Sandra Batson News Today

Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Alysa Pederson talks about says Edmonton can expect to see more precipitation in her May forecast with Sandra Batson.

Dr. Ariana Daniel from the Alberta Reproductive Centre joins Sandra Batson to talk about what types of patients she sees in her clinic who are dealing with fertility challenges.

With the deadline to file personal income taxes fast approaching, Sandra Batson is joined by Gurpreet Plaha from the Canadian Revenue Agency for tips and tricks when it comes to filing taxes.

Edmontonians are dealing with dense fog and poor air quality that has blanketed the region. 

It’s never happened in Edmonton before — eight of the councillors heading to city hall are women and two of them, women of colour. 

CBC Calgary and CBC Edmonton have won 12 Prairie Region Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association of Canada for work on stories ranging from the devastation left by the deaths of several men by suicide in Medicine Hat, to making sense of the COVID pandemic through graphs and charts, to a forum on systemic racism, the quest for accountability after a child died in care, the secret lives of ghost towns and much more.

Below is a non-exhaustive list of articles, films, books and more that chronicle everything from 19th-century Black literary works to 21st-century Black collective action. CBC Stories CBC News Saskatchewan25 days ago 11:36In this story from 2000, CBC reporter Sandra Batson takes a look at the history of African Americans who came to the Canadian Prairies, and the discrimination they confronted in search of a better life.11:36 In this 2000 report for the The Magazine, Sandra Batson (now the hos...

Join us on Friday, April 16 for a CBC Edmonton online event–a day of informative sessions and a chance to hang out with your favourite hosts and special guests, all from the comfort of home.

Weve come a far way: Retired rail worker reflects on history of Black activism as force for change When he worked for Via in Winnipeg in the 1990s, Tony McFarlane helped end a practice of booking higher-paid train staff in separate, and sometimes more expensive, hotel accommodations than lower-paid staff — many of whom were people of colour. Social Sharing Tony McFarlane helped break barrier in the rail industry, where Black workers fought for equality for decades Posted: Feb 28, 2021 6:00 ...