Edmonton news

Follow @EdmontonCA_News

• City of Edmonton golf courses opening for 2025 season

  18-04-2025 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The snow has melted, grass is growing, geese are returning — which means spring is well underway in Edmonton and golfers are itching for get out on the greens.
  
  Read more

• Edmonton's growing ballroom scene is less waltz, more walk

  08-05-2025 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A growing community in Edmonton is bringing a queer art form to the main stage
  
  Read more

• Business park proposal that would relocate Fulton Creek, remove 6,900 trees fails to pass

  08-05-2025 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A rezoning application to relocate a creek in southeast Edmonton and remove thousands of trees to allow for more industrial land failed at a public hearing at Edmonton's city hall Wednesday.  
  
  Read more

• Alberta separation would send Canada into uncharted territory, say legal experts

  08-05-2025 15:27 via cbc.ca
  
  As separatist discontent bubbles up anew in Alberta, experts say a vote to sever ties with Canada would pitch the country into unexplored territory on everything from money to First Nations and national parks.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Edmonton police officers testify at trial for constable accused of excessive force

  08-05-2025 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A jury watched security footage of the arrest, which took place in an alley in the Ritchie neighbourhood, several times as witnesses, including police officers who were also at the scene, gave evidence.
  
  Read more

• Alberta teachers reject mediator's recommendation, consider strike vote

  08-05-2025 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Teachers in Alberta's public, Catholic and Francophone schools have rejected a mediator's proposal that would have given them an average wage increase of 15 per cent over four years.
  
  Read more

• No explosives found at north Edmonton property, residents cleared to return home

  08-05-2025 03:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  More than 100 people spent the night out of their homes. On Wednesday, police said the testing of materials was finished and no explosive or volatile chemicals were found.
  
  Read more

• Boyle, Alta., residents band together as wildfire evacuation forces them from homes

  08-05-2025 03:17 via cbc.ca
  
  An evacuation order was issued for the village of Boyle just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday. With the fire growing less than two kilometres from the community, all residents of Boyle - located around 150 kilometres north of Edmonton - were asked to travel to a reception centre in Lac La Biche immediately.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Calgary police shakeup continues as interim chief sworn in, 2 deputy chiefs retire

  08-05-2025 02:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary's new interim police chief was sworn in on Wednesday followed by news two of the city's deputy police chiefs have resigned.
  
  Read more

• Southern Alberta municipalities say emergency preparedness critical

  08-05-2025 01:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  From 72-hour emergency kit tips to full-on disaster simulations, several southern Alberta municipalities are preparing for potential emergencies during Emergency Preparedness Week.
  
  Read more

• TransAlta CEO says power producer expects to reach Alberta data centre deal this year

  08-05-2025 00:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Wednesday, TransAlta reported its first-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago.
  
  Read more

• Edmonton residents cleared to return home after no dangerous substances found by police

  07-05-2025 23:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Police on Tuesday asked residents in the Homesteader neighbourhood to evacuate on while unknown chemicals and substances were removed from a unit.
  
  Read more

• Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara calls for kindness and civility to end political division

  07-05-2025 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sara Quin says she used to think it was better to "silence, shun or push out" people who didn't agree with her views, but she found it only left her feeling isolated.
  
  Read more

• Much of Alberta under fire bans amid soaring temperatures, gusting winds

  07-05-2025 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  As the number and intensity of wildfires in Alberta increases, so do concerns about fires in areas of the province that have so far largely been spared from the flames.
  
  Read more

• Growing concerns over wildfires in Alberta fuelled by soaring temperatures and gusting winds

  07-05-2025 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  As the number and intensity of wildfires in Alberta increases, so do concerns about fires in areas of the province that have so far largely been spared from the flames.
  
  Read more

• Growing concerns over wildfires in Alberta fueled by soaring temperatures and gusting winds

  07-05-2025 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  As the number and intensity of wildfires in Alberta increases, so do concerns about fires in areas of the province that have so far largely been spared from the flames.
  
  Read more

• Alberta legislature speaker Nathan Cooper to resign seat, become rep to U.S.

  07-05-2025 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nathan Cooper was elected Speaker of the Alberta legislature by fellow MLAs following the 2019 provincial election.
  
  Read more

• They lost their home to a wildfire. Now they are helping neighbours protect their own

  07-05-2025 23:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Shantelle Williams will never forget the crackle of flames as an inferno engulfed her family farm northeast of Edmonton. She also can't forget the faces of those who came to help her family that night.
  
  Read more

• 3-month outage begins at Fort McMurray upgrader as aging coke drums replaced

  07-05-2025 23:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Oilsands giant Suncor in the midst of a multi-year project to replace eight original coke drums, dating back to 1967, at its Base Mine, with the goal of extending the upgrader's life by 30 years.
  
  Read more

• Former Alberta premier David Hancock named to justice position in Edmonton

  07-05-2025 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A former Alberta premier has a new job in the provincial courts.
  
  Read more

• Seamless Boyle evacuation as nearby wildfire being fought in Athabasca County

  07-05-2025 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 1,000-hectare wildfire south of Boyle prompted the village and surrounding community to flee, and now fire crews are trying to douse the flames in the heavily wooded marshland.
  
  Read more

• CEOs call on Mark Carney to ‘take action’ to support domestic energy sector

  07-05-2025 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thirty-eight CEOs of Canadian energy companies signed a letter congratulating Mark Carney on his election win and pitching policy measures.
  
  Read more

• Carney to meet premiers in Saskatchewan June 2 amid tensions with the west

  07-05-2025 21:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with the country's premiers next month in Saskatchewan — as frustrations with Ottawa simmer for some western leaders.
  
  Read more

• Alberta Speaker picked as Washington envoy: sources

  07-05-2025 20:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Nathan Cooper has no cabinet or international affairs experience, but has been legislature referee since 2019.
  
  Read more

• Alberta Speaker picked as Washington envoy

  07-05-2025 20:32 via cbc.ca
  Nathan Cooper has no cabinet or international affairs experience, but says he's been legislature's 'chief diplomat' since 2019.
  
  Read more

• Alberta wildfires: Sturgeon County fire chief expects ‘significant fire activity’ on Wednesday

  07-05-2025 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  "We need rain and the wind to stop," the mayor of Sturgeon County said on Wednesday.
  
  Read more

• Talk of Alberta separatism gets sympathy — but not support — from B.C. leaders

  07-05-2025 18:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Politicians and business leaders in British Columbia say talk of separation in Alberta is an opening for better co-operation between Ottawa and Western provinces, but dividing the country is a step too far
  
  Read more

• Can watching NHL playoffs give you a heart attack? What the science says

  07-05-2025 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  As the NHL playoffs heat up and three Canadian teams chase the Stanley Cup, fans across the country are riding an emotional roller-coaster.
  
  Read more

• Edmonton Oilers mount another comeback to earn a rare Game 1 win in a playoff series

  07-05-2025 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Game 2 is Thursday at T-Mobile.
  
  Read more

• Suncor Energy reports highest-ever Q1 production and refinery throughput

  07-05-2025 17:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Gross revenues were $13.33 billion, compared to $13.31 billion a year earlier.
  
  Read more

Follow @EdmontonCA_News on Twitter!