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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Edmonton Oilers’ regular season ended with a 5-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night in Denver. The Oilers held Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Zach Hyman, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Evan Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm out of the lineup. Evander Kane missed …
Read More »Edmonton Humane Society shifts to walk-in adoption process to quickly find pets their forever homes – Edmonton
In an effort to find more animals their forever home more quickly, the Edmonton Humane Society is changing the way it adopts out pets. Starting this Friday, the EHS will be moving to a walk-in, in-person adoption process. Previously, the society’s adoption process was done through an online appointment-based approach. …
Read More »Collision south of Edmonton claims life of 55-year-old – Edmonton
Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP are investigating a fatal collision south of Edmonton overnight that claimed the life of a 55-year-old resident and injured two other people. Police said three vehicles collided at the intersection of Airport Road and Highway 2 on the east side of …
Read More »Farmers frustrated over proposed Lac. Ste. Anne County land tax – Edmonton
Farmers in Lac. Ste. Anne County are voicing their frustrations over a new proposed land tax brought forward by the region’s council. The county council says with rising costs they need more cash to maintain infrastructure such as roads and bridges, but farmers say it’s not their problem to solve. …
Read More »Edmonton Public Library says tentative deal reached with union, libraries to stay open – Edmonton
Hours after news emerged that a tentative deal between the City of Edmonton and the union representing thousands of its workers had been reached to avoid a strike, the Edmonton Public Library announced Thursday night that it too had reached a deal with the union. In a news release issued …
Read More »CSU 52 representing many city employees serving strike notice to Edmonton – Edmonton
Members of the Civic Service Union 52 that work for the City of Edmonton are prepared to walk off the job this week and said they will serve notice to their employer on Monday morning. CSU 52 represents some City of Edmonton workers, as well as employees in places like Capital …
Read More »Brian Mulroney instrumental in freeing Edmonton mayor from wrongful imprisonment in India
Brian Mulroney is being remembered by politicians in Alberta from both sides of the aisle as a dedicated statesman who helped others. Calgary Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel Garner was flying from Ottawa to Calgary when she got the news that the former prime minister had died. “It was a …
Read More »AfroQuiz teaching Black History to Edmonton youth for over 30 years – Edmonton
For 32 years, the Council of Canadians of African and Caribbean Heritage has put Edmonton youth to the test to see how much they know about Black History in a game-show-styled competition called AfroQuiz. Kids from grades one to 12 filled the Stanley A. Milner Library auditorium Saturday to compete …
Read More »1 dead in U-Haul crash; Edmonton Police and RCMP search for suspect – Edmonton
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A bystander is dead and police are searching for a male suspect after a hit-and-run Saturday night. Around 9:40 p.m. the RCMP requested Edmonton police to send officers to 50 Street and 22 Avenue SW. Police were told that Beaumont RCMP had …
Read More »‘He’s determined’: Edmonton Oil Kings coach impressed by play of WHL prospect Joe Iginla
He’s only 15, but Joe Iginla — a hockey player with a last name synonymous with excellence in the sport — appears to have already gained some valuable insights about what it will likely take for him to excel in the game he’s passionate about. “(My dad pushes) work ethic …
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