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Edmonton-based company enters space waste race

How do you deal with garbage in space? That’s what a team at the University of Alberta is working on. They are part of a NASA competition to send their space waste prototype to the moon. Waste...

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3 Edmonton mayoral candidates call for construction changes after West End work expands

The sound of drills, semi-trucks coming in and out, and workers directing traffic, all have become the new normal for Edmontonians getting to and from the west end. Blocked intersections and lines of...

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Residents in a north Edmonton neighbourhood say they were blindsided by proposed extra units on single-family home plots

Residents of the Crystallina Nera neighbourhood in northeast Edmonton tell CityNews they did not expect the development in their community of single-family homes. The land in question already has eight...
Albertans struggling to find jobs as unemployment jumps to 8.4%: Stats Canada

Autumn Sampson has been looking for a job for almost a year. She said she applied to over 50 jobs this summer with no luck, saying it has been hard to facilitate her living expenses without a job. “It’s...
Bike Bus Edmonton offers community ride to school

Some students in central Edmonton are finding a new way to go to school. Bike Bus Edmonton -- a new pilot project is helping students make their trip to school more active by using bikes. Twenty parents...
MADD Canada holds memorial ceremony for Albertans killed by impaired drivers

It is a moment of grief as families, friends, and community members gather for the annual memorial ceremony in Spruce Grove to honour and remember Albertans who have been killed in crashes involving alcohol...
Canada’s only publicly funded K-12 Indigenous charter school opens in central Alberta

It’s a big day for students living near the town of Drayton Valley. The community -- about an hour and a half southwest of Edmonton -- celebrated the grand opening of its new school. It’s Canada’s...
New toonie commemorates life and work of First Nations artist

Canada’s currency is seeing a historic moment, with a new toonie beginning circulation on Thursday. Daphne Odjig, from Wikwemikoong Unceded Territory in Ontario, is the first woman and visual artist...
Man, 20, charged in Edmonton playground fire; warrant issued for second man

Edmonton police say a 20-year-old man has been charged in connection with a playground fire in July, and an arrest warrant has been issued for a second man. EPS says around 8 a.m. on July 12, officers...
Families experience school morning drop-offs for first time since Edmonton removed photo radar

Schools are seeing the return of morning rush drop-offs, and in Edmonton, it’s the first time since the city removed photo radar. Edmonton police say they still have a presence near schools and playgrounds,...