Category Archives: Local News
Maskwacis Employment Centre Job Fair gives locals big opportunities
The Maskwacis Employment Centre put on a huge job fair at the Howard Buffalo Memorial Center on Thursday, March 23rd. Both locals and out-of-towners alike packed the job fair and ...
Mar 23, 2023 A few booths set up at the Maskwacis Employment Centre Job Fair (Photo credits - Ryan Hunt)
Rescheduled appeal hearing for Bradley Barton begins in 2011 death of Cindy Gladue
The Alberta Court of Appeal is hearing arguments that an Ontario truck driver should be tried for a third time in the death of an Indigenous woman in 2011. Bradley Barton was sentenced t...
Mar 23, 2023
Lucy the elephant will remain in Edmonton
The Edmonton Valley Zoo says it will continue to be Lucy's home for the rest of her life based on recent medical assessments. Information released by the zoo showed the 47-year-old Asian elepha...
Mar 22, 2023
MADD Red Deer campaign underway for National Impaired Driving Prevention Week
This week, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) in Red Deer are remembering those who were killed by impaired driving in a social media campaign. National Impaired Driving Prevention Week (NIDP...
Mar 22, 2023 Sherri-Jean Kalan (Supplied)
Boyle Street Community Services one step closer to their new building
A new support system for Edmonton’s less fortunate is back on track after getting the city’s approval while hitting a fundraising milestone. Boyle Street Community Services announced they&...
Mar 22, 2023
Deceased woman found on path by Prospect Point Park in Fort McMurray
RCMP in Fort McMurray are asking people for information after a woman's body was found near a storm pond in Timberlea. According to Wood Buffalo RCMP, people out for a walk near the Prospect Po...
Mar 22, 2023
EPS investigating a body found in a garbage bag
EPS homicide is now investigating the death of a 43 year old woman found on Whitemud Drive earlier this week. The body was found shortly before 8 a.m. on the side of the road at Whitemud...
Mar 21, 2023
2023 Esquao Awards recipients to be honored at gala in Calgary
The Esquao Awards recognize the achievements and contributions of First Nations, Mtis, and Inuit women from across Alberta and raise awareness about the challenges and obstacles they face. The ...
Mar 20, 2023
5 killed in northern Alberta crash
An 11-year-old boy from Whitefish Lake First Nations is one of five people killed in a Sunday night head-on crash near High Prairie, RCMP said. A five-year-old boy, in serious life-threatening ...
Mar 20, 2023
TELUS World of Science holds Canadian premiere of "One Sky"
Many attended the Canadian premiere of One Sky, a brand new planetarium movie screening in the Zeidler Dome Theatre. One Sky is a collection of seven short films, representing a different culture or I...
Mar 20, 2023
