Edmonton The City of Edmonton’s chief corporate economist says Edmonton is outpacing Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Calgary for population growth among people 15 and older. Population growth at 4.7 per cent in 2023, 3.5 per cent in 2024: economic forecast Madeline Smith · CBC News · Posted: Feb 22, 2024Continue Reading
Edmonton·First Person Pearl Lorentzen reluctantly took a job at a community newspaper in Slave Lake, Alta. To her surprise, the job has connected her to the town in more ways than she ever imagined. I’ve forged connections with the community. In return, I’m trusted to tell its stories Pearl LorentzenContinue Reading
Edmonton·CBC Explains Premier Danielle Smith’s plan to make lessons on sexual health, and sexual orientation and gender identity opt-in would make Alberta the first Canadian province to assume students are excluded from sex education by default. Proposal part of sweeping changes to Alberta’s student gender identity, sports and surgery policiesContinue Reading
Edmonton People who search for human remains in Alberta say a new study identifying predominant scavengers in the region will help them conduct their searches more efficiently. Forensic scientist Shari Forbes says research helps police, search and rescue groups Madeleine Cummings · CBC News · Posted: Feb 19, 2024 7:00Continue Reading
Edmonton Specialty romance book stores have been opening across North America to respond to rising demand, including three shops dedicated to the genre on the Canadian Prairies all founded within the last year — like Edmonton’s The Book Boudoir. New romance-exclusive shop in Edmonton joins Calgary store amid growing demandContinue Reading
For Carly and Ben Seligman, banking their two children’s umbilical cord blood felt like investing in medical insurance. The Calgary couple no longer trust that the potentially life-saving stem cells they have spent thousands of dollars to preserve remain viable or safe. “Collecting and banking the cord blood felt like thisContinue Reading
Richard Ozero operates a forklift in his warehouse, loading drums full of honey into a semi-trailer. His son uses a dolly to transport and organize the drums deeper into the trailer. This wasn’t Ozero’s initial entrepreneurship plan, but he’s happy with how things are going since he jumped head-first intoContinue Reading
Edmonton Filmed in Alberta and the N.W.T, Dene filmmaker Kevin Redvers’s newly-released thriller Cold Road is entirely written, directed and produced by Indigenous creatives. Thriller movie features all-Indigenous cast and crew Aaron Sousa · CBC News · Posted: Feb 11, 2024 12:00 PM EST | Last Updated: February 11 ColdContinue Reading
Edmonton Alberta will field more firefighters, more volunteers and more high-tech gear as it braces for what it expects will be another busy wildfire season, the province’s forestry minister said Thursday. ‘We’re preparing for the worst,’ says Alberta forestry ministerThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 09, 2024 9:33 AM ESTContinue Reading
