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Posted: Jan 31, 2021 7:00 AM MT | Last Updated: January 31 Sarah Adomako-Ansah and Andrew Parker are the co-founders of the Black Teachers Association of Alberta. (FO Photography) What started as discussion between two people after an anti-racism rally in Edmonton this summer has blossomed into the 50-member Black Teachers Association of Alberta.  Edmonton educator and basketball player Andrew Parker was one of the speakers at the June 5 rally and his stirring address that day at the Alberta Legislature got "a lot of play on social media" and he recalls thinking, "This can't be the end of it...

  The city has opened Hawrelak Park Lake to skating, marking the final city-operated ice surface to open in Edmonton. The skating surface is open between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m. and admission is free. The ice rink at City Hall also recently opened, and now Victoria Park Skating Oval and IceWay, Rundle Park IceWay and the rinks at Castle Downs and Jackie Parker parks are all available to use. The Meadows Community Recreation Centre outdoor leisure ice had opened but was shut down when the province announced stricter COVID-19 restrictions in December. The city says it's closed "until further n...

Article content Alberta’s organized and serious crime task force has seized more than $200,000 in drugs and cash from a north Edmonton home. Alberta’s Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) along with Edmonton Police Service searched a home in the Castle Downs neighbourhood on Dec. 9. ALERT in a Wednesday news release said police suspected the home to be connected to drug activity. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or More than $200,000 worth of drugs, cash seized from north Edmonton home: ALERT Back to video Police seized a number of drugs inc...

Posted: Dec 24, 2020 8:00 AM MT | Last Updated: December 24, 2020 Outreach volunteers providing COVID-19 care kits started going door to door this week in some of the hardest hit neighbourhoods in Edmonton and Calgary.(Supplied by Noor Al-Henedy) When Alberta's COVID-19 outreach program began to reach front doors this week, volunteers say they were met with delight and appreciation. "It's something you don't expect to see at your door, someone handing out at least two packages of self-protective gear and saying 'happy holidays,'" volunteer Hanan Noor said. Volunteers have started distributin...

Pandemic pastimes: 8 things to do in Edmonton during the holidays Classes are out, but in the midst of a pandemic, what do you do with the kids? Here's eight inexpensive, even free, ideas to help you get through the holidays in a safe, socially-distant way. Social Sharing