Category Archives: Local News

The CRTC launches an Indigenous Relations Team
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) initiated a public consultation last week to collect opinions from the public with the intention of co-creating a p...
Digital News Mar 25, 2024 Courtesy: CRTCeng on X

Edmonton Elks preparing for historic 75th season
The Edmonton Elks will celebrate a historic milestone this season, celebrating 75 years of green and gold in the city of Edmonton. March 25th marks 75 days until the team's home opener with many forme...
Digital News Mar 25, 2024

Hold the phone: Alberta RCMP warns the public against mass marketing and phone scams
This March, the Alberta RCMP will be sharing information and resources in support of the Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association's (ACCPA) Fraud Prevention Month campaign. The campaign, which w...
Mar 25, 2024

Beeping eggs for candy : Edmonton Police Easter event connects visually impaired children
Things were hopping at Emily Murphy Park yesterday ! As winter still lingered, but showed signs of spring The Edmonton Police Service held the 3rd Annual Beeping Eggs Project. The EPS Bomb Unit custom...
Mar 25, 2024

Jaspers outdoor Indigenous Exhibit to open in September
The Jasper Indigenous Exhibit will have its grand opening on the weekend of September 7 and 8. At each of the four entrances, there will be panels that will introduce you to the exhibit as well...
Digital News Mar 24, 2024

Alberta Section of North Saskatchewan River receives Canadian Heritage Designation
The entire section of the North Saskatchewan River that flows through Alberta is now officially a "Canadian Heritage River." A 49-kilometre stretch of the river that runs through Banff National...
Digital News Mar 24, 2024

Spruce Grove RCMP investigating high speed collision that sent 4 to hospital
Spruce Grove RCMP continue to investigate after a high-speed crash Saturday. Mounties say the incident happened around 2:45 p.m. at the intersection of Nelson Drive and Highway 16A as a Stony P...
Digital News Mar 24, 2024

Battle of the Bands Pool Championships in Red Deer Resort & Casino
The Battle of the Bands First Nations Team Pool Championships took place inside the Red Deer Resort and Casino, where hundreds of competitors from across Alberta competed in the Men's, Women's ...
Mar 22, 2024 Battle of the Bands First Nations Team Championships competitor in Red Deer Resort and Casino (Photo Credits - Daniel Barker-Tremblay)

Gas prices going up April 1
Gas prices are set to rise in Alberta next month, with the provincial government fully reinstating its fuel tax following a drop in oil prices. Finance Minister Nate Horner says the fuel tax fo...
Brooklin Brittain Mar 22, 2024

Planned Indigenous seniors lodge in Edmonton gets backed by the city
Last year, the Mtis Capital Housing Corporation proposed constructing a new 36-unit affordable Indigenous seniors lodge at the site of the former Nihgi Seniors Lodge in the community of Montrose. Acco...
Mar 21, 2024 The Edmonton skyline. Photo by Ryan Hunt.
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