37 h. ago Opinion: Edmonton police overstepped by intervening on plea deal

On Sept. 8, the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) sent a letter to the Crown expressing shock at a proposed plea bargain. The deal would see the accused plead guilty to manslaughter rather than first-degree murder, with a recommended eight-year sentence. The letter, signed by Megan Hankewich, executive director of EPS’s legal and regulatory services division, […]

Events

3 d. ago Letters: Edmonton voters should cut ties with current councillors

Is the Oilers lineup better now than last year? Vote in our daily poll! This letter is addressed to all people who vote in our upcoming civic election. Please do not vote for any incumbent councillors! In the previous election, those people elected did nothing that the people who voted for them wanted. Our Edmonton […]

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9 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Bloody weekend in Edmonton heightens calls for bail reform

On Tuesday, Edmonton mayoral candidate Rahim Jaffer issued an open letter calling on big-city mayors across the country to band together and demand the Carney government bring in meaningful bail reforms, not the piddly, window-dressing reforms introduced by the Trudeau Liberals last year. “We’ve seen police in particular find it very hard to do their […]

Society

9 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Edmonton council's twisted vision favours brutal infill over Blatchford, Expolands opportunities

Here’s a little idea for city council and the administration: Develop Blatchford and the Exhibition Lands (Expolands) to their full capacity for residential housing before allowing further infill destruction of neighbourhoods such as Crestwood, Glenora and Garneau. Last week, council approved a master plan for the new fan park east of Rogers Place that included […]

Events

1 week ago Keith Gerein: Edmonton scores a win with final event park deal, despite some shortcomings

My sense is that the city did fairly well under difficult pressures, forging a pact that at least limits taxpayer exposure, if not getting all the public benefit guarantees it might want

Sport

3 w. ago Opinion: Edmonton locked into overbuilding costly car infrastructure

As the City of Edmonton’s strained coffers are buckling under the pressure of continuously increasing costs for service delivery, wages, and rapid population growth, our councillors are refusing to take bold action to reduce financial burden on our taxpayers by cancelling the 76 Avenue Bridge Replacement Project. Last week at urban planning committee, councillors steamrolled […]

Economics