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Alberta investing $30M in 400 treatment beds in Edmonton area for opioid crisis
The provincial government is expanding addiction recovery services to address Edmonton's outsized share of opioid deaths and emergency responses.
Downtown Edmonton businesses in crisis as mayor says city recovery work has begun
Mayor Andrew Knack acknowledged the urgency after recent restaurant closures but business leaders say action needs to come now.
Edmonton Pride Festival returns August 21–23 with drag, divas, and parade through downtown
Three days of free all-ages celebration in the Ice District featuring live music, sing-alongs, and an Indigenous Pride event.
Amazon opens Canada's first wildfire disaster relief hub in Edmonton
The tech giant's new facility will stock 180,000 items and respond to emergencies within hours, not days.
Mosquito bite reactions sending Edmonton kids to emergency rooms this summer
Edmonton doctors are treating a surge of 'skeeter syndrome' cases as Alberta's booming mosquito populations trigger severe allergic...
Alberta liquor businesses brace for 50% U.S. tariffs as trade tensions escalate
Distillers and retailers prepare contingency plans after Trump administration threatened tariffs on Canadian alcohol products set to...
Police seek public tips to identify sexual assault suspect in south Edmonton
Edmonton police released CCTV footage and a composite sketch of a man who sexually assaulted a woman in the Saddleback Road area in April.
Edmonton stormwater system holding steady despite back-to-back heavy rain months
City and Epcor fielded over 4,500 storm-related calls in July as saturated soil slows drainage, but $350 million in flood-prevention...
Alberta's waterways flooded with invasive goldfish; province issues warning and fines
More than 100 locations across Alberta now host invasive goldfish dumped illegally into bodies of water. Offenders face fines up to...
Women in Ninja event returns to Edmonton this September as official world finals qualifier
The all-female obstacle-course competition moves to Fitset Ninja facility for the weekend of September 12–13. Top performers can qualify...
Gregg Distributors sells to Brookfield for $1.6 billion in landmark Edmonton deal
Investment giant Brookfield Asset Management acquires the Edmonton industrial supplier founded in 1968, with employees keeping a stake...
Nadine Robinson, Edmonton nurse, still unsolved 20 years after death in Clareview
The Royal Alexandra Hospital nurse was found dead in her townhouse on July 20, 2006. No charges have been filed in her homicide.
