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A friend of a 17-year-old girl from Saskatchewan who ALERT believes was lured to Edmonton to be a sex worker alerted police and helped rescue her, along with a second teen. Three Edmonton suspects are now facing “various human trafficking charges,” according to the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team. ALERT’s …
Read More »Chinatown advocate is 1st provincial appointee to Edmonton Police Commission – Edmonton
A man who has advocated for safety in Edmonton’s Chinatown is the first provincial appointee to the city’s police commission. Michael Lee is the chair of the Greater Edmonton Chinese Community Foundation as well as vice-chair of the Chinese Benevolent Association and a founding member of the Guizhou Rose Society. …
Read More »Scientist accused of developing Syria’s chemical weapons program traced to Edmonton
Early on Aug. 21, 2013, Syrian government forces fired rockets loaded with the nerve agent sarin into the rebel-held Ghouta district of Damascus. As the chemical clouds spread, residents began to froth at the mouth. Fluid oozed from their eyes and noses as they convulsed and suffocated. The Ghouta gas …
Read More »Flight from Edmonton experiences ‘minor’ fire at Toronto Pearson Airport
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A plane that arrived at Toronto Pearson International Airport from Edmonton Tuesday evening experienced a “minor” fire. A WestJet spokesperson confirmed to Global News that flight WS434 “experienced a minor tail pipe fire after engine shut down upon arrival.” The spokesperson said …
Read More »Drayton Valley residents forced out by wildfire head to evacuation centre in Edmonton
About 7,000 people who were forced to flee their homes in Drayton Valley, Alta., Thursday faced long waits in their vehicles overnight and on Friday — uncertainty. “The roads were packed,” said Patricia Cotteau. “I took the back way … through Rocky Rapids … 624 to Tomahawk. It was still …
Read More »Elks select Montreal LB Brodrique with 2nd pick of CFL Draft – Edmonton
The Edmonton Elks went the route of skill position player with their second overall pick on the 2023 CFL Canadian College Draft by selecting University of Montreal linebacker Michael Brodrique. The 6’2, 222 pounder showed very well at the recent combine in Edmonton in late March, recording a time of …
Read More »Wildfires prompt mandatory evacuations of Entwistle, Evansburg west of Edmonton
Fueled by warm weather, high winds and extremely dry conditions, several out-of-control wildfires have grown near Entwistle and Evansburg, and on Saturday night an evacuation order was issued for the communities west of Edmonton in Parkland County and Yellowhead County. Just before 3 a.m. Sunday, Yellowhead County expanded its evacuation …
Read More »Senior, 93, forced to sleep in hospital hallway leaves her Edmonton family outraged
It’s been a distressing few days for Carmen Renderos and her family in Edmonton. Last week, her 93-year-old mother, Virginia Chacon, was admitted to the University of Alberta Hospital after a bad fall. “We called the ambulance and we thought she had a fracture or something,” Renderos said. At first, …
Read More »Edmonton Oilers take down Kings to move into 2nd in Pacific – Edmonton
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers scored a 3-1 road win over the Los Angeles Kings Tuesday night. The Oilers are 10-0-1 in their last eleven games. They move a point ahead of the Kings into …
Read More »Edmonton Oilers aim to keep soaring against Ducks – Edmonton
Descrease article font size Increase article font size After going 12-2-1 in March, the Edmonton Oilers open up April with a Saturday night home game against the Anaheim Ducks (630 CHED, Face-off Show at 6:30 p.m., game at 8 p.m.). “We’re all kind of buying in. We knew we had …
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