Category Archives: Local News
Edmonton Police make one of the largest busts in it's history
The Edmonton Police Service seized $1.8M in cocaine, making it the biggest single busts in it's history. In September, the Gang Suppression Team began investigating a 40 year old man who was believed ...
Nov 02, 2023
EPS searching for missing girl
Edmonton Police are reaching out to the public in hopes of finding a teenaged girl last seen around Whyte Ave in October. Police are hoping to find 16 year old Juannita Calliou, who was reported missi...
Nov 02, 2023
Stoney First Nation & Simpcw First Nation reawaken treaty in Jasper
The Stoney Nation in Alberta and Simpcw First Nation in B.C. came together in Jasper National Park over the weekend to reawaken their historic harvesting agreement of 1895 and to assert their c...
Nov 01, 2023 Stoney First Nation and Simpcw First Nation gathering in Jasper for reawaking a Treaty (Photo Credits - Daniel Barker-Tremblay)
Alberta announces long-term investments into Indigenous infrastructure
The provincial government announced on Monday that they are expanding the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation's (AIOC) loan guarantee from its current $1 billion, to $2 billion. It will incre...
Nov 01, 2023 Alberta Legislature. File photo.
Vehicle involved in hit-and-run death of Edmonton woman was stolen
Edmonton police say they have recovered the suspect vehicle believed to have been involved in the fatal hit-and-run on Victoria Trail late Monday night. The vehicle - a Volkswagen Routan - was reporte...
Nov 01, 2023 Edmonton Police Service cruiser. File photo.
Three men charged in string of buy and sell robberies
Three men are now facing charges after multiple robberies in 2022, targeting Edmonton-area buyers and sellers on Kijiji as well as Facebook Marketplace. Between Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, and Thursday, Se...
Nov 01, 2023
Youth centre receives $40,000 from community members after arson
The Zebra Child and Youth Advocacy Centre has received $40,000 in donations to replace supplies after a fire was deliberately set last week. Crews were called to WSO Place on October 24th for smoke on...
Nov 01, 2023
Edmonton transit will be moving to a new digital payment method
The city of Edmonton will be moving to a new transit payment system, leaving the old style vending machines in the past. The old paper ticket machines will be decommissioned in favour of Arc fare mach...
Nov 01, 2023 Arc Card (Photo Credits - ETS)
Allan Adam re-elected Chief of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
Allan Adam has been re-elected Chief of The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in Northern Alberta. The lifelong resident of Fort Chipewyan received 359 votes in total. He was challenged by Raymo...
Oct 31, 2023 Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam
Indigenous youth debut EP Album at Nation Music Centre
Nikamo which translates as "sing" in the Cree language, is a group of Indigenous students from Kehewin, Goodfish Lake, Onion Lake, Cold Lake, and Saddle Cree Nations. On October 28, Nikamo performed t...
Oct 31, 2023 Photo of Nikamo at the National Music Centre in Calgary Alberta
