Category Archives: Local News

New Edmonton River Valley park opening soon
A new park in the river valley is set to open to the public with an event on September 24. Previously known as Our Lady Queen of Peace Ranch North, it's located directly north of the North Saskatchewa...
Brooklin Brittain Sep 05, 2023

Two charged in Fort Chipewyan shootings
Two people have been charged in connection with a pair of Fort Chipewyan shootings. The first shooting was in the early morning hours of Aug. 13. Fort Chipewyan RCMP say a single gunshot...
Digital News Sep 05, 2023

CN Rail Sponsors Activity & Reception Centre Afterschool Youth Drop-In Times in Grande Prairie
Canadian National Railway (CN) is sponsoring FREE afterschool youth drop-in times at the Activity and Reception Centre in Grande Prairie from September 2023 to August 2024. This is for y...
Digital News Sep 04, 2023 (Photo Credit: City of Grande Prairie)

Alberta Emergency Alert cancelled after RCMP arrest suspect "armed with a firearm"
Rocky Mountain H0use RCMP have a suspect in custody following a shelter-in-place order issued on Monday morning. In the emergency Alert, Police said they were looking for a male armed with a fi...
Digital News Sep 04, 2023 waferboard / CC

Saskatchewan First Nation marks anniversary of mass stabbing
Members of a Saskatchewan First Nation quietly gathered on Monday to mark the one-year anniversary of a mass stabbing. Some of the families affected by the tragedy returned to James Smith Cree ...
Digital News Sep 04, 2023

Yellowknife residents can begin returning home starting September 6
Residents of the Northwest Territories capital and members of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation are set to be allowed to return home starting at noon that day, "barring any increase in wildfir...
Digital News Sep 02, 2023

Northern Alberta man sentenced to life in prison for murdering teen
A man who murdered a 15-year-old girl in a small Northern Alberta community has received an automatic maximum life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years. On Friday Afternoon, 37 year o...
Digital News Sep 02, 2023 Roderica Ribbonleg. Facebook

New West Edmonton Mall pedestrian bridge opens
The old footbridge to West Edmonton Mall was demolished in July 2018 due to safety concerns, and there's now a new pedestrian bridge over 170th Street. It opened on Friday, and is a shared-use bridge ...
Brooklin Brittain Sep 01, 2023

Drivers required to slow down to 60km/h passing snow plows on Alberta highways
The Alberta government is making some changes to new rules about passing roadside workers. Starting Sept. 1, drivers that are in the lane closest to a roadside worker vehicle with flashing lights, mus...
Brooklin Brittain Sep 01, 2023

Edmonton outdoor pools and spray park close for fall
The City of Edmonton will start to close its outdoor pools and spray parks next week. Borden, Fred Broadstock and Oliver pools will be closing next Tuesday, and Queen Elizabeth is scheduled to close o...
Brooklin Brittain Sep 01, 2023
Call or Text CFWE
1-866-909-7771











