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An 18-year-old Edmonton man faces several charges after police say he used Snapchat’s location-sharing feature to find two minors’ family home and threaten them for explicit videos. ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation unit is investigating whether there are additional victims and is urging parents to review location-sharing settings.
Poundmaker’s Lodge and Treatment Centre says the province stopped funding its day addictions and recovery program, which received $600,000. The province says funding was redirected after a 2025 fire displaced clients, as an interim measure until the lodge’s bed-based program reopened in March.
Edmonton councillors are reviewing a bylaw that sets rules for public spaces, following concerns that enforcement continues to burden homeless residents. Staff have proposed changes to penalties and a community court program, with debate expected next month.
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Edmonton is considering a tiered parking fine system that would lower penalties for early payment and raise them for late payment. The proposal would require about $1 million in system upgrades and could reduce ticket revenue by $300,000 to $400,000 a year.
A Camrose man died Monday after his vehicle collided with a school bus in a county southeast of Edmonton.
How the Oilers set the tone of their game in the pre-season During the Edmonton Oilers’ exhibition game against Vancouver on Sept. 24, Filip Chytil collided with an official below the goal line to the immediate left of Tristan Jarry. In other words, deep in Edmonton’s zone. It was an ugly play, and one I’m surprised...
Every year, there is a big surprise at Edmonton Oilers training camp. Some years it’s a young Magnus Paajarvi, some years it’s Ty Rattie, and some years it’s Jesse Joensuu. This year it was Owen Michaels, but unlike some of the other pre-season heroes that we’ve had around these parts, Michaels didn’t earn his spot...
A 17-year-old from Lethbridge was arrested Sept. 3 and charged with offences related to terrorism, child sexual abuse and exploitation material, and animal cruelty. RCMP allege the youth was involved with the 764 network, which Canada listed as a terrorist entity in December 2025.
NAIT welcomed 200 high school students to its annual NEXT in Trades event on Monday, coinciding with Alberta’s Apprenticeship Day. Students toured lab and shop spaces, took part in workshops and met people from the polytechnic and industry.
Jason Zabos has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and arson charges arising from a January 2024 apartment fire that killed Ricardo Olivares and destroyed a 32-suite building. Testimony has focused on rent arrears, an eviction process and an hours-long police standoff before the fire began.
Country star Riley Green will bring his That’s Just Me tour to Rogers Place on April 8 next year. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m., with other Canadian dates in Calgary, Saskatoon and Toronto.
Alberta plans to invite private companies this fall to propose a high-speed rail system connecting Edmonton, Red Deer and Calgary, with stops at the province’s two largest airports. Premier Danielle Smith says a proponent is expected to be selected by April 2027, after which Ottawa has agreed to refer the project to its major projects office.
Chaz Horton was a big deal in Edmonton in 1979. So big a deal that the sports reporter was cryogenically frozen until he was needed most. With the Oilers in “show me” mode with McDavid, that time is now. Hey Oilers fans, Chaz here. Stop what you’re doing right now, put that mobile phone down for three seconds. I’m a...
Advocates in Ottawa are urging the federal government to call an inquiry into Alberta and Saskatchewan laws they say have harmed transgender people. The provinces’ premiers have used the notwithstanding clause to protect the laws from court challenges.
The Edmonton Chamber of Commerce’s Back on Track report urges the city to focus on existing infrastructure, improve downtown construction access and direct spending toward civic priorities. It also calls for new revenue measures and more provincial support for homelessness and social disorder as council prepares to build its 2027-2030 budget.
The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs recognized Edmonton’s collaborative approach to reducing wildfire risk in the wildland-urban interface. The city combines drones, sensors, forecasting tools, vegetation management and resident support to protect communities, particularly along the North Saskatchewan River valley.
There is something to the rumours linking the Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens forward Kirby Dach. Elliotte Friedman on the latest 32 Thoughts on Monday spoke on this speculation, with the Oilers deep on left-shot centres, but not on righties. “I think Edmonton is looking for a right-shot centre,” said...
Former U.K. prime minister David Cameron said Alberta’s prospective secession vote concerns the future of a country, unlike the 2016 Brexit referendum on U.K. membership in the European Union. Speaking at an energy leadership conference in Calgary on Monday, he also reflected on Scotland’s 2014 independence referendum.
A two-week Court of King’s Bench hearing will consider whether Michael Ferzli was not criminally responsible because of schizophrenia when he fatally stabbed his roommate, Joseph Farnsworth, at the Edmonton Corn Maze in August 2024. The court heard evidence about Ferzli’s prior NCR finding, his life under supervision and events leading up to the killing.