Category Archives: Local News
Fraud, drug trafficking charges laid after suspicious activity at Edmonton-area casino ATM's
Four Alberta men are facing charges after alleged ATM frauds at Edmonton-area casinos. RCMP began their investigation after suspicious activity at ATMs in casinos in the capital region, including "a s...
Aug 11, 2025
Edmonton police turning to public for help identifying arson suspects
The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is releasing video of five persons of interest in the investigation of an arson that occurred at a playground in July. On Saturday, July 12, at approximately 8 a.m., ...
Aug 11, 2025 Person of interest in relation to playground arson
3rd drive-by shooting in a week in Leduc now under investigation
RCMP are investigating a third drive-by shooting in Leduc this week. Police say that 18 shots were fired at a home in the Diamond Estate neighbourhood at 2:35 a.m. on Thursday. A dark sedan arrived in...
Aug 08, 2025
Blue-green algae advisory issued for Wizard Lake
Alberta Health Services has said cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) has been identified in the waters of Wizard Lake, roughly 50 kilometers south of Edmonton. Visitors to this lake are advised to take t...
Aug 08, 2025
North American Indigenous Games Council strips Calgary of hosting rights in 2027
The 2027 North American Indigenous Games will no longer be held in Calgary. On Thursday afternoon, NAIG Council said it was "retracting" Calgary's hosting rights. "This decision was not made li...
Aug 07, 2025
Edmonton police charge Tsuut'ina Nation Chief with two counts of sexual assault
Edmonton police have charged 71-year-old Tsuut'ina Nation Chief Roy Whitney with sexual assault in relation to alleged offences against two men decades ago. In a Thursday news release, EPS said that t...
Aug 07, 2025 Screenshot, Tsuutina Nation website
Young Indigenous Women are empowered at Circle of Leadership summer programs
For the past two years, Dr.Trudy Cardinal, professor of Elementary Education in the University of Alberta's Faculty of Education, has been coordinating a program designed to empower young Indigenous w...
Aug 07, 2025
Person with measles went to various locations in south Edmonton
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has issued a measles exposure warning for Edmonton, saying that a person with a confirmed case went to IHOP, Costco and Century Mile Racetrack and Casino. Individu...
Aug 07, 2025
New mixed-unit housing development coming to Leduc
A ground breaking ceremony was held in Leduc for the construction of Wahkohtowin Heights, a new 59-unit housing project in Leduc, with construction expected to begin soon. The development is the resul...
Aug 07, 2025
First Light Rail Vehicle for Valley Line West arrives in Edmonton
The first Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) for the Valley Line West LRT has arrived in Edmonton, marking a major milestone for the project. Shipped in two sections from Hyundai Rotem Company's facility in Cha...
Aug 07, 2025 The Valley Line West's newest Light Rail Vehicle is seen arriving at the Gerry Wright Operations and Maintenance Facility in southeast Edmonton. Courtesy: City of Edmonton
