An Edmonton man convicted of killing his pregnant wife and dumping her body in a ditch has been granted full parole. The Parole Board of Canada says Michael White was granted full parole in late May. The 46-year-old was convicted in 2006 of second-degree murder and offering an indignity to a dead body in the…

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to create an Edmonton council of candidates to provide her with advice on the province’s capital, given that the city now has no elected United Conservative Party (UCP) MLAs, after Kaycee Madu lost the party’s single Edmonton seat in the May 29 election. During a May 30 interview with 630…

A few dozen people attended the funeral today of a mother and her child who were stabbed to death outside an Edmonton school. Carolann Robillard, who was 35, and 11-year-old Sarah Miller, who had recently started using the first name Jayden, were killed in what police said was a random attack outside Crawford Plains School….

Two iconic hockey clubs have renewed hopes that a decades-long wait for a Stanley Cup win is over—both for themselves and for Canada. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers have been champions many times, but not recently. And Canada hasn’t had a Stanley Cup champion since the Montreal Canadiens won in 1993. What’s more, the…

Two iconic hockey clubs have renewed hopes that a decades-long wait for a Stanley Cup win is over—both for themselves and for Canada. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers have been champions many times, but not recently. And Canada hasn’t had a Stanley Cup champion since the Montreal Canadiens won in 1993. What’s more, the…

Police are promising a greater presence in downtown Edmonton after increased violence around the Oilers arena during this year’s NHL playoff season. Police Chief Dale McFee said although there has been a rise in violence in the area, most fans are there to respectfully enjoy the game and cheer on their hockey team. “There’s a…

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the families of two Edmonton police officers who were fatally shot this week will each receive $100,000 from the province’s Heroes’ Fund. Smith made the announcement Saturday during her weekly provincewide radio program while addressing the deaths of Const. Brett Ryan and Const. Travis Jordan. The officers were gunned down…

A 16-year-old armed with a gun wounded his mother, killed two police officers, and then took his own life early Thursday in western Canada. The shootings occurred in Edmonton, Alberta, after two police officers arrived at the scene of a domestic dispute at around 12:47 a.m. The two police were fatally shot not long after…

EDMONTON, Canada—It is not every day that one sheds tears of happiness, but every now and then, an opportunity arises for such an occasion. Said opportunity descended upon massage therapists Devon Martin and Jessica Murphy when they watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium on Mar. 16. During the intermission, the…

EDMONTON, Canada—It is not every day that one sheds tears of happiness, but every now and then, an opportunity arises for such an occasion. Said opportunity descended upon massage therapists Devon Martin and Jessica Murphy when they watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium on March 16. During the intermission, the…