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Province, city, Oilers ownership group teaming up on event park, new Ice District housing
The province, the City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Oilers ownership group are nearing an agreement that would pay for an event park beside Rogers Place and thousands of new housing units north of Ice District. The money would also pay for the demolition of the Coliseum, the Oilers former home arena.
Central Alberta towns studying whether RCMP is their best policing option
Some central Alberta municipalities are looking into whether their current arrangements with the RCMP are the best policing model for them — or if there’s a different way.
Why Gretzky's legacy just became more complicated for some Edmontonians
Many Edmontonians' view of Gretzky — an almost saintly figure in this city — has become complicated. Gretzky, who has ties to U.S. President Donald Trump, has not spoken out against increasing rhetoric from the U.S. government that it wants to make Canada its 51st state.
Premier calls for prompt action by Alberta's auditor general into health spending, contracting
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she will be asking for an expedited review from the province's auditor general, who said this week that he is examining "concerns or allegations related to contracting and potential conflicts of interest" within the province's health authority.
Family of boy, 13, stabbed at Edmonton LRT station seeks answers in his death
Rhonda Spence said her grandson Eric Omeasoo was fatally injured in the assault late Wednesday night at MacEwan LRT station. Spence, who was Omeasoo's legal guardian, said the family is waiting for information from the Edmonton Police Service about the circumstances of his death.
Parks Canada to provide Jasper, Alta., with total of 320 interim housing units
Hundreds of residents of the Alberta mountain town scattered after last summer's monster wildfire could have temporary housing in or around town before March.
Alberta agencies work to educate public amid rise of online child sexual exploitation
Local agencies are working to educate the public about online safety, amid a steady rise of cases of online child sexual exploitation. Education, they say, is the best to tool for prevention.
Edmonton approves more than half of permits needed to meet 2026 housing target, city says
The City of Edmonton approved enough residential permits last year to construct more than half of the homes it wants to build before the end of 2026.
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Why Alberta's courts have seen a rise in sexual violence trials
Hundreds more cases of sexual assault and sexual exploitation have gone to trial in Alberta since 2017, data shows. The #MeToo movement has helped take away the stigma faced by survivors, while intentional change, teamwork and fewer preliminary hearings have helped push cases to court.
Alberta trucker charged with criminal negligence in highway crash that killed 2 motorcyclists
Michael Koochin, 38, of Slave Lake, Alta., is in custody and faces more than a dozen criminal charges in connection to a vehicle collision in August that killed two men and injured several others on a motorcycle ride for charity.