Category Archives: Local News

1.5 million affected by data breach at Alberta Dental Service Corporation
Clients of the Alberta Dental Service Corporation, which administers various public dental benefit plans, are asked to be vigilant in wake of a recent data breach. The cyberattack by an outside...
Digital News Aug 12, 2023

Fuel truck and train collide in Whitecourt
A fuel truck collided with a train in Whitecourt Friday, closing a major highway in the northern Alberta town. The collision happened around 8:30am on Highway 43, near the junction of Highway 3...
Digital News Aug 12, 2023 Photo: Martin Long/Facebook

Louis Bull Tribe receives Toronto Blue Jays donation to fix up baseball diamond
There was a celebration in the Louis Bull Tribe Aug. 1 with youth from all around the reserve gathered to celebrate the sport of baseball as the Toronto Blue Jays Care Foundation handed over a cheque ...
Aug 11, 2023 Youth and community members from Louis Bull Tribe and Toronto Blue Jays Care Foundation delegates pose with the big cheque. Photo submitted by Trevor Larocque.

Edmonton Elks Indigenous Logo designed by local artist
The Edmonton Elks Indigenous Celebration Night showcased a new logo that both the Elks players and fans wore inside Commonwealth Stadium. Conrad Plews, the artist behind the design of the Indigenous l...
Aug 11, 2023 Conrad Plews, artist of the Edmonton Elks Indigenous Logo (Photo Credits - Daniel Barker-Tremblay)

Dozens of wildfires continue to burn in Alberta
August 9 data from the Alberta Wildfire Status Dashboard show there are currently 89 active wildfires and eight mutual aid wildfires burning in Alberta forests. One of those fires, HWF-0...
Digital News Aug 10, 2023

4 girls sexually assaulted at West Edmonton Mall waterpark, Manitoba Man faces charges
A 41-year-old man has been charged in connection to four incidents of sexual assault at the West Edmonton Mall World Waterpark earlier this week. Edmonton Police said the investigation began wh...
Digital News Aug 10, 2023

AHS launches Indigenous support line in central Alberta
Alberta Health Services has launched a support line for Indigenous peoples in the Central Zone to help them navigate the health system. The toll-free Indigenous Support Line can be reached by c...
Digital News Aug 10, 2023

Calgary radio station vandalized
On August 10 at approximately 7:30 a.m. Calgary based radio station CJWE, Alberta's Best Country had it's windows featuring Indigenous dancers vandalized. CCTV footage from the station showed a man us...
Aug 10, 2023 Photo of CJWE Station's front window

Elks partner with Windspeaker Media for Cree-Blackfoot broadcast of Labour Day Rematch
After making history last season with the first Indigenous language broadcast in CFL history, the Edmonton Elks and Windspeaker Media are once again teaming up to bring gridiron action to fans,...
Digital News Aug 10, 2023

Supporting Children's Hospitals across Alberta with a cold treat
Since 1984, the ice cream franchise Dairy Queen has been helping support Children's hospitals through out North America with its annual Miracle Treat Day. On August 10 for the past 39-years, one dolla...
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