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EDMONTON -- A large structure fire swept through a commercial building in Stettler, Alta. The fire broke out Thursday at Five Star Ventures Waste Management at approximately 5:50 p.m. Three crews deployed to the facility. @CTVCalgary big working fire in Stettler, AB Fire crews on scene battling. pic.twitter.com/7PswFci2E1 — Dave McEachren (@DeereDave) April 16, 2021 Mark Dennis, Stettler Regional Fire Rescue chief, said in an interview with CTV News Edmonton it was a busy day for Stett...

  EDMONTON -- Edmonton-based Servus Credit Union has climbed to the top of Forbes’ World’s Best Banks rankings for Canada. According to Forbes, Servus Credit Union is the second best bank in Canada for 2021. The bank improved three places from last year’s ratings when it achieved fifth place. The ranking is based on survey results from customers who are asked for their opinions on relationships with their bank, relationships with prior banks, general service satisfaction, fees, digit...

  EDMONTON -- Alberta Health officials have acknowledged that the province has a vaccine hesitancy issue with the AstraZeneca vaccine. If fully operational, Alberta Health Services (AHS) says the mass vaccination clinic in Edmonton at the Expo Centre can vaccinate upwards of 6,000 people per day. As of Thursday morning, AHS says just 413 were booked in for appointments after having fewer than 250 the day before. Michael Zakhary, an Alberta Health Services medical officer of health in the ...

  EDMONTON -- A collection of art has been stolen from an Edmonton gallery including pieces from Northwest Territories artists. The Alberta Craft Council said in a statement to CTV News Edmonton that a robbery occurred at 3:10 a.m. Wednesday. Eleven pieces of art were stolen, including nine belonging to artists based in the Northwest Territories who participated in the Crafted NWT exhibition. Additionally, damage was done to the building and equipment was taken. The Alberta Craft Council...

  EDMONTON -- A longboarder has a broken leg but is otherwise OK, according to officials, after a crash Thursday evening. Police say a Chevrolet Corvette was turning from westbound Lessard Road onto northbound 199 Street when it hit the man. The 28-year-old had been crossing 199 Street in a marked crosswalk. The Corvettes 54-year-old male driver was not hurt. Investigators say "environmental conditions" are being considered a factor in the crash, but not speed or alcohol. RELATED IMAGES

EDMONTON -- A west-end hotel was evacuated for a fire Friday morning. Officials on scene at the Travelodge on Stony Plain Road and 185 Street said the blaze originated in a second-floor suite. Crews arrived around 10:20 a.m. to find "heavy smoke" coming from that storey. They managed to keep the fire contained to the suite.  One person in an adjacent suite was treated for minor smoke inhalation. Dozens were temporarily displaced, including some accommodated in rooms rented by the Jasper W...

  EDMONTON -- The lake situated in Hawrelak Park may soon get a bit more use during the summer months. Edmonton city councillors are discussing a $2-million plan to make the water at Hawrelak Park clean enough to paddle on. But, it would still not be considered safe enough for swimming. Phosphorous levels are considered too high for safe human swimming, mainly because of the geese and their droppings. Steve Bourdeau with World Triathlon Edmonton told city councils Community and Public Se...

  EDMONTON -- NDP MLA Thomas Dang spoke out Wednesday night about a racist parody account that linked him to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and the Wu-Tang Clan and described him as “unintelligible.” The account came under fire on Twitter after commenters noticed it was being followed by several UCP staff members, including high-ranking officials in Premier Jason Kenney’s office.  If youre wondering what the UCP "issues managers" do all day to earn their six figures- its making...

  EDMONTON -- A man from Edmonton, now living in Ontario, has been arrested and charged after allegedly defrauding several Edmontonians of more than $330,000. Police say that between Aug. 2014, and Dec. 2015, it was reported that a man from Brockville, Ontario had allegedly committed a series of cheque and investment frauds involving five Edmonton residents, a local business and a financial institution. In total the Edmontonians defrauded lost more than $330,000, said EPS. The EPS Economi...

  EDMONTON -- A fire official admits crews are "frustrated" after receiving calls to rescue four dogs that wandered out onto North Saskatchewan River ice on Wednesday. The emergency calls all came from the same area where a man was swept away last week trying to rescue a strangers pet. On Wednesday, a bernadoodle puppy died, two other dogs had to be rescued by firefighters in a boat and a black lab was able to make it to shore on its own. The first call came in at 1:30 p.m., a second came...