Category Archives: Local News

Extreme weather response lifted
With improved weather conditions expected in the coming days, the City of Edmonton has deactivated the heat and poor air quality extreme weather response, effective Wednesday, June 14 at 8 a.m. The fi...
Jun 13, 2023 City of Edmonton Skyline

Town Hall being hosted for Fort Chipewyan Wildfire evacuees today
Fort Chipewyan Community members are invited to a town hall to discuss the fire situation. The event is being held at the Syncrude Sport and Wellness Centre starting at 2:00 p.m. The RMWB is pr...
Digital News Jun 13, 2023

EPS officer struck by vehicle during traffic stop
An Edmonton Police Service officer was struck by a vehicle yesterday afternoon following a traffic stop in southeast Edmonton. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Monday, June 12, 2023, officers from Traffic Enfo...
Jun 13, 2023

City of Spruce Grove enacts Water Demand Measure A restrictions
Due to the recent extreme hot weather, the region is seeing an increase in water demand. Effective immediately, Spruce Grove is under Water Demand Measure A restrictions, which means there is a...
Digital News Jun 12, 2023

Body of 14-year-old Edmonton teen recovered from North Saskatchewan River near Smoky Lake
Alberta RCMP have confirmed that a body found in the North Saskatchewan River near Smoky Lake is that of a 14-year-old swimmer who was swept away in Edmonton a week earlier. EPS said a group of...
Digital News Jun 12, 2023 RCMP vehicle (File photo)

RCMP announces new Alberta wide surveillance camera registry program
RCMP in Alberta have announced the launch of CAPTURE (Community Assisted Policing Through the Use of Recorded Evidence), its voluntary surveillance camera registry program, across the province....
Digital News Jun 12, 2023

Yellowhead County and Edson likely to remain evacuated past Wednesday
Edson and many Yellowhead County residents will not be able to return home on Wednesday. When an evacuation order was issued last Friday, residents were told to be prepared to be gone until at least W...
Digital News Jun 12, 2023

3 people killed in Tesla rollover in southeast Edmonton
The Edmonton Police Service is investigating a fatal, single-vehicle collision that occurred Sunday morning in southeast Edmonton. According to EPS, a 2023 Tesla carrying six adults was travell...
Jun 11, 2023

Rocky bronc rider enjoys successful weekend in Grande Prairie
A three-event rodeo weekend had a large impact on both the Road to the CFR and SMS Equipment Pro Tour races as the CPRA season heats up both on the thermometer and in preparation for the dog da...
Digital News Jun 10, 2023

Town west of Edmonton with 8,400 residents evacuated due to wildfire danger
A town in northwestern Alberta is facing its second evacuation order due to an out-of-control wildfire. An evacuation order was issued for the town of Edson and parts of Yellowhead Count...
Digital News Jun 09, 2023










