Alberta adds sandhill crane hunting season
Move over ducks and rabbits, it’s sandhill crane season in Alberta starting this fall. The province announced the launch of sandhill crane hunting starting September in more than 50 wildlife …
Car smashes into north Edmonton pho restaurant
A vehicle smashed into a popular north Edmonton Vietnamese restaurant early Sunday morning. Shortly before 7 a.m. a silver Pontiac Torrent crashed into Pho King at 91st Street and 118th Avenue, …
Whitecourt dealing with aftermath of high water levels
Whitecourt, Alta. has declared a state of local emergency following rising water levels on the Athabasca River. On Friday, the municipality declared the emergency and issued a mandatory evacuation for …
Second round of Alberta’s COVID-19 mask distribution begins next week
A provincial program giving non-medical masks to Albertans through drive-thrus is set to resume on July 13. In June, 20 million masks were distributed through restaurants, municipalities, and long-term care …
‘Almost like a miracle’: McMurray Métis discover elder interviews thought lost in fire
A summer student working for the McMurray Métis has uncovered a valuable cache of interviews with elders, their stories and memories preserved on computer hard drives thought to have been …
Victim remembered, driver charged in fatal Edmonton car crash
Edmonton police have charged a 25-year old man with dangerous driving causing death in connection to a crash that killed three people on Friday, including 32-year old Faisal Yousef. Edmonton police announced Oscar …
NDP MP questions virtual attendance of Alberta Tories
Alberta’s only non-Conservative member of Parliament says she’s disappointed some of the province’s Tory MPs haven’t been participating in virtual House of Commons special COVID-19 committee meetings. The Commons, which …
Status of Alberta’s nest egg Heritage Savings Fund unknown as annual report stalled
As some MLAs prepare to consider a private members’ bill on pension control on Monday, the Opposition says the Alberta government is withholding a key report that could shape their …
Edmonton-area company set to be Canada’s largest producer of cannabis-infused gummies
A new cannabis-infused gummy producer near Edmonton is set to be the largest in the country. Dynaleo received its production licence from Health Canada last week. The company has a 26,000-square-foot warehouse in …
Evacuation order issued for northwest Alberta hamlet due to high water level
A mandatory evacuation order was issued on Friday afternoon by Birch Hills County for the Hamlet of Watino and surrounding low-lying areas in northwestern Alberta after heavy rainfall this week. Residents have …