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Edmonton jobs tough to come by for new teachers
Alberta may have one of the hottest job markets in the country, but it's a different story if you're a teacher.School boards across the province, including Edmonton Public, are eliminating teaching...
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City prepares to celebrate with a bang
At 11pm sharp Canada Day the sky will light up over Mill Woods and the North Saskatchewan River. Fireworks will be blasted into the sky to celebrate Canada Day and Julie Stormer, festival and events...
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Heat wave prompts warning from EHS
The Edmoton Humane Society has had to deal with calls of pets in vehicles today, and it's shocked that pet owners aren't using common sense.Shawna Randolph with the EHS says leaving your dog or cat...
View ArticleHigh River residents can retrieve their vehicles Tuesday
As the town of High River continues to recover from the devastating floods residents will be allowed to recover their vehicles on Tuesday.Vehicle owners are being asked to visit the town's website...
View ArticlePre-loaded debit cards available to some Calgary households
Pre-loaded debit cards are now available for evacuated families in Calgary who've suffered from the flooding around Southwestern Alberta.The debit cards help provide $1,250 in cash per adult and $500...
View ArticleRCMP kept busy keeping record Boonstock crowd in check
It was a record breaking year attendance wise at this year’s Boonstock music festival.The festival attracted more than 14,000 people, but with all those people in attendance, there’s bound to be some...
View ArticleHighway drivers fairly well behaved this long weekend
The RCMP says, all in all, highway drivers were fairly well behaved this Canada Day long weekend.Chris Little, with Strathcona Integrated Traffic Services, says they were forced to send out a large...
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Edmonton woman killed in crash near Edson
A head-on collision between a pickup and a car near Edson has killed one woman and sent her passenger to hospital.Police say the 26 year old woman was driving her small car east along the Yellowhead...
View ArticleCanada Day Goes Out with a Bang ... but little trouble
A hot night and cold beverages did not combine to cause any significant Canada Day related problems.Police were concerned about three major events...the river valley fireworks, the party at the...
View Article"Tar Sands Healing Walk" Draws Environmental Heavyweights
The man leading the fight in Washington against Keystone XL will be among dozens of environmentalists gathering near Fort McMurray later this week.They call it the "Tar Sands Healing Walk" and it...
View ArticleRecord setting heat wave hits Edmonton
It has never felt hotter in Edmonton than it did today.The balmy weather touched down on our city with the mercury rising to 33 degrees, but with the humidity it was 43.Meteorologist Nicola Crosbie...
View ArticleFormer Oilers anthem singer Paul Lorieau dies
Sad news from the family of an Edmonton icon.Former Oilers National Anthem singer Paul Lorieau has lost his battle with esophageal cancer. He sang the anthem at Oilers home games between 1981 and...
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Ed Gibbons seeking 5th term as Ward 4 Councillor
He's been at the post for over a decade and he hopes to stick around a little longer.Ed Gibbons has been a Ward 4 Councillor since 2001 and has confirmed that he will seek re-election on October...
View Article6 children in hospital after accident on Northwest ranch
Six children have been reportedly taken to hospital following a tent collapse due to the severe thunderstorms.The children were at the Our Lady Queen of Peace Ranch around Northwest Edmonton at 153 Ave...
View ArticleCouncil okays larger Strathearn housing project
City council has approved a massive new development for the Strathearn area of the city, that's going to be bigger than what was first proposed in 2008. The big game changer for it, is the LRT.It'll...
View ArticleGunman's Tactical Arrest in Leduc
A man who pulled a gun and threatened to shoot someone inside a south Edmonton bar ten days ago has been arrested in a high risk tactical operation in Leduc.Edmonton police have been searching for the...
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Deadly crash near Olds
A fatal collision in central Alberta last night.RCMP say the weather was clear when a pick up collided with a motorcycle East of Highway 2 on Highway 27 near Olds. The truck was making a left hand turn...
View ArticleUPDATE - Wind Topples Tipis at Kids' Camp
Most available ambulances were pressed into service when a thunder storm generated a wall of wind that toppled huge tipis at a camp for children in far northeast Edmonton Tuesday night.A couple of...
View ArticleLittle Girl Rescued from Vehicle "oven"
The Edmonton Police Child at Risk Response Team and detectives from the Major Crimes Branch are investigating after a little girl was found near death inside a parked vehicle at 33-degrees.Police won't...
View ArticleWhy Children are Left in Hot Cars - US Study
A major American study says forgetfulness is the number one reason children are left in vehicles on dangerously hot days.Researchers at San Francisco State University reviewing so-called vehicular heat...
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