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Edmonton police seek footage in Downtown suspicious death
7+ hour, 44+ min ago (122+ words) City police have little information on how a 54-year-old man died in Downtown Edmonton earlier this month and are asking the public for help. In a Saturday news release, police said the man was found in medical distress at the…...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is Canada down — but not for retaliatory measures against Trumps tariff threats
8+ hour, 30+ min ago (536+ words) Smith commended Canada's approach on her Saturday show, saying "we've got to be calm about it" Alberta Premier Danielle Smith stood firm Saturday, saying the route to negotiating a trade agreement with the U.S. is rooted in diplomacy not through retaliatory…...
Alberta RCMP touts lowest reported crime rate since 2014
12+ hour, 13+ min ago (333+ words) The Crime Severity Index (CSI) tracks the volume and seriousness of police-reported crime, assigning weights to offences based on severity A recent Statistics Canada report shows a downtick in police-reported crime in Alberta for 2025. RCMP are touting the crime score…...
Saturday's letters: Don't blame hybrid workers for downtown business closures
17+ hour, 34+ min ago (163+ words) I’m getting tired of hearing how hybrid workers are partially to blame for businesses shutting down in downtown Edmonton. I, and all of my colleagues haven’t been hybrid for several months. The Greta bar is just that — a bar. It…...
'You have to love that deal': At least one Toronto writer likes Stan Bowman's work this summer
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (681+ words) This in from TSN’s Travis Yost, a hockey writer with a statistical bent out of Toronto, his take that Edmonton Oilers GM Stan Bowman had a pretty good summer. Asked by host Ayden Ganam of Oilers Now which team had…...
'A profound mistrust in council': Why Edmontonians are getting restrictive covenants on their homes
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (690+ words) "Zoning and covenants do the same thing. Both of them are intended to protect neighbourhood character and property and homeowners' interests" Brad Clough recalls a lot in his neighbourhood of Crestwood that used to only fit one home. After changes…...
University of Alberta scientist, extreme athlete embark on 30,000 km odyssey to Patagonia
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (872+ words) Five years in the making, a nine-month odyssey — 30,000 kms through hill and vale and fair weather and foul, through 15 countries — by bicycle. All in a quest to understand the challenges faced by a superb long-distance migrant, the whimbrel. With some…...
Separatist petition verified by Elections Alberta with 223,000 signatures
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (456+ words) Elections Alberta said Friday that 222,597 signatures had been verified via a random statistical sampling method, far more than the 177,732 required under provincial law A petition seeking a referendum on Alberta independence has met the legally-required threshold, according to Elections Alberta…...
Opinion: Tailor immigration to employers' needs
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (367+ words) For the past two years, the national immigration conversation has been loud and polarized. Yet one perspective remains underrepresented: the employers who are trying to hire, train, and retain workers in today’s labour market. Working with partners across the Immigrant…...
Oilers notes: Buchburger back behind the AHL bench in San Diego
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (599+ words) Kelly Buchberger loved playing and he likes coaching just as much. The former Oilers captain, who had the C from 1995 to 1999, with Doug Weight as his assistant for all four years, played more than 1,279 NHL games through 16 seasons, 860 with the…...