5 h. ago Soaring number of fatal collisions in Calgary, Edmonton prompts plea from police

The number of motorists and pedestrians killed this year in Calgary and Edmonton is soaring and has prompted police to issue a public plea for help reducing the number of deaths.

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8 h. ago Plan to transform Toronto office building into huge tower slapped down by City

An ambitious plan to plop a tower on top of an existing office building has been slapped down by planners.The late 2021 proposal from Slate Asset Management, seeking to add new levels above the Modernist-style 1968-built Padulo Building at 1 St. Clair W., has hit a snag. A new report recommends that City Council refuse the proposed 49-storey development, throwing a wrench in the Gensler-designed development.And the impending refusal actually has nothing to do with height.First tabled in December 2021, the plan calls for the current 12-storey office building to be retained, expanded, and modernized, while two neighbouring low-rises at 11 and 13 St. Clair W. — home to Shenanigans Pub and a Pizzaiolo location — would be razed to make way for the new building.The office building would be renovated and expanded, while the two retail properties on the right would be torn down. Image via Google Street View.However, a Nov. 10 report recommending refusal of the project cuts the p...

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3 d. ago Edmonton police 'live simulated training exercise' Friday at University of Alberta

'Drivers, pedestrians and cyclists in the area are advised to expect some delays navigating campus during this time,"

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4 d. ago Calgary city councillors, mayor to introduce motion to repeal citywide rezoning

The motion calls on city administration to revert the Calgary's land-use bylaw to what it was prior to the previous city council approving citywide rezoning back in 2024.

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4 d. ago PETHERBRIDGE: Public engagement isn’t a box to tick, councillor

Toronto Councillor Dianne Saxe has been in the spotlight lately, and not for positive reasons. On several major proposals, she stands accused of limiting or outright bypassing public consultation. It’s a pattern of communication that keeps leaving residents feeling blindsided, even when the city’s formal consultation boxes are ticked. In fact, when Councillor Stephen Holyday […]

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5 d. ago Police turn to mapping company to keep watch on Edmonton LRT stations

Edmonton Transit Enhanced Community Safety System is a geographical information system allowing police to map Churchill Station in real time.

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5 d. ago Projet Montréal names city councillor Ericka Alneus as interim leader

First elected in 2021, Alneus will now head the official opposition at city hall.

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6 d. ago Police cruiser hits pedestrian in north Edmonton, officers looking for witnesses

Police are looking for witnesses after a woman was struck while crossing an intersection in north central Edmonton last month. Just after 7 p.m. on Oct. 27, Edmonton police were on a service call travelling southbound on 97 Street approaching the intersection at 115 Avenue when a police cruiser struck a 29-year-old woman, said police […]

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7 d. ago Edmonton police charge man, 18, in Whyte Avenue shooting last month

One woman and three men were injured in the shooting in the shooting that occurred outside a Whyte Avenue restaurant on Oct. 25

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7 d. ago LIVE Q+A: London city councillors vote themselves a 35% pay raise

LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton is answering your questions on one of the most controversial decisions of the council term.

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7 d. ago RECAP Q+A: London city councillors vote themselves a 35% pay raise

LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton is answering your questions on one of the most controversial decisions of the council term.

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9 d. ago Lawsuit details allegations against Edmonton police officer accused of sexual assault

A sexual assault case against an Edmonton police officer is finally moving forward after the complainant waited two years for answers.

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1 week ago Brad Bradford wants encampments cleared out 48 hours after being reported

The City Councillor says an encampment in a park in the Beaches was cleared in mid-July only but reappeared Sept. 2.

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1 week ago How London councillors’ new pay compares to other Ontario cities

London’s 14 ward councillors serving on city council in the 2026–30 term and beyond are set for a 35 per cent pay hike.

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1 week ago Edmonton police officer charged with sexual assault, unlawful confinement by ASIRT

An Edmonton Police Service officer is charged with sexual assault, unlawful confinement, unlawfully in a dwelling house, and breach of trust after an on-duty incident in 2023.

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1 week ago Alberta Sheriffs shut down drug house in northwest Edmonton that saw 40 visits from police since June

The property has been investigated by the northern SCAN unit four different times since June 2019.

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1 week ago Temitope Oriola: Did the report on Edmonton police oversight get it right?

The report on Edmonton police governance prepared by Ontario Court of Appeal Justice William Hourigan has been released. He was appointed earlier this year by the province to investigate the relationship between city council, the Edmonton Police Commission and city police The scope of Hourigan’s probe encompassed Section 30 of the Police Act. This covers […]

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1 week ago Edmonton police seek witnesses in August sex assault on Whyte Avenue

Edmonton police are hoping to find the people who intervened after a woman was sexually assaulted near Whyte Avenue in August. On Aug. 22, a woman was walking near Whyte Avenue and 107 Street between 11:15 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. when she was attacked from behind and sexually assaulted, police said in a Tuesday news […]

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1 week ago Edmonton police seek public’s help investigating string of suspicious fires

Edmonton police said the fires have been at infill construction sites in the established, central neighbourhoods of Glenora, Belgravia, King Edward Park and Strathcona.

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1 week ago City council approves 35% pay hike for next term, scraps severance plan

Following a 9-6 vote at Tuesday’s meeting, council approved an increase in pay.

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