Jonny Wakefield
Edmonton Sun
Edmonton, AB, Canada
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50 days later, cause of Edmonton courthouse power outage still unknown
Fifty days since electrical problems sent repair crews scrambling, the cause of a power outage at the Edmonton courthouse remains under investigation. → Read More
'A risk to human life': Parks Canada to close two Jasper roads in response to winter storm
Parks Canada is closing two roadways in Jasper National Park in response to an incoming storm that could create dangerous avalanche conditions. → Read More
Edmonton police detective who missed body at double homicide scene demoted
Paul Kelly, a one-time detective with the Edmonton Police Service crime scene investigation unit, has been demoted to constable → Read More
Drunk driving Edmonton lawyer who killed teen released from prison
A former Edmonton corporate lawyer who killed a teenage girl while drunk driving has been granted statutory release. → Read More
Son testifies against Edmonton military mom accused of arson, attempted murder
When the boy first noticed the smoke that night, he remembered his mom assuring him it was just bad air rolling in from wildfires in Saskatchewan. When it ... → Read More
Law Society of Alberta votes to uphold mandatory education after Indigenous culture course comes under fire
Lawyers in the province were given 18 months to finish an online course called The Path or risk suspension. → Read More
A father and son chased down and killed two Métis hunters in northeast Alberta. Fear, family and history are all parts of the story
Jacob Sansom and his uncle Morris Cardinal were gunned down outside the farming community of Glendon on March 27, 2020. The killings occurred in a part of… → Read More
More than 400 Alberta lawyers sign letter supporting mandatory Indigenous cultural training
Koren Lightning-Earle is heartened by the fact they were able to convince 400 active lawyers to sign a counter petition in around 48 hours. → Read More
Latest Matthew de Grood appeal claims 'political interference' in Alberta mental health review board
de Grood is asking the Court of Appeal to grant him an absolute discharge, which would free him from review board supervision. → Read More
'A shame on our society': Wainwright man given life with no parole for 16 years for murdering wife
An Alberta man who stalked and murdered his estranged wife has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 16 years. → Read More
Alberta justice minister cross-examined on inconsistencies in statements about controversial interactions
During examination by his own lawyer Thursday, Shandro framed the complaints against him as politically motivated and offered differing versions of events → Read More
Calgary woman was 'petrified' after health minister responded to criticism of wife's company
Fraser testified before Law Society of Alberta tribunal Wednesday into Tyler Shandro's conduct during two months of stint as health minister → Read More
Shandro hearing Day 1: doctor testifies about exchange with Alberta's then-health minister
Alberta's Justice Minister, facing formal sanction from legal regulator for behaviour during stint as head of province's health care system → Read More
Smith silent on 'second opinion' commitment in COVID vaccine transplant case
Annette Lewis has lost two court bids to be reinstated to an organ transplant list after refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19. → Read More
Alberta RCMP investigating 'serious' assault on Fort Saskatchewan highway
Mounties said that officers were called to a stretch of Highway 831 around 8:25 a.m., where a man was discovered on roadway near a vehicle. → Read More
Alberta farmer sentenced to life with no parole for 13 years for killing Métis hunters
An Alberta farmer who shot and killed two Métis hunters after his father chased them down a public road has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 13 years. → Read More
Serenity fatality report slams Alberta Children's Services, makes 20 recommendations for preventing similar deaths
A fatality inquiry report into the death of a four-year-old Indigenous girl slams Alberta’s Children’s Services ministry, saying the government’s efforts to… → Read More
Edmonton court postpones convicted killer Bradley Barton's appeal due to power outage
Barton's manslaughter conviction appeal was scheduled to begin Wednesday, 11 years after he killed 36-year-old Cindy Gladue → Read More
Fighting by playing: Ukrainian U25 men's ice hockey team visits Edmonton on tour to save sport in wartorn country
On Tuesday, the Oilers Hall of Fame room at Rogers Place was the venue for many such stories of hockey dreams interrupted by war. → Read More
Valley Line back on track after repairs to cracked piers
Nearly all of the cracked Valley Line LRT piers have been repaired, the company building the project announced Tuesday. → Read More