Blair McBride, Edmonton Sun

Blair McBride

Edmonton Sun

Edmonton, AB, Canada

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Past articles by Blair:

Safeway opens at old Planet Organic site in Edmonton's Oliver neighbourhood

Edmonton welcomed its latest Safeway on last week when a new location opened at the former Planet Organic site on Jasper Avenue. → Read More

City of Edmonton to announce Phase 2 of citywide parking ban on Tuesday

The City of Edmonton is scheduled to announce information Monday morning about the city’s first citywide parking ban, set to take effect at midnight on Tuesday. → Read More

Edmonton fashion brand opens new distribution warehouse inside airport

"This partnership (with EIA) strengthens our impactful, thoughtful business practices and will enhance our distribution network." → Read More

Edmonton Christmas Market returns for holiday festivities

More than 120 Edmonton vendors selling food, art, clothing and household items will set up on both floors of the iconic Army & Navy building → Read More

Two cats, one rabbit dead after fire at animal grooming shop: EFRS

Two cats and one rabbit died after a fire broke out at a pet grooming business in the Kenilworth area on Sunday evening, said Edmonton Fire Rescue Services… → Read More

Kaleo Collective's Little Santas program expects 500 kids will register to give single mothers a holiday gift

With the season of giving right around the corner, the Kaleo Collective has even more little Santas stepping up to show single moms how much they care. → Read More

'On edge all the time:' Children's mental health nearing 'crisis' in Alberta's fourth wave, doctors say

Worsening mental health indicators in Alberta children and youth are spurring some doctors to declare a crisis in the fourth wave of the pandemic. In her… → Read More

Edmonton-based intercity bus company fears closure as finances decline amid COVID-19 pandemic

A cash-strapped intercity bus company fears it will be forced to close, leaving dozens of rural communities with no public transportation options. → Read More

Albertans vote against ditching daylight time in razor-thin referendum

Albertans will continue to change their clocks twice a year after the “no” side narrowly won the daylight time referendum. → Read More

Pandemic poses long-term risks to heart health: Canadian survey of experts

Canadian health experts, including those at Edmonton’s Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, fear a decline in heart health in the foreseeable future as a ... → Read More

RCMP investigate possible arson after fire destroys remote northern Alberta church

RCMP are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a church on Friday at Peerless Lake, a remote community about 490 kilometres north of Edmonton. → Read More

'Just so tired:' Long-term health risks to children rise as spread of COVID surges in Alberta

Keaton Louttit, 13, caught the UK variant of COVID-19 in April, pummeling him with three days of high fevers, tiredness and intense headaches. → Read More

Edmonton public calls for return of COVID-19 contract tracing as 12 schools report outbreaks

Edmonton Public Schools is urging the provincial government to bring back contact tracing amidst COVID-19 outbreaks at 12 of its schools. → Read More

Alberta’s COVID-19 hospitalizations reach record high of 954

The number of Albertans in hospital with COVID-19 reached 954 the province announced Monday, the highest level yet in the pandemic, as new restrictions took… → Read More

'We'll be back in 2022': Edmonton Expo cancelled for second year due to pandemic

Anime, cosplay and comic fans expressed disappointment over the cancellation of the Edmonton Expo. → Read More