at approximately 7:45 pm, Wood Buffalo RCMP responded to citizen complaints of illegal off-highway vehicle (OHV) use on Confederation Way approaching Tower Road in the Timberlea area of...
May 02, 2025
Alberta adds 23 new cases of measles
With the start of the new month, Alberta announced an increase in measles cases with 23 new as of Thursday. 19 of the new cases were reported in the south zone, three cases were reported in the centra...
May 02, 2025
ASIRT clears Edmonton police officers in 2022 death of woman during transport to hospital
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) says no offence was committed when a 22-year-old woman died in an Edmonton hospital emergency room after being transported there by members of the Ed...
May 01, 2025
Two Alberta First Nation chiefs send cease and desist letter to Premier Smith over separatist talk
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation and Mikisew Cree First Nation issued a cease & desist to Premier Smith Wednesday regarding what they say are separatist threats. Chief Sheldon Sunshine of Sturgeon Lake C...
May 01, 2025
