Edmonton pilot project could allow drinking in some city-owned parks
A city report says 71 per cent of the more than 15,000 responses to an online survey were supportive of allowing alcohol consumption in parks.

A city report says 71 per cent of the more than 15,000 responses to an online survey were supportive of allowing alcohol consumption in parks.
Cities have been the home to the balance of Alberta's COVID-19 cases but surrounding towns and smaller communities are feeling the effects of the third wave.
Alberta reported 1,646 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest single-day count since mid-December.
A fire official admits crews are "frustrated" after receiving four rescue calls for dogs wandering out onto North Saskatchewan River ice on Wednesday.
An Edmonton man and his dogs were minding their own business when they found out the hard way how territorial and aggressive geese can be.
NDP MLA Thomas Dang spoke out Wednesday night about a racist parody account that linked him to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and the Wu-Tang Clan and described him as “unintelligible.”
The mass vaccination clinic at Edmonton's EXPO Centre administered a fraction of the thousands of COVID-19 shots it is capable of on Wednesday.
A Tuesday morning fire destroyed hundreds of hay and straw bales, costing an Alberta farmer thousands.
A large structure fire swept through a commercial building in Stettler, Alta.
The trial for a man charged in the slaying of a family doctor at a central Alberta medical clinic is going ahead as scheduled.
More than 3,000 patients’ electronic health records were improperly accessed at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.
Mounties say that an investigation by the explosives disposal unit found no explosive devices in or around a vehicle at 103 Hermary Street.
A large rock was thrown through the window of Adriana LaGrange’s constituency office in Red Deer Tuesday, according to the education minister.
Local Edmonton entrepreneur and Muslim Canadian Rabiah Farhat started her company to offer Islamic holiday inflatables and decorations.
Anita McDonald from Kuhlmann’s is showing us how to get our lawns and gardens ready for spring planting!
EE Football Team veteran Ryan King has called it a career after eight seasons with the Canadian Football League club.
The 2021 Memorial Cup has been cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The Edmonton Oilers acquired defenseman Dmitry Kulikov from the New Jersey Devils on Monday in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.
A U.S. diver stumbled upon a wedding ring while in a river, luckily for the owner who had been looking for the lost band.
Jill Macyshon has the story of a former Winnipeg grocery store worker finding popularity on TikTok sharing his satirical stories.
An eight-day period of national mourning for the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is underway in the U.K.
A Cyclone helicopter made a precautionary landing at Nova Scotia's Rainbow Haven Provincial Park after noticing a cockpit indication.
The app, created by Indigenous Vision, shares the locations of historical Blackfoot land sites throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Montana and Wyoming.
A territorial goose attacks an unsuspecting Edmonton man and his two dogs Tuesday, April 13, 2021.
Premier Doug Ford’s cabinet is meeting today to discuss potential new measures for Ontario after another record-breaking COVID-19 case count.
Evan Solomon says 'it's unconscionable' that the U.S. continues to sit on millions of vaccine doses that they aren't using.
Hospitals trying to keep up as number of ICU patients rises LIVE as they happen: COVID-19 updates from across Canada
Dr. Alex Patel, an Ont. critical care physician, says he knows of three patients who turned down the vaccine and later ended up in ICU.
A U.S. software engineer hopes to use VR to fight racism and highlight the dangers faced by Black drivers. Reuter's Francesca Lynagh reports.
Premier Doug Ford's government is reaching out to every single province and territory asking for help with health care resources, as the third wave of COVID-19 inundates Ontario's intensive care units and overwhelms physicians and nurses.
The federal government has secured an additional eight million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine coming over the next few months, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday, just as Moderna revealed coming shipments will be smaller than promised.
Getting an annual COVID-19 vaccine booster shot will likely become an annual ritual much like flu vaccinations, due to the need for reinforced immunity and dealing with new variants that could emerge, says one Ottawa epidemiologist.
The Canadian Medical Association is calling for 'extraordinary measures' to be implemented to address the surge of COVID-19 cases across several provinces.
The Public Health Agency of Canada has dropped their recommendation for additional screening measures applied to travellers arriving from Brazil, as a variant linked to that country spreads rapidly through Canada.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will make an announcement Friday afternoon after cabinet considered new COVID-19 restrictions amid rising case counts and hospitalizations.
There are growing calls to prioritize early childhood educators and child care staff higher in the queues for COVID-19 vaccines, as many daycares remain open despite rising cases across the country.
A major home construction company in the Greater Toronto Area says it will be reviewing site security procedures after a party was held at one of its houses under construction last weekend.
A new Twitter account run by volunteers is helping Canadians who are having a hard time finding available vaccination appointments.