Battery believed to have caused Edmonton apartment fire that displaced dozens
Karen Bartko / globalnews - A fire that forced dozens of residents from an Edmonton apartment building and sent two people to hospital is prompting renewed warnings about lithium-ion battery safety.
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Iranians able to make some calls abroad while internet access is still out after protests
sootoday - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mobile phones in Iran were able to call abroad Tuesday after a crackdown on nationwide protests in which the internet and international calls were cut.
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Back to Top / Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 1:21 am / permalink 17817 / 24 stories in 7 wks
RCMP say shooter arrested in Northern Alberta
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - Grande Prairie RCMP have issued a dangerous person alert for Northwestern Alberta after an armed suspect allegedly fired at multiple people near Grande Prairie and fled the area.
Back to Top / Saturday, December 27, 2025, 3:20 pm / permalink 17318 / 4 stories in 2 months
'I want justice': Wife demands answers and accountability after 44-year-old Edmonton man dies waiting in ER
Cindy Tran / edmontonjournal - Niharika Sreekumar sat on the sofa in her home, clutching a photo of her and her husband, Prashant Sreekumar, in her arms. The 44-year-old passed away on Monday at Grey Nuns Community Hospital in Edmonton after coming into the emergency room complaining o…
Back to Top / Friday, December 26, 2025, 5:21 pm / permalink 17292 / 7 stories in 2 months
BREAKING: Alberta independence petition application meets requirements
Will Vasseur / westernstandard - Elections Alberta announced on Monday that the Alberta Prosperity Project's citizen initiative proposal application to hold a referendum on Alberta's independence meets the requirements, clearing the way for the final step before issuing a petition.
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Costly rule changes shake petition efforts
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Back to Top / Monday, December 22, 2025, 5:21 pm / permalink 17220 / 13 stories in 2 months
Edmonton police release photos of truck connected to multi-vehicle hit and run
Kabi Moulitharan / globalnews - According to police, on Dec. 16 at around 9:30 a.m., a Dodge Ram truck was driving north on 86 Street when it crossed onto 132 Avenue without stopping and hit a Honda CR-V.
Back to Top / Saturday, December 20, 2025, 4:20 pm / permalink 17177 / 2 stories in 2 months
Former UCP member Peter Guthrie launches Progressive Tory Party of Alberta
Devika Desai / calgaryherald - Guthrie was expelled from Premier Danielle Smith's caucus after criticizing the government
Back to Top / Friday, December 19, 2025, 5:21 pm / permalink 17145 / 3 stories in 2 months
Dr. Vivien Suttorp named Alberta’s permanent chief medical officer of health
Karen Bartko / globalnews - Dr. Vivien Suttorp, a longtime medical officer in southern Alberta, is now the province's CMOH — the first person in three years appointed to the role on a permanent basis.
Back to Top / Thursday, December 18, 2025, 2:21 pm / permalink 17114 / 5 stories in 2 months
West Edmonton Mall shoppers squirted with semen-like substance, police seek suspect
Karen Bartko / globalnews - Police said in late November, a man allegedly followed and intentionally squirted an unknown substance resembling semen on several women shopping at West Edmonton Mall.
Back to Top / Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 6:21 pm / permalink 17090 / 3 stories in 2 months
Skate Canada ices Alberta events over transgender law
Jackie Carmichael / edmontonjournal - Skate Canada says it will not host national and international-level events in Alberta after the province passed legislation regarding gender in sports. “Skate Canada considers a variety of criteria when selecting host locations for its national events. Fo…
Back to Top / Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 17031 / 6 stories in 2 months
Ottawa, Alberta agreed to extend $15-a-day child-care fees to 2027
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Alberta's early-learning and child-care fees will remain at $15-a-day through to 2027 as the province works with Ottawa to firm up a more permanent deal.
Back to Top / Friday, December 12, 2025, 8:22 pm / permalink 16903 / 4 stories in 2 months
Two dead in 'targeted' shooting in southeast Edmonton: EPS
Michele Taylor / edmontonjournal - Edmonton police are investigating the deaths of two men in their 20s who were shot in southeast Edmonton early Friday morning. Officers responded to gunfire near 32 Street and 26 Avenue around 1:43 a.m., but both victims were pronounced dead at the scene …
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Triumph touring for first time in 30 years for band’s 50th anniversary
Jane Stevenson / torontosun - The Mississauga rockers will play Toronto on April 24, 2026
Back to Top / Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 6:22 pm / permalink 16758 / 3 stories in 2 months
Severe August storms caused $235 million in damage across the Prairies
Ken MacGillivray / globalnews - The Insurance Bureau of Canada says a line of storms that swept across Western Canada on Aug. 20 and 21, 2025, caused more than $235 million in insured damages.
Back to Top / Monday, December 8, 2025, 5:22 pm / permalink 16719 / 3 stories in 2 months
Violent sex offender Larry Stanford being released from prison in Edmonton
Karen Bartko / globalnews - Larry Stanford’s criminal history includes a sexual offence, violence towards women, an aircraft hijacking in the 1970s and the attempted murder of his sister in the 1980s.
Back to Top / Saturday, December 6, 2025, 1:21 am / permalink 16651 / 2 stories in 3 months
Judge rules proposed Alberta separation referendum would be unconstitutional
Ken MacGillivray / globalnews - An Alberta judge has ruled a proposed referendum question on Alberta independence violates the Canadian Constitution.
Back to Top / Saturday, December 6, 2025, 12:21 am / permalink 16650 / 7 stories in 3 months
Alberta proposing sweeping changes to election and referendum laws
Matthew Scace / theglobeandmail - New rules could limit what names can be used for political parties and remove guardrails for citizen-initiated referendums
Back to Top / Thursday, December 4, 2025, 6:23 pm / permalink 16588 / 11 stories in 3 months
Sherwood Park senior killed in collision with school bus near Millet
Karen Bartko / globalnews - RCMP from Wetaskiwin responded just before 8 a.m. Thursday to the head-on collision between the bus and an SUV on Highway 814 at Township Road 480, near Millet.
Back to Top / Thursday, December 4, 2025, 5:22 pm / permalink 16585 / 3 stories in 3 months
Recall for Premier Danielle Smith reportedly approved by Elections Alberta
Leah Mushet / westernstandard - Premier Danielle Smith is the newest MLA facing a recall petition.
Back to Top / Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 8:22 pm / permalink 16544 / 6 stories in 3 months
Alberta man wanted for threatening, harassing women on dating apps: Edmonton police
Karen Bartko / globalnews - A man who has previously been accused of harassing, threatening behaviour towards women he matched with on dating apps in Calgary is now wanted in Edmonton for the same behaviour.
Back to Top / Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 5:22 pm / permalink 16538 / 3 stories in 3 months