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Article content The Chestermere home along Oakmere Close was owned by Amjad Kamal, neighbour Khaleel Bhatti told Postmedia. The fire occurred while Amjad, his wife Batool Rashid and their five children were hosting his brother Asad Kamal, his wife Rafiya Kamal and their three children. The blaze ripped through the home around 2:30 a.m. Friday, according to RCMP. A growing memorial at the fatal house fire in Chestermere Lake where seven people died. Photo taken on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Photo b...

Author of the article: Jonny Wakefield Publishing date: May 24, 2021  •  1 hour ago  •  3 minute read  •  Clifford Mitchell, seen in February 2018 with his grandson Levi. Mitchell was one of three people who died suddenly in an Edmonton park on Friday, May 21, 2021, family say. A cause of death has not been determined. Photo by supplied Article content Naomi Johnson says her father, 71-year-old Clifford Mitchell, was one of three men who went into medical distress and died in ...

Local numbers of the coronavirus have lowered over the past week.

Article content The City of Cold Lake marked its first COVID-19 death on May 12. According to Alberta Health Services data, it was a woman in her 50s who passed away. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. First COVID-19 death reported in Cold Lake Back to video As of press time Sunday evening, 2,143 Albertans have died of COVID-19 since March, 2020. Meanwhile, the number of active COVID-19 cases in the City of Cold Lake, and across the province of Alber...

Article content As of Tuesday, May 11 Fort Saskatchewan reported 127 active cases of the coronavirus. Nearby Strathcona County has 90 cases, Sherwood Park has 241 cases, and Sturgeon County has 89 cases. As of May 7, Alberta Health Services reported nine COVID-19 outbreaks within Strathcona County, including the local Costco and Inter Pipeline’s Industrial Complex. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. COVID: vaccine rollout ramps up, Alberta remains ...

Article content On the cusp of new restrictions, the province has officially identified Strathcona County as a COVID-19 hot spot. On Thursday, Alberta announced new targeted public health restrictions — which include moving Grade 7-12 classes to online learning as of Monday and ceasing indoor recreation and fitness — for municipalities or regions that surpass 350 cases per 100,000 people and at least 250 active cases. That announcement highlighted Strathcona County, Edmonton, Calgary, Grand...

Article content COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the City of Cold Lake. As of press time Sunday evening, there were 53 active cases in the city, according to Alberta Health Services. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. That is almost five times the cases Cold Lake had recorded three weeks ago. On Sunday, the city had an infection rate of 268 active cases per 100,000 people. A COVID-19 outbreak had been declared by AHS at Art Smith Aviation Academy, me...

Article content Edmonton’s revamped bus system is receiving mixed reviews during the first weekday commute, with some people late to work and others dropped off in places they didn’t expect. Dozens of buses adorning their new 500 bus routes to mark their service in the city’s southeast were quickly pulling in and out of the Mill Woods Transit Centre Monday morning. Edmonton Transit Services (ETS) workers were helping direct people to their new buses at an info centre topped with individua...

What was once only a topic discussed in history texts has become our day-to-day reality. On Oct. 28, 2020, our panel of experts explored what we are learning about applied safety and risk management including prolonged remote work issues, sustaining workplace mental health systems — as well as an assortment of legal matters in this new context. Panel moderator: Dylan Short, Managing Director, The Redlands Group Inc. Panellists: Manisha Mistry, Senior Director, Occupational Health, Safety & En...

Cold Lake MLA David Hanson was one of 17 United Conservative Party caucus members to sign a letter addressed to the premier saying they disagreed with the…