Rush hour drivers in downtown Edmonton saw an unusual traffic disruption Tuesday afternoon — a protest in a busy intersection. The intersection on 104th Street and Jasper Avenue was blocked for nearly an hour, as about 100 people took part in a round dance. Police helped re-direct traffic around the drummers and dancers. Members of…

The city will continue piloting an anti-icing agent on Edmonton streets despite controversy over the program. At a meeting Tuesday, city council agreed to follow through with the pilot until the end of the winter, despite city findings showing the city’s calcium chloride brine damages roads 20 per cent more than salt alone.  Coun. Jon Dziadyk said…

Video A yellow-vest convoy of trucks started in Lamont, Alta., then proceeded to Anthony Henday Drive to raise awareness of their pro-pipeline campaign. Posted: Jan 22, 2019 4:08 PM MT | Last Updated: January 22 A yellow-vest convoy of trucks started in Lamont, Alta., then proceeded to Anthony Henday Drive to raise awareness of their…

Canada’s last veteran of a deadly Second World War bombing raid has died at age 95. Fred Sutherland of Rocky Mountain House, Alta., was one of two surviving members of Squadron 617, known later as the Dambusters. The legendary unit dropped new high-tech “bouncing bombs” in 1943 on a German dam that was a key part of Adolf Hitler’s industrial…

Two people face more charges following a separate animal cruelty investigation into horse neglect west of Edmonton. The Alberta SPCA says it began receiving complaints last month of dead horses or animals in distress on two properties in the Evansburg area. The SPCA has laid 27 charges each against Patricia Moore and Ross Atkinson under…

A man that died outside a south Edmonton apartment complex Sunday morning was stabbed to death, an autopsy confirmed Tuesday.  Police say Gearard Wright, 20, of Edmonton, sustained life-threatening injuries during an altercation in the Ermineskin neighbourhood just before 2 a.m. Sunday. Paramedics arrived but Wright died at the scene.  Edmonton police say they released Wright’s name…