60 m. ago Police asking public to help solve 2024 south Edmonton arson fire

Edmonton police are asking for the public’s help to solve a 2024 arson fire at a south Edmonton grocery store. Police received calls at 2:38 a.m. on May 27, 2024, about a fire at Hamud Halal Meat and Grocery near 10 Avenue and Knottwood Road East. The fire had already spread to several other businesses […]

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4 h. ago Cause, manner of death undetermined after autopsy on body found in Holyrood: Edmonton police

The cause and manner of death are still unclear following an autopsy on the man found dead in a Holyrood parking lot on Sunday, Edmonton police said. Officers responded after 4:15 p.m. to a “suspicious circumstance complaint” at a community hall near 94 Avenue and Holyrood Road, police said in a Tuesday news release. When […]

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21 h. ago Injured man taken away in ambulance after shooting heard near west end apartment

An alley north of 98 Avenue, near 156 Street, behind the Westside Manor apartment building was blocked off after gunshots were heard in the West Jasper Place neighbourhood.

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21 h. ago Suspect dead after police shooting outside west Edmonton apartment building

An alley north of 98 Avenue, near 156 Street, behind the Westside Manor apartment building was blocked off after gunshots were heard in the West Jasper Place neighbourhood.

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23 h. ago EPS issues warning about released sexual offender living in Edmonton

Edmonton police are warning citizens about a recently released sex offender in Edmonton who they believe will commit another sexual offence. In a Tuesday news release, the Edmonton Police Service said that convicted sex offender Robert Edward Ventress, 55, is to be released from jail after completing a sentence for failing to comply with a […]

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25 h. ago Police investigating after body found near south Edmonton park: EPS

Edmonton police are investigating a suspicious death after finding a dead body on Sunday afternoon outside of a community hall in southeast Edmonton. Officers responded at 4:18 p.m. to a complaint at a community hall near 94 Avenune and Holyrood Road in southeast Edmonton, EPS said in a Monday news release. When they arrived, they […]

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44 h. ago Edmonton Police Service has its 1st Operational Stress Intervention Dog

Blaise is a black lab who is almost three years old.

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47 h. ago Blaise, Alberta's first operational stress intervention dog, joins Edmonton Police Service

Mike Annan remembers chatting with a group of B.C. firefighters when one of them asked, “What if we had a dog to support our members in emotional down regulation and debriefing situations?” The director of Service Dogs for B.C. and Alberta Guide Dogs initially said no. But after a quick call to Wounded Warriors Canada, […]

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52 h. ago NPF Releases Open Letter to Minister Ellis Addressing Repeated Falsehoods about Alberta RCMP

EDMONTON, Alberta, April 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Police Federation (NPF), the certified bargaining agent representing ~20,000 RCMP Regular Members and Reservists, including approximately 3,500 serving Albertans, has issued a public letter to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Mike Ellis, expressing concern over his continued pattern of spreading false and […]

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66 h. ago Edmonton Police Foundation hosts accessible Easter Egg hunt for visually impaired

The Edmonton Police Foundation and the EPS Bomb Squad teamed up with a local robotics team to construct Easter eggs that emit sounds to be found by kids with vision loss.

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2 d. ago Edmonton motorist dead after SUV crashes into tree, police say

"At this time, investigators believe that speed is a factor in the collision," the news release said.

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5 d. ago Police charge man after south Edmonton copper wire thefts: EPS

Police have charged a man in connection to the tampering of switching cubicles and copper wire theft in south Edmonton. Last month, police started an investigation after reports of mischief and copper wire theft from an Epcor switching cubicle near 101 Street and 6 Avenue SW, said police in a release. Investigators said they saw […]

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5 d. ago Police investigating homicide after man fatally shot in southeast Edmonton

“We know there were a significant number of pedestrians and vehicular traffic in the area at the time of the shooting," police say

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6 d. ago Southeast Edmonton Plaza 34 strip mall fire determined to be arson

Edmonton police said it's believed that 25 units at the Plaza 34 strip mall were destroyed in the arson, resulting in several million dollars in damages.

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6 d. ago Southeast Edmonton strip mall fire investigated as arson, causing millions in damage

Police are investigating the large strip mall fire that destroyed businesses and caused several million dollars in damage in southeast Edmonton early Tuesday morning as arson. Just before 1 a.m., police were called to 92 Street and 34 Avenue for a large commercial fire, police said in a Thursday release. When officers arrived, several businesses […]

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6 d. ago Trump tariff ‘whiplash’ draws pandemic parallels as Canadian businesses scramble

Todd Rutter calls himself the “most non-tech person you’ve ever met” but he’s turning to technology and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic to help weather the dizzying tariff policies of U.S. President Donald Trump. The Edmonton-based co-owner of A Cappella Catering Co. said inflated food costs as pandemic restrictions started lifting years ago nearly […]

Economics

8 d. ago Suspicious death amongst 3 shootings over 24 hours in Edmonton

The Edmonton Police Service is investigating a fatal suspected shooting in Mill Woods, along with two other shootings on the northside that didn't appear to leave anyone hurt.

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1 week ago More sexual assault charges laid against Edmonton massage therapist

An Edmonton massage therapist is facing two additional charges of sexual assault after more complainants alleged they were sexually assaulted at an Edmonton massage clinic. In December, Edmonton police received a report from a woman who claimed she was sexually assaulted at a massage clinic in the Oliver neighbourhood. After investigating the allegations, police charged […]

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1 week ago $1.2M lost across Canada in complex, fake Amazon job investment scam

Positioned as completing Amazon orders, Edmonton police said the fake role required victims to log into an internet platform called 'Sharegain' to invest money and complete tasks.

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2 w. ago Child porn charges laid against Edmonton man in international ‘Kidflix’ crackdown

Police said a 36-year-old Edmonton man had been using 'Kidflix,' considered to be one of the world's largest platforms for sharing child pornography.

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