BEST OF ALBERTA
Key takeaways: Four teachers from Peace River School Division had classes over Zoom.Vikki Presakarchuk teaches drama to students across Ukraine via Zoom. Every Wednesday at 6 a.m., northern Alberta professor Vikki Presakarchuk opens Zoom to introduce drama to students in war-torn Ukraine. Presakarchuk is one of four Peace River School…
Edmonton-area apocalypse school trains skills to survive
- April 25, 2022
Alberta to spend $300M on further crucial care beds
- March 3, 2022
Local states of emergency support neighborhoods manage with catastrophes
- February 22, 2022
15th Yearly Deep Freeze winter celebration wraps up in Edmonton
- January 24, 2022
World
Key takeaways: ‘In the 26 years that I’ve owned the store, this has been the most remarkable number of demands, by far.’Phyllis Wright, owner of The Flag Shop in west Edmonton, states her phone hasn’t stopped buzzing since the beginning of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Ukraine flags are in great…
Deal reached on Indigenous child welfare settlement
- January 2, 2022
China directs 13 million citizens into lockdown as COVID-19 cases spike
- December 23, 2021
Omicron is currently the prevailing COVID-19 variant in the U.S.
- December 21, 2021
Israel to restrict journey to the U.S., Canada over Omicron variant
- December 20, 2021
Mexico intends to side up with Canada to fight U.S. automobile hassle
- December 18, 2021
24 perished in doubted building arson in Japan
- December 17, 2021
Strong typhoon hits the southern Philippines
- December 16, 2021
Thousands without heat, water after U.S. tornadoes destroy many
- December 13, 2021
Many were killed after tornadoes pounded some U.S. states
- December 12, 2021
Fatal flooding waters northern Spain
- December 11, 2021
Biden and Putin began the crucial alarm over Ukraine
- December 7, 2021
People & Lifestyle
Putting a Smile on Kids’ faces with his Compelling yet Entertaining Content as a YouTuber is Matthew Rodriguez, aka TapWater
- ELVIRA CRESS
- March 7, 2022
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The world of social media and the digital realm as a whole has changed the scenario for many industries today, and most of the people who we see making a name for themselves in the same are those that made the most of these digital opportunities. This also includes the…
Human Trafficking allegations were imposed after N.B. girl rescued
- November 13, 2021
Sports
Maple Leafs sail past Bruins in the season finale
- April 30, 2022
Canadian men qualify for 1st World Cup since 1986 with a win
- March 28, 2022
Fort McMurray Giants going back to baseball after two years
- March 14, 2022
Oilers blowout Ducks to stay unbeaten under Woodcroft
- February 18, 2022
McMorris, Toutant, and Parrot reach the slopestyle final
- February 7, 2022
Canada gains 1st medals of Beijing 2022
- February 6, 2022
Lee Elder, 1st Black golfer to play in Masters, dies aged 87
- November 29, 2021
Snowfall, great temperatures cleanout Sunday’s Lake Louise super-G
- November 28, 2021
Canadian Brady Leman gets silver at ski cross competition in China
- November 27, 2021
Business
Key takeaways: City councilors check the offered community safety and well-being plan.Edmonton council heard from some business leaders Monday concerned regarding chaos in the city’s downtown center. Business owners and district leaders say social chaos and crime continue to haunt downtown Edmonton, even as more people are back to the…
What Alberta can glimpse for in the federal funding
- April 7, 2022
Alberta retail sales rose almost 13% in 2021
- February 19, 2022
Downtown Edmonton expects to return to business
- February 11, 2022
Contender underway to create carbon-capture centres in Alberta
- December 24, 2021
Females voice out on LinkedIn harassment
- December 20, 2021
Technology
- News Desk
- March 27, 2022
Purchasing graphic cards became a probe for Edmonton gamers and crypto miners
Key takeaways: The need for graphics cards fired up throughout the pandemic as supply decreased.Many in the lineup had spent the night attempting to receive the ones they liked. At dawn on cold winter dawn, a long queue of people had already covered around the Best Buy in south Edmonton.…
Calls increase for HEPA air filters in Canadian classrooms
- January 5, 2022
Is small-scale nuclear energy an option for the N.W.T.?
- November 17, 2020
NWT promises better Protect NWT and 8-1-1 service
- February 16, 2019
Music
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- December 12, 2020
Comedy, classical music Christmas super weekend coming to NACC
The Northern Arts and Cultural Centre will host a double-act, super weekend of comedy and classical music on Dec. 12-13. Although the Ever Late Show: Christmas Edition! comedy event and the Gryphon Trio Celebrate Beethoven@250 Watch Party events are catered to different audiences, NACC executive director Marie Coderre said she’s trying to cater to…
Recent News
Key takeaways: Building on the $41 million Edmonton-Strathcona County Footbridge will begin this summer.An artist rendering of the Edmonton-Strathcona County Footbridge is slated for building this summer. The plan is completed, and construction is set to start this summer on the $41.1 million Edmonton-Strathcona County Footbridge in northeast Edmonton. The…
Key takeaways: The women’s tackle football team began its first entire season in 2019.The squad is Edmonton’s only women’s tackle football team and one of seven teams in the Women’s Western Canadian Football League. It’s a misty Tuesday night, and the field west of Jasper Place High School is full…
Key takeaways: Roger and Anthony Bilodeau’s second-degree killing trial wraps up the first week.A freeze-frame from a surveillance video shown to the jury taken the evening Jacob Sansom and Maurice Cardinal were fired to death. The son of a charged killer tearfully told an Edmonton jury Friday afternoon that he…
Key takeaways: ‘The numerals show it’s working,’ says Kris Knutson of The Mustard Seed.Edmonton police chief Dale McFee celebrated the results of a social services referral program at an Edmonton Police Commission meeting on Thursday. Edmonton police plan to develop a program attempting to facilitate social chaos and offense by…
Key takeaways: Several MLAs wanted to elect an interim leader instantly.Alberta Premier Jason Kenney declared his intention to step down as the United Conservative Party leader Wednesday evening following the United Conservative Party leadership review in Calgary. Kenney got 51.4 percent approval from the party in a leadership vote. Alberta Premier…
Key takeaways: The representative for the victims’ association says he feels ‘backstabbed’ by Canada Football and Ottawa.The victims’ families in the downing of Flight PS752 are pressing Canada Football to revoke a scheduled match with Iran’s football team, saying they feel crossed by the move. Relatives who lost loved ones…
Key takeaways: Passengers are being held on airplanes for hours due to a lack of airport area.The Canadian Airports Council states congestion at airports is pushing passengers to stay on airplanes upon coming, sometimes for over an hour. When Trevor Lau’s Air Canada flight from Orlando landed at Toronto’s Pearson…
Key takeaways: Saddle Lake Cree Nation is examining potential Blue Quills residential school gravesites.Saddle Lake Cree Nation explores possible grave sites near the ex-Blue Quills residential school between 1898 and 1931. A First Nation in Alberta states new archival work has assisted clarify multiple findings of human remains that it…
Key takeaways: City councilors check the offered community safety and well-being plan.Edmonton council heard from some business leaders Monday concerned regarding chaos in the city’s downtown center. Business owners and district leaders say social chaos and crime continue to haunt downtown Edmonton, even as more people are back to the…
Key takeaways: Edmonton Nurses Week protest attempted to direct awareness to the privatization of health care in the region.Retired anesthesiologist Sue Reid, who attended the protest, expressed her worries over the privatization of surgical services in the region. Nearly 200 individuals came out to a protest to support nurses at…
Key takeaways: McDavid nets add help to hand Edmonton’s 1st playoff series victory since 2017.Connor McDavid celebrates his third-period goal during a 2-0 match seven victory over the Los Angeles Kings in first-round Stanley Cup playoff action on Saturday in Edmonton. Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist as…
Key takeaways: Brewster Inc. meets eight charges under Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act.A rolled-over tour bus rests where it slipped on the Columbia Icefield close to Jasper, Alta., in July 2020. Against Brewster Inc. under Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Act, charges were set Friday. The firm running a tour…
Key takeaways: Edmonton firm’s financials drastically down from same quarter one year back.Financial Results for the third quarter of 2022 were entirely down from the same quarter one year back. In ongoing measures to slash costs, Aurora Cannabis will be shutting its Sky facility in Edmonton, at one time called…
Key takeaways: As of Tuesday morning, nearly 676 evacuees have been recorded in High Level.An estimated 1,100 individuals left the district on the Dene Tha’ First Nation over the weekend as water in the Sousa Creek Basin and surrounding waterways rose. As increasing floodwaters forced his family to escape their…
Key takeaways: Edmonton sees the net five times ere Los Angeles manages to respond in Game 3.On Friday, Evander Kane finished the fifth hat trick of his career during an Oilers’ 8-2 victory over the host’s Kings. Edmonton now shows the first-round NHL playoff series 2-1. Evander Kane netted a hat…
Key takeaways: James Neil Morrison is facing numerous charges, including making child pornography.ALERT probe followed charges 34-year-old had filmed a Cold Lake, Alta., student changing their clothes in a school change room. Alta, an ex-teacher from Cold Lake, faces numerous charges connected to voyeurism and child pornography after allegedly filming…
Key takeaways: Two successful bidders for licenses will be decided this month.The City of Edmonton will shortly select two firms to provide rental e-scooters for the following 20 months. Gayle Martin has seen her fair share of e-scooter infringements on the sidewalk, doubling up and riding while impaired. The owner…
Key takeaways: Dickey’s Barbecue Pit opened its first Canadian branch in Edmonton on Thursday.Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, a restaurant chain founded in Dallas, opened its first Canadian branch in Edmonton. Alberta’s capital city is known for a huge mall, a beautiful river valley, and a pretty profitable NHL franchise. You can…
Key takeaways: Four teachers from Peace River School Division had classes over Zoom.Vikki Presakarchuk teaches drama to students across Ukraine via Zoom. Every Wednesday at 6 a.m., northern Alberta professor Vikki Presakarchuk opens Zoom to introduce drama to students in war-torn Ukraine. Presakarchuk is one of four Peace River School…
Key takeaways: Jets top Flames, Canadiens net 10 in victory over Panthers; Senators best Flyers.Maple Leafs striker William Nylander shields the puck from the Bruins’ Jack Ahcan during a 5-2 victory over Boston in Toronto’s regular-season finale. William Nylander netted twice as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins…
Key takeaways: A woman pushed onto track faces potential leg amputation.A 78-year older lady was pushed onto the tracks on Monday night at the Health Sciences/Jubilee LRT station. Police have charged a suspect believed liable for two violent incidents at Edmonton LRT stations. Edmonton police arrested a 20-year-old man with…
Key takeaways: Edmonton is called a national leader in making new houses in mature areas.Infill has residential towers, garden suites, and medium-density row accommodation. Twenty-five percent of new housing made since 2010 are infill houses located in Edmonton’s core and mature sites, achieving a goal set by the city when…
Key takeaways: Since 2017, the snow clearing funding has gone down about 15 percent.City managers say 57 percent of their current equipment was utilized this past season because of funding shortages. Edmonton city councilors are requesting better snow clearing next winter, and that’s probable to cost significantly almost the $57…
Key takeaways: ‘I’m a big supporter for people being able to help themselves’: Greg ​​Gorecki.The class covers multiple skills, from fire-making to how best to endure a nuclear invasion. After 21 years in the military and 13 years as a paramedic, Greg ​​Gorecki created a particular set of skills. He’s…
Key takeaways: Edmonton police reported Friday that six boys and one girl were indicted for the teen’s stabbing demise.Monica Binns and Shivleen Sidhu are cousins of Karanveer Sahota, the 16-year-old boy who died after being attacked at a bus stop close to McNally High School on April 8. They spoke with…
Key takeaways: The minister says that $50 credits could offer up on some electricity bills as before as June.Dale Nally, associate minister of electricity and natural gas, presented legislation today that would allow the Alberta government to add refunds to skyrocketing natural gas and electricity bills. Albertans could start to…
Key takeaways: Education Minister says the school division is receiving more budget than the previous year.Edmonton Public School Board Chair Trisha Estabrooks said the region’s budget formula harms the school division’s funding. Edmonton Public Schools faces complex options in its upcoming funding deliberations, with a point in enrolment numbers that…
Key takeaways: City functions suggest levies on parking and cars could induce income.Edmonton Transit Service depends mainly on property taxes and passenger fares to support its operations. Edmonton will begin looking outside the conventional income box to help pay for a public transit system struggling to see new riders over…
Key takeaways: ATCO tried to pass the price of overpayment on to Alberta customers.ATCO allegedly overpaid a First Nation in British Columbia by millions for work on a new transmission cable to ensure lucrative agreements offering construction camps for the Trans Mountain Expansion oil pipeline project. Regulated utility ATCO Electric…
Key takeaways: Edmonton police replied to an attack outside McNally High School on April 8; the youth was hurried to the hospital.On April 8, police got information of an attack near McNally High School in Edmonton’s Forest Heights area. The victim, a teenage lad, was hurried to the hospital in a…
Key takeaways: The new structure features four areas to accommodate live performances.Jill Roszell led members of the public to the downstairs black-box theatre in the new Roxy Theatre facility this weekend. Almost seven years after the iconic Edmonton landmark burned to the floor, the Roxy Theatre is back open. The…
Key takeaways: The government earlier submitted legislation to fight increasing rates.The Alberta vehicle insurance industry gathered $1.32 billion more in premiums than it spent out in claims for 2020. According to a yearly report, Alberta’s auto insurance firms collected more premiums and paid out less in claims in 2020 than…
Key takeaways: Approximately 80 troops took off from Edmonton and another 20 from Trenton, Ont.Eighty soldiers from across the 3rd Canadian Division board an airplane while deploying to Poland to enter the lead parts already in that nation as part of the federal government’s reply to the war in Ukraine…
Key takeaways: The case alleges Vincenzo Visconti’s ‘improper’ billings summed at $4,986,138.07.Vincenzo Visconti’s license to practice medicine was canceled by the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2019. A disgraced ex Sherwood Park family doctor who admitted he cheated Alberta’s healthcare system is now being sued by the region…
Key takeaways: ‘We hear you. It’s time for true and ongoing change,” Mayor Bob Young states.Megan Wright talks at a Leduc City Council meeting on April 11. Two females who have alleged they were bullied while working for Leduc Fire Services are demanding the city release the results of an…
Key takeaways: The $12.5M-listing features the properties of 10 houses along Scona Road.A partnership of properties occupied by century-old houses along Scona Road, between 92 Avenue and 93 Avenue, has been recorded by a group of house and property owners for $12.5 million. Several residential property owners have teamed up…
Key takeaways: City looking for $100M from Ottawa in the third round of prompt housing initiative.A complex in Inglewood is one of five permanent supportive housing schemes the City of Edmonton has been working on for nearly two years, slated to open this spring. The City of Edmonton accepts the…
Key takeaways: Thanks to a new tax credit, the enterprise ought to deliver on its promise to cut emissions.Since opening in late 2015, Shell’s Quest facility close to Edmonton has caught and held nearly one million tonnes of CO2 every year, stored two kilometers underground. For almost a decade, the…
Key takeaways: Carbon capture, approval for green energy jobs, and affordability measures are anticipated in the fiscal plan.Ottawa is ready to reveal its next fiscal plan on Thursday. Ottawa is set to reveal its next fiscal plan on Thursday, with a financial recovery from COVID-19, high inflation and affordability problems,…
Key takeaways: Centre nets 31 seconds into the extra time to give Edmonton 5th consecutive victory.Oilers’ Connor McDavid scores in extra time against Sharks keeper James Reimer to provide Edmonton a 2-1 victory on Tuesday evening in San Jose, Calif. Connor McDavid netted 31 seconds into extra time off an…
Key takeaways: Funds will let Bissell Centre operate at least 8 hours a day for six months.The city is working on a new encampment plan to assist mitigate problems connected to homeless camps, like the one in Rossdale, in 2020. Edmonton’s Bissell Centre receives financial support to continue offering day…
Key takeaways: The city statement notes inflation as the basis for the price increase.The cost of making an overpass for traffic at the rail crossing on 50th Street has ballooned by $34 million in recent months due to inflation. According to a new statement by Edmonton city staff, inflation pressures…
Key takeaways: The region stands by the process and thinks it will likely offer students the best education.Many people attended the Alberta legislative grounds Saturday afternoon to oppose the draft kindergarten to Grade 6 curriculum. Dozens of educators, parents, and kids assembled at the Alberta Legislature Saturday to oppose the…
Key takeaways: Damien Starrett is on trial for second-degree killing in the demise of one-year-old Ares.Ares Starrett, 1, was murdered by his dad Damien Starrett in Fort Saskatchewan in November 2019. A psychiatrist specializing in sleep disorders revealed in an Edmonton second-degree killing trial Friday that the charged killer was…
Key takeaways: The program is anticipated to get 500 employment to the city.De Havilland Aircraft of Canada said Thursday it’s restoring a water bomber plane manufacturing program, getting hundreds of employees to Calgary. De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited states it is restoring a water bomber plane manufacturing program that…
Key takeaways: ‘There are just more options for the virus to spread,’ the health minister says.Health Minister Jason Copping declared wastewater counts are climbing in Edmonton and Calgary. Wastewater COVID-19 counts are climbing in Alberta as the novel coronavirus finds more options to spread, Health Minister Jason Copping stated Wednesday.…
Key takeaways: ‘What can I say? I am very thankful that you are receiving us.’Valentina Gogvozd and her boys were on board a plane of Ukrainian citizens that came to Edmonton Monday evening. Valentina Gogvozd stepped into the arrivals entrance at the Edmonton International Airport, carrying a small bouquet of…
Key takeaways: Edmonton’s McDavid nets 36th, Draisaitl scores 48th to tie for the league lead in a victory.Oilers forward Ryan McLeod celebrates the first of his two goals during the first period of a 6-1 victory over the Coyotes in Edmonton on Monday. Heading back to the drawing board had…
Key takeaways: Cyle Larin, Tajon Buchanan, Junior Hoilett score in a 4-0 win over Jamaica.On Sunday, Canada’s Tajon Buchanan celebrates after netting a goal during a 4-0 CONCACAF World Cup qualifying victory over Jamaica at BMO Field in Toronto. Canada celebrated the sport of football Sunday as the Canadian men…
Key takeaways: The need for graphics cards fired up throughout the pandemic as supply decreased.Many in the lineup had spent the night attempting to receive the ones they liked. At dawn on cold winter dawn, a long queue of people had already covered around the Best Buy in south Edmonton.…
Key takeaways: A man died of damages in hospital, police say.Police say the man attacked by officers Friday was seen earlier carrying what appeared to be a gun in 103A Avenue and 96 Street. Alberta’s policing watchdog has been probed after officers fatally fired a man in central Edmonton Friday…
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