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Edmonton The Edmonton Oilers have signed star centre Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year, $112 million US contract extension, the club announced Tuesday. New contract begins with the 2025-26 season and runs through 2033The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 03, 2024 10:48 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago CentreContinue Reading

Edmonton Federal officials are en route to northwestern Alberta to investigate a plane crash that killed a pilot and took out power around Fort Vermilion, RCMP say. Federal investigators en route, RCMP sayCBC News · Posted: Sep 01, 2024 12:41 PM EDT | Last Updated: September 1 The plane pilot wasContinue Reading

Edmonton·First Person Instead of fierce competition, Hassan Yahaya discovered abundance, sharing and camaraderie within his Nigerian community in Canada. I found abundance instead of competition for resources in my community in Canada Hassan Yahaya · for CBC First Person · Posted: Sep 01, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Edmonton Boy, 15, fatally shot by 2 RCMP officers during ‘confrontation’ south of Edmonton, police sayA teen from central Alberta who called 911 for help, alleging people were trying to kill him, is dead after two responding Mounties shot him, RCMP said Friday.  Teen from Samson Cree Nation had called 911 forContinue Reading

Edmonton The Insurance Bureau of Canada estimates the insured damages — including homes, businesses, their contents and vehicles — to be $880 million, making it the costliest insurance event in Canada’s national park history. IBC says Jasper fire is Canada’s 9th costliest disaster for insurance payouts Emily Williams · CBCContinue Reading

This story is part of the Prairies Climate Change Project, a joint initiative between CBC Edmonton and CBC Saskatchewan that focuses on weather and our changing climate. Lightning could strike in Canada more often due to the effects of climate change — and amid concerns of drought, that could alsoContinue Reading

Edmonton Three years after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, news from that nation has largely disappeared from the media spotlight. But a woman in Edmonton is ensuring stories of brutality faced by women and 2SLGBTQ+ people still get told. Zahra Nader founded the Zan Times after the Taliban regainedContinue Reading

Edmonton The Watson family welcomed new additions into the world on July 8 after giving birth to four babies. The Watson family welcomed four new additions on July 8Mrinali Anchan · CBC News · Posted: Aug 24, 2024 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 12 hours ago Parents Tara andContinue Reading

Years after public health researchers urged the City of Edmonton to allow no more than 45 swimmers per day in Canada’s only natural swimming pool, municipal officials say the water is just fine. But microbiologists are concerned that allowing hundreds of people each day to take a dip in BordenContinue Reading