Category Archives: Local News
Alberta ablaze as wildfires spread all over the province, state of emergency declared
With hot temperatures, high winds combined with little rainfall, wildfires have spread rapidly across Alberta, moving the province to declare a state of emergency this weekend. As of the morning of Ma...
May 08, 2023 Devil's Head forest fire in 2020 (Photo submitted by Melissa Story)
Civil Emergency Alert ended for Sunchild and O'Chiese First Nations
Alberta RCMP issued an emergency alert on Monday afternoon, warning people in the Sunchild and O'Chiese First Nation areas that four armed and dangerous individuals were in the area. RCMP said the fou...
May 08, 2023
RCMP make arrest in connection with 'shelter in place' order for Maskwacis on Sunday
Alberta RCMP have made an arrest in connection with the shelter in place order announced for Ponoka County and Maskwacis on Sunday. RCMP gave an update on Monday at 10:20 a.m. and said the suspect has...
May 08, 2023
Crash in west Edmonton caused by medical episode : Police
Police believe a medical episode is the root cause of a crash that occurred in Edmonton's west end this morning. At approximately 6 a.m., near 168 Street and 114 Avenue, a van was heading south when a...
May 08, 2023 Alberta Health Services
4 Drayton Valley houses destroyed by wildfire
Four homes near the edge of Drayton Valley have been destroyed by an out-of-control wildfire that grew more than a thousand hectares on Sunday. At that time, officials were still in the process of not...
May 08, 2023
Alberta declares provincial state of emergency
Emergency responders are working around the clock to keep people safe and reduce the threat to homes and infrastructure. Christie Tucker, information unit manager at Alberta Wildfire, added tha...
May 06, 2023
Entire province under fire ban; OHVs restricted
The Government of Alberta announced Friday evening the entire province is under a fire ban. No open burning is allowed, including backyard fire pits inside the Forest Protection Area. Alberta P...
May 06, 2023 A wildfire burning near Edson in May 2023. Photo from Alberta Wildfire.
Mother and 11-year-old child fatally stabbed outside of Edmonton elementary School
Family members of a woman and her 11-year-old daughter who were stabbed and killed in Edmonton, have gathered with flowers and photos at a park near the scene of the attack. Police have said it...
May 06, 2023
Red Dress Day in Fort Saskatchewan
Red Dress Day was recognized on Friday, May 5th to honor missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people (MMIWG2S+). From 4:30 to 8:30, an event was held in Legacy Park in Fort Sas...
May 05, 2023 The Red Dress Day Walk starting in Fort Saskatchewan (Photo credits - Ryan Hunt)
Red Dress Day in Edmonton
Many gathered in Churchill Square in Edmonton to show their support for MMIWG2S+ during Red Dress Day. Red Dress Day honours the memories of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across Cana...
May 05, 2023
