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  A former patient of an Edmonton fertility doctor feels betrayed after learning he profited off the prescriptions he wrote her. Anna Fike and her husband spent four years and thousands of dollars to have their son through in vitro fertilization (IVF). The couple began seeing Dr. Tarek Motan in 2015 and only stopped in 2017 when the clinic stopped providing IVF services. "Now looking back after this letter, a part of me feels like maybe we dodged a bullet." She opened the letter on Saturd...

  EDMONTON -- Alberta reported 1,699 COVID-19 cases Wednesday after 18,412 tests were completed, bringing the provinces positivity rate up to 9.5 per cent. The province confirmed another 1,332 variant cases in the last 24 hours, meaning about 59 per cent of cases in Alberta are variants. There are 18,873 active cases. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Albertas chief medical officer of health, tweeted Albertas COVID-19 numbers Wednesday evening after a delay due to a "technical issue." Due to a techni...

  EDMONTON -- New legislation introduced by the Alberta Government allows paid leave for full-time and part-time employees to get their COVID-19 vaccinations. According to the government, the amendments are made to the Employment Standards Code and ensures Albertans have three hours of job-protected leave regardless of length of employment. “Nobody should have to choose between getting vaccinated and putting food on the table,” Jason Copping, the minister of labour and immigration, sai...

Albertas capital city has risen from the middle of MacLeans Best Communities ranking to the No. 5 spot, partly because of how Edmontonians have been able to live during COVID-19.

  EDMONTON -- A Cree mom in Edmonton is drumming up business for herself and other entrepreneurs with a new company that delivers a curation of authentic Indigenous products directly to Canadians. Mallory Yawnghwe recently created Indigenous Box, a quarterly subscription service that she and her family run out of their home in south Edmonton. “There needs to be something out there that represents our people in a good way and really showcases some of the amazing stuff that people are doin...

  EDMONTON -- Edmonton public and Catholic schools are shifting junior high and high school students online for the next two weeks. Edmonton Public Schools and Edmonton Catholic Schools made a joint request to the province and announced the move Tuesday afternoon. “I understand this is difficult news to many students, parents and teachers, as in-classroom learning has significant benefits," said Adriana LaGrange, Albertas education minister. "However, due to operational concerns, this te...

EDMONTON -- A man was charged with manslaughter after the death of a 68-year-old in Vegreville. On April 3, Vegreville RCMP were called to a disturbance at the Woodgarden Estates trailer court at 9:09 p.m. Upon arrival, officers found Zolton Gordon Koleszar, 68, in need of medical aid, according to RCMP. They performed first aid until a medical team arrived, but he died on scene. The death was considered suspicious at the time and on April 4, RCMP arrested and charged Steven Zoltan Kolesza...

  EDMONTON -- Jill Jordan was cycling west of Edmonton with a friend when she says a truck driver began to harass them. The incident happened April 16, Jordan and her friend were on a route she uses regularly when a driver passes them fir the first time that evening. “He was yelling obscenities, no big deal, we’re kind of used to that being on the road,” said Jordan. “Didn’t think much of it.” Then, the driver circled back and sprayed gravel towards the cyclist, according to J...

  EDMONTON -- Edmonton Fire Rescue Service (EFRS) responded to a call about a dog alone in a vehicle, driving it, in west Edmonton. EFRS responded to Guardian Road and 199 Street at approximately 12:30 p.m. The dog was in the vehicle alone while it was rolling down the road, according to EFRS. “It appears that the dog had popped the vehicle into neutral causing it to move,” said Brittany Lewchuk with EFRS. The dog was rescued and there were no reported injuries to the dog or any Edmo...

  EDMONTON -- Alberta post-secondary students say the new federal budget will help student affordability and recent graduates navigate a rocky job market. The federal budget, tabled Monday in parliament, makes several provisions for post-secondary students including waving interest rates on federal student loans until March 31, 2023 and doubling Canada Student Grants for two additional years. Other measures include proposing to invest over $1.4 billion to help post-secondary students and y...