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Remains of 12-year-old Edmonton boy identified; RCMP launch homicide investigation
Human remains found near Calling Lake, 211 km north of Edmonton, have been identified as Fiasal Hussein. Police are asking for public help.
Amber Alerts mobilize fear, but experts say alarm fatigue is making people tune out warnings
Psychologists warn that repeated emergency alerts — from Amber Alerts to weather warnings — cause people to stop paying attention, even...
Ruth's Pantry serves 150 Edmonton families facing food insecurity
A northeast Edmonton food-access program launched last fall now helps over 100 families weekly. A commercial kitchen expansion is in the works.
Alberta doctors form HIV consortium to counter global aid cuts and protect newcomers
A new coalition led by infectious disease specialists aims to prevent a resurgence of HIV in Canada as the U.S. cuts global support for...
No Alberta corrections officer had died in transport until Thursday's collision
Two officers and an inmate killed in minivan-truck crash near Provost; first in-custody transport fatality in the province's history.
Boardwalk Centre residents demand repairs after July storm floods units
Several tenants in the Jasper Avenue highrise are living with damaged ceilings and walls. One resident's 17th-floor balcony wall was...
184 Street overpass over Yellowhead closing for three months starting Aug. 10
The City of Edmonton is shutting down the bridge for rehabilitation work. Drivers will need to detour using Anthony Henday, 156 Street,...
Edmonton liquor store owner killed in suspected robbery; community mourns Sukhjit Randhawa
48-year-old business owner was attacked after trying to stop a theft at Connect Liquor Store on 112 Avenue Wednesday. A 22-year-old has...
Anti-Islamic graffiti sprayed outside north Edmonton daycare for second time in two months
The Edmonton Islamic Academy's daycare was vandalized again last week with hateful messaging. Police investigate the earlier June...
Two correctional officers and an offender killed in transfer accident from Edmonton women's prison
Correctional Service Canada mourns the loss of two officers and an inmate in a tragic accident during a transfer from Edmonton...
Woman stabbed to death at Edmonton women's shelter in rare homicide
A 27-year-old woman was fatally stabbed outside a safehouse in west Edmonton on July 26. A witness watched the attack unfold and later...
Alberta's opioid crisis deepens as EMS responds to record 10,562 calls in 2025
Edmonton accounts for nearly 70% of province's opioid-related EMS responses. Carfentanil presence in deaths jumped from 17% to 89% in one year.
