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Albertas annual highway cleanup is taking place on May 1.

After a series of fires in and near the river valley were intentionally set over the past few days, people who live in the area are concerned about the frequency and proximity of them.

Interest in the night sky has grown over the past year, which has led to a shortage of telescopes for sale and increased demand for courses on how to use them.

EDMONTON -- Edmonton police are investigating after a fatal collision involving a vacuum truck Tuesday. Around 3:40 p.m., police were called to a residential area around 122 Street and 143A Avenue for a serious collision. Officers found a 67-year-old woman dead at the scene. EPS said she had been run over by a large vacuum truck. Police are still trying to determine the cause of the collision. “There is no indication that the driver of the truck was speeding or impaired,” said EPS in ...

  EDMONTON -- A report by Retail Insider says Disney will be closing all 18 of its retail store in Canada by the end of the summer. Two have already shuttered. According to the report, Disney made the move to re-evaluate its operations amid a “challenging time for retail and landlords in North America” as more consumers shift their shopping online. “Over the next year Disney will focus on providing a more seamless, personalized and franchise-focused e-commerce experience through its ...

Edmonton police are investigating after a fatal collision involving a vacuum truck Tuesday.

  EDMONTON -- Alberta Health Services announced Tuesday that it would be reducing scheduled surgery activity by 30 per cent in Edmonton, Calgary and the North zone for the next two weeks. The change comes as COVID-19 case numbers across the province are rising. “These changes will allow our hospitals to expand inpatient beds if necessary and create more capacity for COVID-19 cases requiring hospitalization,” AHS announced on Twitter. At the province’s Tuesday COVID-19 update, Dr. De...

  EDMONTON -- Edmonton police said a 78-year-old man reported missing Tuesday has been found safe and unharmed. Harold Bridge was seen leaving his home in the area of 84 Avenue and 91 Street on Monday around 3 p.m., according to police. He was last seen at the Varscona Hotel around 8:50 a.m. Tuesday. There was concern for his well-being as Bridge requires regular medication and has a medical condition that could impair his decision-making abilities, according to EPS. Police said Bridge is...

  EDMONTON -- Police have arrested a man after they believe he started fires in Edmonton’s river valley. EPS said “several” fires were lit in the river valley Monday evening near the Kinsmen Sports Centre. Motorists are being asked by police to avoid Queen Elizabeth Park Road and the Walterdale Bridge area until further notice. Arson charges are pending, police said. According to police, it is too preliminary to connect Monday’s arrest with fires set in the river valley last week...

  EDMONTON -- Support is pouring in for one of the businesses destroyed by the fire in Sherwood Park over the weekend. Kristen Lang, owner of Klee Boutique, told CTV News Edmonton that she is overwhelmed by the amount of support she has been receiving from the community after her store went up in flames Saturday. Lang said she drove up to her store Saturday morning and was met with flames engulfing the entire building. “It was horrible,” she recalled. “I literally watched my store o...