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No fatality inquiry will be held to investigate the circumstances that led an Edmonton mother to stab her 21-year-old daughter to death. An Edmonton judge ruled late last month that the fatality inquiry should be stayed because it wasn’t the right avenue…

A tribute is being held Saturday in Edmonton to remember the Canadians who were killed when a Ukrainian passenger plane crashed minutes after takeoff near Tehran. Reza Akbari, president of the Iranian Heritage Society of Edmonton, said the event will…

Edmonton·Video Two years ago Herman Koo was shot in the head while driving by a crime spree. He credits University of Alberta programs for helping him speak again. Social Sharing Posted: Feb 18, 2020 5:56 PM MT | Last Updated:…

A “culture of impunity” persists at Edmonton’s maximum security prison for men, contributing to a toxic workplace for staff and to conditions that have led to coordinated assaults on some inmates by their peers. The characterization comes in a document…

Thomas Mitchell Barnet doesn’t mind playing the bad guy. The Edmonton-born actor has a leading role in Locke and Key, a new Netflix series based on the comic book series of the same name. “As an actor looking in, it’s pretty…

Alberta schools will receive per-capita student funding based on three-year average enrolment, the education minister said Tuesday, as she promised every school division will get more operational money in the budget coming later this month. Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said…

The Parole Board of Canada says an Edmonton man convicted of killing his wife and dumping her body nearly 15 years ago has made progress in addressing family violence while in prison. A parole board panel decided last week to…

Eleven-year-old Winnie Feng can’t wait until her self-imposed quarantine is over. Feng and her father Mark haven’t left their family home in Edmonton since Feb. 6 since returning home from China, where the deadly coronavirus continues to spread. Their voluntary isolation will…

Alberta’s minister of community and social services is being called tone-deaf  for suggesting recipients of Income Support and Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) benefits prepare for her government’s payment date change by buying their transit passes ahead of time. …

Rural Albertans visit hospital emergency rooms for less urgent or non-urgent issues far more often than their urban counterparts, a review of Alberta Health Services says. Those visits may reveal a shortage of primary care services and specific health programs in rural Alberta, according to…