Category Archives: Local News

Edmonton woman charged in drowning death of five-year-old girl in Alberta lake
Parkland RCMP have charged a woman in the drowning death of a five-year-old girl in an Alberta lake last month. Mounties initially said a canoe had overturned on Wabamun Lake west of Edmonton on Oct. ...
Digital News Nov 15, 2024

Alberta Emergency Alert test Hits devices on November 20
Alberta will test it's emergency alert system on Wednesday November 20, with residents receiving a test alert on their cellphones, as well as through TV and radio broadcasts. The emergency aler...
Digital News Nov 15, 2024

Canada Post workers go on strike Friday morning, disrupting deliveries
Postal workers across the country are on strike as of this morning after the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and Canada Post failed to settle. The action comes after the union issued a ...
Digital News Nov 15, 2024

McDavid gets 1,000th NHL point, 4th fastest to reach milestone
Edmonton Oilers Captain Connor McDavid became the fourth-fastest player in NHL history to reach 1,000 points when he scored at 2:44 of the second period in the Oilers 3-2 overtime win against t...
Digital News Nov 14, 2024

Class-action lawsuit alleges abuse, cultural devastation at Canadian Indigenous group homes
A proposed class-action lawsuit against the Canadian government says Indigenous people removed from their communities and placed in group homes beginning in the 1950s suffered physical, sexual and psy...
Digital News Nov 14, 2024

Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of man convicted in Alberta hunters' deaths
Canada's top court has declined to hear the appeal of one of two men found guilty in the fatal shooting of two Mtis hunters in eastern Alberta. As is usual, the Supreme Court did not give reasons for ...
Digital News Nov 14, 2024

Jasper National Park welcomes campers back in 2025
Parks Canada is working hard to welcome campers back to Jasper National Park. Starting January, people will be able to make online reservations for campsites for the 2025 season. Campgrounds including...
Brooklin Brittain Nov 14, 2024

Edmonton man charged with attempted murder in Brazeau Dam
A woman was seriously injured after a shooting at the Brazeau Dam, southwest of Drayton Valley on Saturday night. RCMP responded to reports of shots being fired at the Dam. When officers arrived on sc...
Brooklin Brittain Nov 14, 2024

Connor McDavid could reach 1,000 points tonight as Oilers host Predators
Connor McDavid could make history tonight as the Edmonton Oilers host the Nashville Predators. A single point will put the 27-year-old McDavid at 1,000 in his career, the fourth fastest NHLer t...
Digital News Nov 14, 2024

Breanna Correia crowned the 2025 Calgary Stampede Princess
Following a close competition between seven contestants vying for the role, the Calgary Stampede is pleased to announce Breanna Correia as the 2025 Stampede Princess! The 23-year-old is a communicatio...
Digital News Nov 13, 2024 2025 Calgary Stampede Princess – Breanna Correia! / Photo: Daniel Barker Tremblay
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