Category Archives: Local News
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith appoints 24 ministers to new cabinet
Premier Danielle Smith has named 24 of her 49-member caucus to serve on a cabinet that is dominated by men and lacks diversity. The swearing-in ceremony was held Friday at Government House in E...
Jun 09, 2023
City of Grande Prairie, County issue fire bans due to current weather and wildfire conditions
A fire advisory issued for the City and County of Grande Prairie on May 26, has now been upgraded to a fire ban. This ban includes the Towns of Sexsmith, Beaverlodge, and Wembley. At this time,...
Jun 09, 2023
Southwest Anthony Henday Drive bridge deck will see closures this weekend
Drivers in southwest Edmonton will once again encounter weekend lane closures on the bridge crossing anthony Henday drive this weekend. Construction has been ongoing since 2020 to widen each br...
Jun 08, 2023
RMWB to host gathering space for evacuees in Fort McMurray
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is creating a gathering place for Fort Chipewyan evacuees beginning this Friday. Recognizing the need for community connection, Fort Chipewyan o...
Jun 08, 2023 Snye Park, Fort McMurray
Hundreds attend Homeless Memorial Service in Edmonton
Over 200 attended the Edmonton Coalition on Housing & Homelessness (ECOHH)'s annual Homeless Memorial Service in downtown Edmonton on Wednesday. The ECOHH has been holding these yearly services si...
Jun 08, 2023 A citizen places a flower on the Homeless Memorial statue during a yearly service in downtown Edmonton. Photo by Ryan Hunt.
Edmonton Catholics contribute $3.2M to Indigenous reconciliation fund
The Archioese of Edmonton will spend $3.2 million on reconciliation initiatives with First Nations, Mtis and Inuit people in the Alberta capital region. The money is part of the Indigenous Reconciliat...
Jun 08, 2023
Edmonton says farewell to the Big Yellow Slide after 49 years
An Edmonton landmark that has been a staple and a signature K Days since 1974 will no longer be a part of the Expo Centre grounds Construction crews began this morning to demolish and deconstruct the ...
Jun 07, 2023
EPS officer and two former peace officers charged following review of 2020 death in cells
An Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officer and two former Community Peace Officers (CPO) have been charged following an internal investigation surrounding the death of an adult male who died while in po...
Jun 07, 2023
Red Deer lawyer charged after RCMP say she violently tried to defend alleged drunk driver
Two First Nations women say they were victims of an RCMP officers' excessive force during an impaired driving stop in Innisfail. Mounties say one of their officers pulled over a black truck tha...
Jun 06, 2023
Fort Chipewyan fire update (June 6)
The fire near Fort Chipewyan continues to burn out of control. Alberta Wildfire is bringing in around 80 additional firefighters to help battle the blaze. Athabasca Chipewyan, Mikisew Cree, For...
Jun 06, 2023
