Category Archives: Local News
18 Indigenous youth died while in care in 2024: government report
Information from Alberta's Ministry of Children and Family Services shows 89 per cent of young people who died while receiving child intervention services in 2024 were Indigenous. Between April 1 and ...
Oct 21, 2024
Edmonton man facing 35 charges after phone harassment in Calgary and Red Deer
An Edmonton man is facing a long list of charges in relation to threatening phone calls in both Red Deer and Calgary. Red Deer RCMP received several complaints of inappropriate phone calls aimed at re...
Oct 21, 2024
Red Deer RCMP looking for missing 17 year old
Mounties in Red Deer are asking for your help in finding Trenton Nepoose, a 17 year old who's been missing since October 10, 2024. He's described at 5'8" tall, 185 pounds, with brown hair. (See pictur...
Oct 21, 2024
Recall for affected frozen waffles sold in various stores
According to the manufacturer, hundreds of frozen waffle products sold in Canada and the U.S. are being recalled after possible contamination by the Listeria bacteria was detected at an Ontario facili...
Oct 21, 2024
Light snowfall hits northern Alberta
Snow clearing crews are responding to what Grande Prairie calls "early season" snowfall over the weekend. According to the norther community, crews worked through the night from October 20th to the 21...
Oct 21, 2024
Two arrested by Bonnyville RCMP after alleged B&E on oilfield site
Two suspects were arrested after police were called to an oilfield lease at two in the morning on October 16th regarding an alleged break and enter in progress. When Mounties got there, they found the...
Oct 21, 2024
Wood Buffalo RCMP investigate Mischief to teepee
Wood Buffalo RCMP are investigating after a teepee canvas was purposefully damaged. The teepee was located at the front of Elsie Yanick Catholic School at 331 Callen Drive in Fort McMurray and ...
Oct 21, 2024
AFN to discuss next steps after child welfare reform deal is defeated
The executive team from the Assembly of First Nations will meet in the coming days to discuss how to proceed with new negotiations for a child reform deal after chiefs voted against the government's p...
Oct 19, 2024 First Nations chiefs have voted in favour of a new negotiation process to reform the child welfare system after a $47.8-billion deal with Canada was defeated Thursday evening at an Assembly of First Nations gathering in Calgary. National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak gives her opening address at the Assembly of First Nations annual general assembly in Montreal, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
$5.5 million pledged for Jasper tourism attraction
The Alberta and federal governments are putting a combined $5.5 million toward attracting tourists to the Rocky Mountain town of Jasper. A July wildfire destroyed one-third of the town, including mult...
Oct 19, 2024 The Alberta and federal governments are putting a combined $5.5 million toward attracting tourists to the Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, Alta. Police and park rangers wait for residents at the park gates on the first day residents are able to visit their Jasper properties after having to evacuate because of the wildfires, on Friday, August 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
Edmonton Updates Snow and Ice Control Program to enhance Winter Street Maintenance
The City of Edmonton announced an updated Snow and Ice Control program to help maintain roadways and active pathways within the city, along with providing real time mas and adjusted prioritized servic...
Oct 18, 2024 City of Edmonton snow removal truck (Photo Submitted)
