11 h. ago Edmonton police officer charged with assault following 2024 incident

On Thursday, the PSB charged Const. Mohamed Elgendy with one count of assault in relation to the traffic stop incident.

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21 h. ago Lorne Gunter: ‘Progressive’ Edmonton council too obsessed with woke projects to take care of the basics

Surely it can’t be that complicated. Every winter in Edmonton, it snows. (Some years a lot.) The snow clogs the streets. The city plows the snow. Edmontonians drive on the streets. Or, at least, that’s how it’s supposed to work. The city has had official snow-clearing plans for nearly 70 years. You would think by […]

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45 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Pure folly for Liberals to try and force electric vehicles on Canadians

I cannot imagine in a free and democratic society what justifies a government ordering consumers to buy a particular kind of car.

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69 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Lower fees the key to healthy housing construction numbers in Alberta

The cost of buying a home in Alberta is lower, in part, because our municipalities charge lower development fees than comparable cities in other provinces.

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3 d. ago Edmonton man facing 15 online child sex exploitation charges involving minors in U.S. and U.K.: ALERT

"This investigation really highlighted the international partnerships that we have and how important and integral they are with internet and child exploitation and holding people accountable"

Technology

4 d. ago Edmonton police release images of St. Pius X playground arson suspects

As of Sunday, more than $10,000 had been raised toward a $50,000 goal, including a $5,000 donation from the neighbouring Prince Charles Community League

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4 d. ago Edmonton police seek five persons of interest after St. Pius X playground arson

As of Sunday, more than $10,000 had been raised toward a $50,000 goal, including a $5,000 donation from the neighbouring Prince Charles Community League

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5 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Canada still hasn't seen Carney's promised leadership

The chances of Canada convincing Donald Trump’s White House to reverse his tariffs on a wide range of Canadian goods seems remote. There’s a possibility cases working their way through the U.S. courts will — maybe within the next six to 12 months — find Trump has overstepped his authority to impose tariffs and reverse […]

Politics

5 d. ago 'Incredibly disturbing': Police release video, seek witnesses after cyclist struck in northeast Edmonton

“Unfortunately, while on route to the hospital, the cyclist’s condition worsened, though he currently remains in hospital in stable condition"

Sport

6 d. ago Police find car that fatally struck Edmonton teen, driver still at large

Tips from the public helped Edmonton police find a vehicle involved in a 2024 fatal hit-and-run in southeast Edmonton, but the suspect is still at large. Police were called at roughly 4:05 a.m. on May 29, 2024, to help paramedics with a hit-and-run collision near 48 Street and 34 Avenue between a young cyclist and […]

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6 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Edmonton council's ‘progressive’ infill policy an attack on existing homeowners

Here’s a suggestion for any city councillor who supported the current infill bylaw that permits eight-plexes to be built on any 50-foot lot where once only a single-family house stood: When you have eight-unit apartments or row houses on either side of your own home, come back and we’ll talk. You should have to live […]

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7 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Milner Library forcing librarians to double as social workers

When the Downtown Stanley A. Milner public library reopened in the fall of 2020 after a four-year, $84-million renovation, Pilar Martinez, the CEO of Edmonton’s public libraries beamed “We anticipate Edmontonians will be pleasantly surprised and thrilled when they see our revitalized library and all that it offers. Our revitalized building will completely redefine how […]

Society

8 d. ago Police release sketch of suspect in central Edmonton sexual assault

Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect in a sexual assault that occurred last month in central Edmonton. At roughly 1:30 a.m. on July 2, a woman was attempting to hire an Uber near 113 Street and Jasper Avenue when an unknown man offered her a free ride home, said police […]

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9 d. ago Woman, 21, killed after striking gravel truck on highway west of Edmonton

A 21-year-old woman is dead after her vehicle collided with a truck in Parkland County over the weekend. RCMP were called to the crash at Highway 16 and Range Road 43 just after 2 p.m. Monday. Emergency crews found the woman’s badly damaged Jeep Liberty collided with a westbound gravel truck that had been turning […]

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9 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Edmonton crime spree another example of bad person out on bail

Desjarlais had been released on bail just 13 days earlier, on July 4, while awaiting trial for another serious traffic accident.

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1 week ago Man admits to torching $10 million in properties as part of extortion arsons targeting Edmonton South Asian homebuilders

According to the agreed facts, Heer recruited drivers to transport "arson teams" to properties selected in advance, which were then torched with gasoline.

Economics

3 w. ago WIENS: Defending Canadian dairy farms is worth taking a stand 

With the increasing volatility in global supply chains, there’s never been a better time to defend Canada’s food security and sovereignty. Unfortunately, in his editorial opinion column, Postmedia’s Lorne Gunter feeds into a misleading narrative about the dairy trade with the United States and disregards the strength and stability supply management delivers for Canadians. Under […]

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3 w. ago Where is Natanis Merasty? Edmonton police seek tips after Indigenous woman's disappearance

Edmonton police issued an appeal on Friday for tips in the case of 24-year-old Natanis Merasty, who was last seen May 5 in Edmonton.

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3 w. ago 'Nuclear option': Mistrial in Edmonton sexual abuse case stemmed from concerns about defence lawyer

"I am not satisfied that trial fairness can be pulled from the fire in this case, and I am satisfied that there has been a fatal wounding of the trial process"

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3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Cartmell tries too hard to take every side in an argument at city hall

He wants so much to be respected by all sides — to be the consensus builder — that he’s been reluctant to take stances.

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