Article content It would be nice if people stopped staring, says Edmonton mother Morgana Naclia. “I’ve had people cross the street to ask me if my twins are twins,” she says. “People are obsessed with twins.” We apologize, but this…
Alberta records 18 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths
Alberta recorded 18 new COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths from the illness on Sunday. The number of active cases in the province continued to drop, sitting at 584 as of Sunday. Hospitalization rates also remained low with 52 people in hospital…
As May comes to a close, Alberta has 584 active cases of COVID-19 and 143 people have died
EDMONTON — Alberta reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of active cases to 584. No additional deaths were reported. There are currently 52 people in hospital; six of them are in intensive care. The…
Nick Lees: Lieutenant-governor, veteran hope VE-Day event offers lesson on price of freedom
Article content On July 6, 1944, Calgary Highlanders’ Pte. George Morasch, now 97, landed on a Normandy Beach during the Allies’ Second World War invasion of mainland Europe. “We immediately dug trenches for cover,” says the former Bren light machine…
Preschools, some child care centres to reopen Monday in Alberta
EDMONTON — Preschools in Alberta will be allowed to reopen Monday, and one of the largest child care providers in our area confirms it will also welcome back kids on Monday. Sigis Childcare Society has twenty locations in St. Albert,…
One of world’s largest cargo planes lands at Edmonton International Airport
May 31 2020 4:52pm One of the biggest cargo planes in the world made a stop at the Edmonton International Airport (EIA) Saturday afternoon. For the first time, three Antonov AN-124 aircraft arrived at EIA within 24 hours. ‘ });…
Edmonton Public Schools pushes back on charter school bill
Alberta’s Minister of Education is defending a bill that would make it easier to establish charter schools in Alberta from critics who say it erodes the strength of public education. In an interview with CBC’s Radio Active on Friday, Minister…
Crash on Gateway Boulevard overpass causes man to be launched onto train tracks below: Police
EDMONTON — A man is in critical condition in hospital after he lost control of his motorized tricycle and fell from an overpass. The crash happened on Saturday afternoon around 5:30 p.m. The man was driving northbound on Gateway Boulevard…
Shooting at Edmonton house party sends two to hospital
Two men in their 20s were sent to hospital following a shooting at an east Edmonton party. Shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday morning, police were called to reports of a shooting in the area of 106th Avenue and 52nd Street Police say responding officers…
Edmonton area, much of central and eastern Alberta under wind warnings on Sunday
Wind gusts of up to 100 kilometres per hour are possible Sunday in parts of Alberta, including Edmonton. Environment Canada put central and eastern parts of the province under a wind warning due to “very strong winds that may cause…