1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (541+ words) When Canada’s premiers announced a new agreement on direct-to-consumer alcohol sales this week, many Canadians believed internal trade barriers had finally come down. After 14 years of promises, two House of Commons petitions and two private members’ bills, it sounded like…...

20+ hour, 57+ min ago   (238+ words) Opening later this summer, the Edmonton Police Service headquarters will have 18 recovery beds for detainees under the influence, 24-7 on-site medical support from Recovery Alberta, and a state-of-the-art body scanner to detect drugs or weapons. Once stabilized by the Recovery Alberta…...

21+ hour, 35+ min ago   (787+ words) One siren after another sounded outside the Hope Mission on Wednesday as hopeful city and provincial officials met to announce a $30-million package for addiction recovery. In the mix, a new capacity for involuntary intervention to spare beds in existing…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (208+ words) The new agreement will allow liquor producers to sell their products directly to Canadians. It follows the memorandum of understanding signed between the 10 provinces and Yukon in June 2025 which committed to allow direct-to-consumer alcohol sales across borders. In a Friday…...

3+ day, 55+ min ago   (264+ words) Despite warnings from RCMP, some residents continue to operate off-highway vehicles illegally in Fort McMurray A Fort McMurray youth has been released from police custody following an investigation into the illegal use of an off-highway vehicle (OHV) from June 2025. Police…...

6+ day, 1+ min ago   (330+ words) The former public school board trustee and federal candidate is seeking the seat after Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi said he would seeking election in a Calgary riding in the next province-wide vote in 2027. Former federal New Democratic Party (NDP)…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (828+ words) Blake Desjarlais’s abrupt departure after just three months as Edmonton Mayor Andrew Knack’s chief of staff is a strange turn of events The world of politics, as I’ve learned over the years, is rife with dark humour, including an ongoing…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (411+ words) The accused made several "racist and xenophobic" comments during the exchange, police said Assault and hit-and-run charges have been laid against an Edmonton woman who allegedly used her vehicle to strike a Muslim woman during a “hate-motivated” incident in a…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (371+ words) The report said police acted lawfully in their duties to preserve the peace and that the evidence provided by the man was unreliable An Edmonton police officer who applied force while arresting a man, leading to a brain bleed along…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (288+ words) Eight people have pleaded guilty to 13 offences under Alberta’s Wildlife Act following an investigation into illegal cougar and Canada lynx hunts across the province. The convictions resulted in $135,500 in fines and a combined 18.5 years of hunting prohibitions and related court…...