Category Archives: Local News
Suncor oil sands site shut because of nearby wildfire
A wildfire burning 70 kilometres northeast of Fort McMurray has prompted Suncor Energy to pull back all non-essential staff from its Firebag oilsands site on Thursday. The wildfire, about 2,119...
Jul 04, 2024
New Alberta Beach exhibition highlights Indigenous history
During a ceremony on July 4, the Alberta Beach Heritage Village and Museum officially opened their new Bridge Between Nations Exhibit. With a Tipi set up beside the Museum, surrounded by storie...
Jul 04, 2024
Whyte Avenue Art Walk Set to Showcase Vibrant Art Scene
The Whyte Avenue Art Walk is Edmonton's First Art Walk with over 400 artists lining the streets of Old Strathcona to showcase their artistic skills. Jill Roszell, producer of the Whyte Avenue A...
Jul 04, 2024 Dwayne Huzar of Country Side Studio creating during Whyte Avenue Art Walk 2023 (Photo Credits - dbPhotographics)
Nunavut Day Celebrations to Honor 25 Years with Cultural Festivities
The 25th Annual Nunavut Day Celebrations will be held at Rundle Park in Edmonton on July 7th, featuring entertainment and Inuit Culture on display for families to enjoy. Goota Desmarais is the ...
Jul 03, 2024 Nunavut Flag (Photo Submitted)
Leftovers Foundation prepares for 2024 Food Rescue Fun Fair
The Leftovers Foundation will be celebrating another year of keeping good food moving to people who need it most with the 2024 Leftovers Food Rescue Fun Fair on July 13th at the Rundle Family Centre f...
Jul 03, 2024 Leftovers Food Rescue Fun Fair 2024 Logo (Photo Submitted)
Legal Aid Alberta to stop services over contract dispute with provincial government
Legal Aid Alberta says it plans to end its services next week over a contract dispute with the province. The society says in a statement that the United Conservative Party government gave it an ultima...
Jul 03, 2024
RCMP officer fires pistol in Lloydminster campground
Alberta RCMP say one of it's officers in the Lloydminster detachment fired his weapon in a public campground after a suspect stole an occupied RV and drove the stolen vehicle towards the officer. The ...
Jul 03, 2024
Edmonton mayor says Alberta needs to start paying property taxes
With the recent announcement of the provinces $4.3 Billion dollar surplus, Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi is looking to get their fare share of dividends. The money was accumulated on the back of "under...
Jul 03, 2024 Edmonton City Hall (Photo credits - Ryan Hunt)
Three dead following collision south of Kinuso
High Prairie and Faust RCMP alongside with the Lakeshore Police Service responded to a two vehicle accident on Highway 33, just 25 kilometers south of Kinuso taking the life of three people. Over the ...
Jul 03, 2024
Fatality review of intersection underway after 3-year-old boy dies
A busy southside intersection is now under the microscope of the City of Edmonton, after a 3-year-old boy was struck in a cross walk late last week. The incident, in which a pick-up truck struck a mot...
Jul 03, 2024
