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  EDMONTON -- Councillor visits to the temporary shelter at Edmonton Convention Centre have sparked a conversation of sorts about how council should monitor city-funded projects. In a letter on Monday, the Edmonton Police Associations president said Mayor Don Iveson was "political pandering" in alleging the visits to Tipinawâw Shelter were surprise inspections meant to undermine the work being done there. Iveson wrote to the Edmonton Police Commission on April 16 after learning the police...

  WINNIPEG -- Connor McDavid registered his third hat trick of the season and the ninth of his career as the Edmonton Oilers dismantled Winnipeg 6-1 on Monday to leapfrog the Jets for second place in North Division. Leon Draisaitl, with a goal and an assist, Alex Chiasson and Darnell Nurse also scored for Edmonton (28-16-2), which has two games in hand on the Jets. Mike Smith made 36 saves. McDavid, who leads the NHL in scoring with 81 points, also had an assist and now sits second in the...

  EDMONTON -- The University of Alberta (U of A) will be gradually returning to in-person learning in the fall In a statement, the university announced it would have approximately 80 per cent of courses in-person and 20 per cent online. The university said the fall 2021 semester course offerings are now available so students can begin to plan their schedules. Steven Dew, U of A provost and vice president (academic), said in a statement that the university looks forward to seeing students b...

Dozens of people participated in the Downtown Edmonton Community Leagues annual spring cleanup event Sunday.

All students identified as involved in an assault near Rosslyn School in Edmonton who are part of the public school division have been recommended for expulsion and their names have been passed on to police, the Edmonton Public School District revealed Sunday.

An international student received significant injuries to his arm after being stabbed and assaulted while taking the LRT.

  EDMONTON --  A northern Alberta municipality with the highest rate of COVID-19 cases in the province is calling on more vaccine from the feds. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo council decided late Sunday night to declare a state of local emergency. Council also passed a motion to ask Alberta and Ottawa for "accelerated vaccine distribution" and ask the governments for an emergency meeting with local and Indigenous leadership. The municipality of nearly 75,000 has 1,102 active ...

  EDMONTON -- The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating after an RCMP cruiser struck a bicyclist. In a news release, RCMP say officers were conducting an investigation Grande Prairie close to 100 Street and 110 Avenue in Grande Prairie at around 3:30 a.m. Saturday. A second unit was driving to respond to the active investigation when a collision occurred with a 28-year-old man on a bicycle at 107 Avenue and 98 Street. Mounties say they performed first aid until E...

Police are investigating after a 14-year-old Black student was attacked outside his school last week. His family believes it was racially-motivated. Pazo told CTV News Edmonton in an interview that the story of his assault begins prior to the incident. In Nov. 2020, another student threatened him, Pazo says. The student was expelled from Rosslyn School. Later, his friends tried to retaliate against Pazo. “A couple of months go by and the kids keep coming after me and coming after me,” ...

  EDMONTON -- A family in Warwick, Alta., continues to search for answers after a man assaulted a girl after attempting to gain access to their property nearly a month ago. On March 26, RCMP responded to an assault outside a home during an attempted break-and-enter. The mother of the 11-year-old who was assaulted and Erica Zacharuk, a close friend that lives nearby the family affected by the assault, were interviewed by CTV News Edmonton. The mother of the girl said that her daughter was ...