Category Archives: Local News
'Balaclava rapist' Larry Takahashi gets full parole more than 40 years after attacks
By The Canadian Press A serial sex offender known as the "balaclava rapist" for attacking 23 women in Edmonton more than 40 years ago has been granted full parole while he continues to serve th...
Jul 16, 2024 📷: X @VancouverPD
Edmonton Elks part ways with General Manager and Head Coach Chris Jones
The Edmonton Elks have parted ways with General Manager and Head Coach, Chris Jones, the team announced Monday. Jones was hired in 2021 and guided the team to a combined 8-33 over the course of 2 seas...
Jul 15, 2024
EPS issues warning over fake taxi debit card swap scam
The Edmonton Police Service has issued a warning following ongoing reports of scam involving a fake taxi operating in the Edmonton area. Since June of 2024, people have reported two suspects in what a...
Jul 15, 2024
Man involved in van theft which led to amber alert sentenced to 30 months
One of the two men accused of stealing a van with a non-verbal woman in the back seat in Edmonton which caused the issuing of an amber alert last fall, has now been sentenced. Dakota James Hughes, 26,...
Jul 15, 2024
Breach of environmental act leads to $278K fine for resource company
A resource company in the Alberta energy sector is facing $278,000 in fines related to a breach of the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA). The fins stems from incidents that took plac...
Jul 15, 2024 📷: CNRL.com
Extreme heat response activated in Edmonton as temperatures set to rise
In an effort to keep Edmonton's vulnerable population safe, the City of Edmonton will activate its extreme weather response with the hot weather expected over the next week. The activation starts on M...
Jul 15, 2024 📷 Envato Elements
Edmonton Oilers trade Xavier Bourgault for Fin forward Roby Järventie
The Edmonton Oilers have traded prospect Xavier Bourgault. Jake Chiasson will also be joining Bourgault and head to the Ottawa Senators for Roby Jarventie and a fourth-round pick in the 2025 draft acc...
Jul 15, 2024 📷Jason Redmond / AP
Northeast apartment fire leaves 2 people in critical condition
A fire that broke out in a northeast Edmonton apartment building has left two people in critical condition according to Alberta Health Services. On Saturday evening, just before 8 p.m. fire crews were...
Jul 15, 2024 📷: Andy Davies - Facebook
Wildfire near Fort McMurray is now the largest in Alberta
The out of control wildfire burning 70 kilometres northeast of Fort McMurray is now the largest fire in Alberta. With high temperatures and dry conditions, wildfire MWF047, is roughly 60 kilometres in...
Jul 15, 2024 A picture taken through a window shows smoke rising from wildfire MWF017 on the south side of the Athabasca River valley near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada May 10, 2024. Alberta Wildfire/Handout via REUTERS
Fairview Health Emergency Department disruptions July 15 to 19
The Fairview Health Complex Emergency Department will be without a doctor twice this week. The first closure will start on Monday, July 15 at 7:00 a.m., and will last until Wednesday at 7 a.m. The sec...
Jul 15, 2024
