Category Archives: Local News
Fort Chipewyan Winter Road closing April 4
Due to increasingly warm weather, the Fort Chipewyan Winter Road is closing for the season on Tuesday at 9 a.m. Road conditions have deteriorated significantly because of the warmer weather. Al...
Apr 03, 2023
Jeremy Hansen named as first Canadian to orbit the moon
Jeremy Hansen, a colonel and CF-18 pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, has been selected to become the first Canadian to venture into deep space. NASA and the Canadian Space Agency made the long-aw...
Apr 03, 2023
Rogers takeover of Calgary based Shaw Communications approved with strict conditions
Ottawa has approved the multibillion-dollar merger of telecom companies Rogers and Shaw, but with conditions that the feds insists will make the deal good for consumers. The deal was opposed by...
Apr 01, 2023
Police investigate gunfire between two vehicles in busy north Edmonton area
Police are seeking the second of two vehicles involved in a north Edmonton shooting that landed one man in hospital Friday afternoon. Officers responded to a complaint about the occupants of tw...
Apr 01, 2023
Frosty Reels Family Camp helps Métis Albertans explore their history
From February 24 - March 19th, the Mtis Nation of Alberta held its annual Frosty Reels Family Camp, a chance for Mtis Albertans to learn about old Mtis survival tactics on historic ground on Pi...
Mar 31, 2023 A tent pitched on Pigeon Lake at the Frosty Reels Camp (Photo submitted by Hannah Jones)
Alberta Government to provide affordability relief payments to 25,000 additional Albertans living with a disability
Since January, nearly 1.2 million Albertans have enrolled in and have been receiving up to $600 in affordability relief payments to help with rising costs. This includes Albertans receiving mon...
Mar 31, 2023 The Alberta Legislature in Edmonton. File photo.
Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society and the City of Edmonton team up to help those in need
The City of Edmonton and Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society have joined up and created the Community Outreach Transit Team (COTT), a program to help vulnerable Edmontonians using transit facilitie...
Mar 31, 2023 A tipi on the Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society grounds (File photo)
Voter registration now open for provincial election
Albertans head to the polls on May 29th, and this week, households across the province will begin receiving information in their mailboxes from Elections Alberta on registering to vote in the u...
Mar 30, 2023
New Sacred Indigenous site opens near the River Valley
Near the River Valley in Edmonton, the Indigenous Knowledge and Wisdom Centre opened up the kihcihkaw ask (Sacred Land), which was once a vision that started over 16 years ago. The 6.5 m...
Mar 30, 2023 Tipi on new sacred land site near Edmonton's River Valley (Photo Credits - Daniel Barker-Tremblay
Campaign aims to get Indigenous women on the 20 dollar bill through art
The Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) announced the launch of a campaign called "Change the Bill", a call to action that aims to promote reconciliation through art. The artwork that would be...
Mar 30, 2023
