Category Archives: Local News
Moose Hide Campaign - 2023
Moose hide is a symbol of taking a stand against violence and undoing the effects of Residential Schools. Co-founders Paul and his daughter Raven were hunting moose to help feed their family for the w...
Apr 10, 2023
Fighting for gold at the 2023 Native Hockey Alberta Provincial Championship Community gold medal match
The Alberta Native Provincial Championship wrapped up after a long weekend of men's and women's hockey across the Edmonton area. The community final was played at the Tewilleger Community Rec Centre A...
Apr 10, 2023 Sturgeon Lake Blues player preparing to battle against the Maskwacis Hawks
Photo credit: Keith Driver
Man charged with mischief after getting stuck inside Talus Dome
Edmonton firefighters spent their Sunday night rescuing a person trapped inside the Talus Dome installation in the River Valley. According to EFS, a person walking near the statue noticed a man stuck ...
Apr 10, 2023
Alberta RCMP officer dies after being injured in a crash early Monday Morning
A 32-year-old Strathcona County RCMP officer is dead after his vehicle collided with a concrete barrier while responding to a call early Monday morning. Alberta RCMP deputy commissioner Curtis ...
Apr 10, 2023
Suncor worker finds Alberta's oldest plesiosaur fossil
An eagle-eyed shovel operator at Syncrude's Mildred Lake mine has found the remains of Alberta's oldest plesiosaur. The marine reptile lived 115 million years ago in an ancient seaway covering ...
Apr 09, 2023 Suncor employee Jenna Plamondon was operating a hydraulic shovel at Mildred Lake Mine when a contrast in the oil sand caught her eye.
English Bay Blending & Fine Chocolates Announces Relocation from B.C. to Stony Plain with 120,000 ft² Facility
British Columbia's English Bay Blending and Fine Chocolates will soon start construction on a new factory, west of Edmonton. The new $30 million facility, known for its chocolate bars, candy, c...
Apr 09, 2023 Jack Seguin, owner of English Bay Blending & Fine Chocolates (English Bay), with representatives from the Government of Alberta and town of Stony Plain
New Chief & Council elected in Fort McKay
With 276 Votes, Raymond Powder has been elected Chief of the Fort McKay First Nation
Apr 07, 2023
Treaty 8 Chiefs pushing for First Nations police service
39 Chiefs in Treaty 8 territory are lobbying the provincial government for an all Indigenous police service. Treaty 8 Grand Chief Arthur Noskey said the chiefs made the declaration in a March 2...
Apr 06, 2023 Kapawe’no First Nation Chief Sydney Halcrow (left) and Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta Grand Chief Arthur Noskey
Street sweeping to start Monday in Edmonton
It's that time of year again, the City of Edmonton is going to start taking away the pebbles of winter so summer can come and play. Sweepers will be hitting the streets Monday, April 10 to Frid...
Apr 06, 2023 Photo courtesy: City of Edmonton
Police lay charge in recent west Edmonton homicide
The Edmonton Police Service have charged a 32-year-old Edmonton man in relation to the death of a woman in west Edmonton on the weekend. At approximately 8:30 p.m., Sunday, April 2, 2023, West Branch ...
Apr 06, 2023
