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Man charged with murder after missing teen Samuel Bird's body located Police have located the remains of the 14-year-old boy whose disappearance gripped the city and charged a man with his murder.

#BREAKING Police have located the remains of the 14-year-old boy whose disappearance gripped the city and charged a man with his murder.

16.10.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Teachers rally as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith talks strike, federal-provincial negotiations at chamber event Alberta Premier Danielle Smith talks teachers' strike, MOU between Canada and Alberta

Hundreds of teachers and supporters rallied outside of the Rogers Centre on Thursday morning while Premier Danielle Smith spoke at the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce’s State of the Province Address.

16.10.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Police have located the remains of the 14-year-old boy whose disappearance gripped the city and charged a man with his murder.

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16.10.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There is more than $400K of Cartmell's funding from donors who have also given to the UCP; Knack has many donors in city administration.

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16.10.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Edmonton police traffic blitz nets 755 violations, including impaired driving A 24-hour traffic crackdown resulted in 755 violations issued by Edmonton police.

'It only takes one bad decision to cause tragedy on our roads'

#Edmonton #YEG #YEGTraffic #RoadSafety #DontDrinkandDrive

edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/e...

16.10.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don't get burned by ignoring City of Edmonton fireworks ban, permits: EFRS Fireworks are not permitted in the City of Edmonton but the restriction may be lifted just in time for Diwali (and then New Year's 2026)

#Fire restriction still in effect as #Diwali celebrations set to kick off this weekend

#YEG #Edmonton #FireSafety

edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

14.10.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Morning #Edmonton - I'm hoping to speak to a parent about the upcoming #yegElection2025. Specifically, I'm wondering how much you're paying attention to the school #trustee races with the #Alberta Teacher Strike underway?

If you're interested in speaking to the media, please send me a PM.

14.10.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Keith Gerein: Alberta's malnourished restaurant inspection system has become indigestible Alberta must make upgrades to its restaurant inspection system to improve transparency for diners and impose stricter enforcement on bad eateries

Alberta must make upgrades to its restaurant inspection system to improve transparency for diners and impose stricter enforcement on bad eateries

10.10.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Edmonton mayoral debate focuses on core services ahead of final advance voting days Over 4,000 viewers register to watch forum and submit over 1,000 questions to Oct. 9 full-house public forum at Stanley Milner Library

Stanley Milner Library hosts 10 of 13 candidates in Oct. 9 evening forum

#yegcc #edmontonelection2025 #yegvotes2025

edmontonjournal.com/news/edmonto...

10.10.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'We can certainly make people sick': Edmonton restaurant workers sound alarm on food safety risks Edmonton restaurant workers sound the alarm on unsafe food handling practices, insufficient training and how the system is failing diners

Edmonton restaurant workers sound the alarm on unsafe food handling practices, insufficient training and how the system is failing diners

09.10.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alberta teachers' strike: Bargaining between ATA and province to resume Tuesday Bargaining is set to resume between the union representing thousands of teachers and the government on Tuesday.

Bargaining is set to resume between the union representing thousands of teachers and the government on Tuesday.

09.10.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Glorified spreadsheet': Alberta's restaurant inspection website needs major overhaul, expert says The website that publishes Alberta’s food safety inspections is 20 years obsolete, an expert says

The website that publishes Alberta’s food safety inspections is 20 years obsolete, an expert says

08.10.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Creeping Into the Kitchen: Restaurants a β€˜perfect’ breeding ground for roaches More than 180 food establishments in Edmonton over a 38-month period had signs of a cockroach infestation, health inspection data shows.

More than 180 food establishments in Edmonton over a 38-month period had signs of a cockroach infestation, health inspection data shows.

08.10.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Crawling bugs and half-baked enforcement: Alberta’s restaurant inspections a recipe for foodborne illness β€” Investigation Lax inspections, excessive violations and poor transparency in Alberta's restaurant inspection system is a recipe for foodborne Illness

According to the data obtained and analyzed during this investigation, more than 250 food establishments across Edmonton went at least two years without seeing an inspector.

08.10.2025 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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'We have a responsibility to lead by example': Outgoing Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi reflects on his tenure Outgoing Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi has a message for his fellow leaders across the country β€” tone down the rhetoric.

Outgoing mayor cautions fellow leaders to turn down the heat on rhetoric

#Edmonton #YEG #Abpoli

edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

07.10.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Edmonton Election 2025: Advance polls open Tuesday, what to know before voting Advance polls open this week in Edmonton for Alberta's Oct. 20 municipal election, but that's only one of three ways to cast a ballot.

Advance polls open this week in Edmonton for Alberta's Oct. 20 municipal election, but that's only one of three ways to cast a ballot.

07.10.2025 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thousands rally at Alberta legislature on cusp of Monday teachers' strike A rally to support teachers on the cusp of a province-wide teachers' strike Monday drew thousands to the Alberta legislature grounds Sunday.

'I wanted to show my children what impact a group of teachers can do'

#Edmonton #PublicEducation #abpoli

edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

05.10.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump tariffs, dry season not stopping Edmonton area farmers from Sharing the Harvest Tariffs and dry conditions are having an impact on how much canola farmers are able to raise to fight world hunger this year.

'Generally speaking, we were getting 'just in time' rains and 'just enough' rains and yields have been largely surprisingly good'

#FoodSecurity #Harvest #CanadianFoodgrainsBank

edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

04.10.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Police lay charges in Whitemud Drive fatality A man has been charged in a fatal collision which occurred on Whitemud Drive earlier this year.

Semi-truck driver allegedly struck 39-year-old man who was inspecting his vehicle.

#Edmonton

edmontonjournal.com/news/police-...

03.10.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Will the Oct. 20 election results be clear that night? Unlikely, says Edmonton Elections Hand counting ballots this election has Edmonton Elections warning that full results of the Oct. 20 vote may not be clear the day of.

Changes made by provincial government last year mean all ballots must be counted by hand.

#EdmontonElection2025

edmontonjournal.com/news/oct-20-...

03.10.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#EdmontonElection2025 #edmonton #canadapost

02.10.2025 23:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Three mayoral candidates vow to not push brakes on development Andrew Knack, Rahim Jaffer and Michael Walters all pledged they would not slow down the extent of construction across the city.

Michael Walters, Rahim Jaffer and Andrew Knack spoke at a #business mixer in #downtown #Edmonton.

#EdmontonElection2025

edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

02.10.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Edmonton voter information cards may be scrapped due to Canada Post strike There will be no voter information cards mailed out this year if Canada Post and Postal Workers can't come up with a deal by this Friday.

#Election officials are also scrambling to ensure anyone who needs a #specialballot is able to vote.

edmontonjournal.com/news/edmonto...

#CanadaPostStrike #EdmontonElection2025

02.10.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Edmonton mayoral frontrunners discuss transit and taxes at public forum Four candidates squared off Sept. 30 in southeast Edmonton to debate public transport, homelessness and the gig economy on AM radio.

Mayoral candidates squared off Sept. 30 at the Sultan Banquet Hall in southeast #Edmonton. All four candidates poured cold water on a suggestion to bring more #privatization in the #publictransit system.

@edmontonjournal.com

edmontonjournal.com/news/edmonto...

30.09.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Edmonton is commemorating Tuesday's Truth and Reconciliation Day Flags at city hall are being flown at half-staff to honour those who did not come home from residential schools.

@edmontonjournal.com

Fort Edmonton Park will have an entire Tuesday of events to mark the time of reflection, starting with an opening ceremony at 9:30 a.m. to kick off the Indigenous Peoples Experience

#TruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay

29.09.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Now covering all things related to municipal politics in #EdmontonAB for @edmontonjournal.com β€” reach out to me if you have any concerns or story ideas related to #YEG #CityHall. #abpoli

29.09.2025 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Five tireless educators named to NWT Education Hall of Fame Dianne Lafferty, Patricia Davison, Heath Israel, David Murphy and Denise McDonald selected as 'class of 2024'

Five hard-working educators have been honoured as the latest inductees into the NWT Education Hall of Fame. #NWT #education #halloffame #teachers #educators

www.nnsl.com/local-news/f...

18.09.2025 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sale of portion of NWT rare earths project to American firm raises 'serious questions,' says YKDFN Transaction 'raises important questions,' according to First Nation's CEO

A recent sale of nearly half of an Australian firm's holdings to an American-owned company, including a portion of a major project in the NWT, raises questions about First Nations' rights over resources, says the Yellowknives Dene. #NWT #Dene #mining

www.nnsl.com/local-news/s...

09.09.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fort McPherson RCMP investigating after 14-year-old shot in street Youth was found on Charles Koe Road in early morning of Sept. 7.

Fort McPherson RCMP are asking anyone who knows about the shooting of a 14-year-old to come forward. #FortMcPherson #nwt #RCMP #shooting #Crime

www.nnsl.com/local-news/f...

09.09.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Re-entry plan in works for Fort Providence but evacuation still stands Fireguard has been established along northern perimeter of community

A re-entry plan for residents is in the works for Fort Providence, though officials say it is currently still not safe to return. #FortProvidence #NWT #wildfire #Evacuation #safety

www.nnsl.com/local-news/r...

08.09.2025 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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