Category Archives: Local News
Premier Smith calls to feds for help in the Indigenous opioid crisis
Alberta's Premier Danielle Smith says the federal government is making a mistake when it comes to some issues within it's jurisdiction, including Indigenous health care. At the yearly premiers' confer...
Jul 11, 2023
Edmonton welcomes 12 new peace officers
Twelve new Community Peace Officers received orders to serve residents with integrity and compassion at a special graduating ceremony at City Hall today. The City's newest recruits received their dipl...
Jul 11, 2023
Highway blocked near Lake Louise due to serious crash
Police are asking motorists to steer clear of the Lake Louise area due to an accident that is blocking both lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway, Tuesday morning (July 11). As of 11 a.m., Lake Lou...
Jul 11, 2023
Edmonton First Responders Rodeo saddles up for their fourth annual event
The Edmonton First Responders Rodeo will be celebrating their fourth annual event at the kinsman rodeo grounds in St. Albert on July 15, where first responders from Edmonton will compete and promote a...
Jul 11, 2023 Team Roping event at the Edmonton First Responders Rodeo (Photo Credits - Edmonton First Responders Rodeo)
Annual Bowden Daze Pro Rodeo set for this weekend
The Canadian Professional Rodeo Association arrives at the Bowden Agricultural Society grounds this weekend. Keith Bailey, President of the Bowden Ag Society & Rodeo tells CFWE with ...
Jul 11, 2023
First Nations from Wood Buffalo & Fort Chipewyan apply to province for wildfire relief
The municipality is applying for provincial funds to recover costs associated with fighting the Fort Chipewyan wildfire last month. The Athabasca Chipewyan and Mikisew Cree First Nations are applying ...
Jul 11, 2023 Fire damage from the Fort Chipewyan wildfire (Photo Submitted)
Opioid crisis prompts state of emergency in Treaty 6 First Nations
The Treaty 6 Confederacy declared a state of emergency Monday, calling on provincial and federal governments to move immediately and mobilize new funding to address the opioid crisis disproport...
Jul 11, 2023
Mannawanis Native Friendship Centre pursuing transitional housing project
Mannawanis Native Friendship Centre is looking to add a recovery housing program for those completing mental health or addiction treatment to St. Paul. Council heard a delegation during their meeting ...
Jul 10, 2023
Police lay charges in hit-and-run collision that injured officer
The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) has charged two Edmonton men in relation to a September 2022 hit-and-run collision that injured a police officer. Following an extensive investigation and assistance ...
Jul 10, 2023
3 Edmonton men charged with human trafficking
Three Edmonton suspects are facing various human trafficking charges following an ALERT investigation. In May 2023, ALERT's Human Trafficking unit received information that a 17-year-old from Saskatch...
Jul 10, 2023
