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Woman survives jump from High Level Bridge same day mysterious figures appear climbing suicide barrier
Four or five dummies posed scaling the suicide barrier on the west-side of the High Level Bridge mysteriously appeared there Sunday morning. → Read More
Boost in funding to Alberta training grant allows employers to invest in workers
A multimillion-dollar federal-provincial training grant program is slated to help thousands of Alberta employers invest in their workers this year despite the slump in the economy. → Read More
Infrastructure minister touts federal government's student jobs plan while EmpIoyment Insurance numbers soar in Alberta
The number of Albertans receiving employment insurance benefits soared in May, largely because of the Fort McMurray wildfire. More than 77,500 Albertans received EI benefits in May, up 12 per cent from the previous month, the largest increase since 2009. → Read More
Two Edmonton police officers cleared in man's beating during 2010 arrest
Two Edmonton police officers accused of beating a man during an arrest six years ago have been cleared of any wrongdoing in a disciplinary hearing. Const. Jack Redlick and Const. → Read More
'He is a human being, he was a person': Family reacts to shooting death of Edmonton robbery suspect
A relative of Randy Munian says his family is shocked and dismayed that the man they knew as a "teddy bear" was shot and killed after he and another suspect robbed an armoured truck in southeast Edmonton Friday. “It’s just a shock to us all on what happened. → Read More
Alberta's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner searches for another chief after latest departure
Alberta's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is facing another major shakeup. Forensic pathologist Dr. Jeffery Gofton, who was appointed chief in March 2015, will leave this summer to return to Virginia, where he has worked in the past. → Read More
New Alberta-wide radio communication system played 'pivotal part' in wildfire response
First responders across the province will soon be able to tap into an Alberta-wide digitized radio communication system, one in the works for eight years and which played a "pivotal" role during the Fort McMurray wildfire crisis. → Read More
Pedestrian dead after being struck by an ambulance in south Edmonton
Edmonton police are investigating a fatal collision Friday morning involving an ambulance and a pedestrian. Officers were dispatched to the scene just north of Gateway Park on Highway 2 at about 4:40 a.m. → Read More
'I felt betrayed. I felt very vulnerable:' Edmonton senior recounts how she became victim of alleged theft
While 79-year-old Lois Holland was in and out of hospital, the man she had befriended and entrusted to take care of her bills and errands allegedly started skimming money out of her bank account. She was eventually left with $12. → Read More
ALERT Edmonton makes largest fentanyl bust to date seizing 2,000 pills
Three Edmonton men have been arrested and charged following the seizure of 2,000 fentanyl pills at a Haddow-area condominium, the largest bust of the lethal painkiller by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams' Edmonton squad. → Read More
Without water treatment plant, fire outcome for Fort McMurray would have been entirely different
Last month's wildfire reached the doorstep of Fort McMurray's water treatment plant. It lit up the woods and hillside behind it, licked at the building, but never overtook it, sparing the city from an even worse disaster. → Read More
Update: Caustic ash keeps about 2,000 people from going home to Fort McMurray on schedule
As their neighbours start returning home this week, about 9,000 Fort McMurray residents will remain displaced for several more months as caustic ash and debris is cleared from the communities hardest hit by the wildfire. → Read More
Alberta government to expand policy around return of sacred items to indigenous communities
Headdresses, necklaces, robes and pipes are just some of hundreds of sacred ceremonial items returned to the Blackfoot First Nations since first-of-its-kind legislation was passed in 2000. → Read More
Most Albertans say physician-assisted death should be provided at publicly funded health-care facilities
Nearly two-thirds of Albertans believe all publicly funded health-care facilities should be required to provide physician-assisted death on site, according to a new survey released by the provincial government Thursday. → Read More
Transit pass for low-income Edmontonians will be 60 per cent cheaper in the fall
The province and the city are pumping $12.4 million into providing low-income Edmontonians with monthly transit passes at bargain prices starting next fall. The pilot project will see monthly transit passes slashed by 60 per cent, making an adult pass about $37 instead of the usual $91.50. → Read More
Province introduces legislation to regulate compensation of Alberta government CEOs
The Alberta government introduced legislation Wednesday to regulate and reduce the “growing discrepancy” in compensation practices among provincial agencies, boards and commissions, starting with the salaries of 27 high-earning CEOs. Under the current system, CEOs and executives have the authority to set their own salaries, bonuses and severances with no government regulation or oversight.… → Read More
Fort McMurray wildfire destroys work camp, encroaches on oil and gas facilities
The wildfire that razed thousands of buildings in Fort McMurray two weeks ago showed how unrelenting and unpredictable it is as it encroached on oil and gas facilities to the north, destroying one work camp and again forcing production to shut down. → Read More
Premier hints at delay in Fort McMurray re-entry because of extremely poor air quality
The air quality health index in Fort McMurray has risen to extreme levels and could further delay re-entry into the city, Premier Rachel Notley said Monday. Air quality is generally measured on a scale of one to 10, with 10 being the highest. → Read More
Alberta government introduces bill to end 'predatory' payday loan practices
The government tabled legislation Thursday to put an end to "exploitive" payday loan interest rates by slashing the borrowing fee and allowing people to pay it back in instalments. → Read More
$12M in emergency aid handed out on first day; Alberta gov't urges wildfire evacuees to wait if they can
More than 11,000 Fort McMurray wildfire evacuees have received a total of $12 million in emergency financial assistance in the first day after the government began dispersing funds. → Read More