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Renowned Indigenous cellist Cris Derksen was killed in a highway crash Friday evening near Slave Lake. According to online posts from family and friends, Derksen was fatally injured Friday leaving her father’s funeral in northern Alberta.
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After the long winter and snowfall at the beginning of the year, Edmonton is finally reopening the outdoor pools. Leo Cruzat has more information about some changes the city is doing with their amenities.
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It’s still got 10 to15 years of life left – but eventually the High Level bridge will have to come down. It has those tasked with preserving Edmonton’s history reflecting on what the bridge has meant to the city.
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A UCP government move to give MLAs the power to redraw provincial voting maps is not supported by a majority of Albertans or UCP voters, according to new polling. Sean Amato has the numbers and reaction.
Edmonton police are opening a ‘stabilization centre’ with Recovery Alberta nurses to bring people having a mental health or drug crisis, and hold them. Lauren Boothby reports.
It’s a new way to track how crisis teams are connecting vulnerable Edmontonians with the right services. More on the newly unveiled dashboard now live online.
