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  EDMONTON -- A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant in connection to a fatal shooting in Edmonton in 2019 has been arrested. Amin Yussuf, 30, was arrested on Feb. 26, in Coquitlam, B.C., when RCMP responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at 7 a.m. Police say Yussuf’s identity was later confirmed at their local detachment through fingerprints. The outstanding warrant was issued by the Edmonton Police Service on March 24, 2019, after they responded to a weapons complaint at Xhale Lounge. Investigators found Abubeker Gemechu Abduraman, 26, dead inside the lounge and two others sh...

The arrest of man at the Edmonton Convention Centre turned violent when bystanders surrounded and threw items at police.

  EDMONTON -- Thick black smoke poured out of the Expocrete Manufacturing Centre west of Edmonton Wednesday afternoon as firefighters battled a blaze inside. Crews could be seen monitoring the fire from a ladder truck above, while firefighters attacked the flames through an entrance obstructed from the main road. The call came in around 3:30 p.m. and RCMP, Parkland County Fire Services, Peace Officers, ATCO and Fortis were all on scene. “Crews arrived to find heavy smoke emitting from the structure. They had a kilning room that has styrofoam walls that ignited,” Parkland County Fire...

  EDMONTON -- In an attempt to clarify his position, Edmonton police chief Dale McFee reiterated remarks he made Tuesday about the use of tiki torches at a recent rally on Alberta's legislature grounds. "I want to acknowledge the behaviours, associated groups and symbols of racism and hatred that were on display at the rally are something that I personally condemn and something that our police service condemns."  The chief's latest public comments on the issue came Wednesday morning at the beginning of a Facebook Live info session with the head of the EPS Hate Crimes and Violent Extremi...

  EDMONTON -- Two Americans have been banned from hunting in Alberta for one year and the local company that hosted their hunt owes thousands in fines after a black bear was illegally killed. According to Alberta Fish and Wildlife, a group of people were involved in the killing of a black bear by an unlicensed hunter, and the submission of the kill under someone else's tag. All pleaded guilty to the charges. Altogether, $20,550 in fines were issued. BEAR KILLED IN 2017 The black bear was killed in September 2017 near Gypsy Lake Lodge, southeast of Fort McMurray. Investigators found N...