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• Drone deliveries will soon be taking off from the international airport

  Drones delivering commercial packages will soon be taking off from the Edmonton International Airport, following a successful flight Friday.

  

• Edmontonians lukewarm about tax increase, survey shows one-third OK with 1.8 per cent hike

  A survey shows more than half of Edmontonians do not want to see a tax increase or would prefer a decrease.

  

• Strike action avoided at Cargill beef plant in High River, Alta.

  Workers at the Cargill beef-processing plant in High River, Alta. approved a new contract with 71 per cent support, avoiding a strike or lockout.

  

• COVID-19 in Alberta: 349 new cases, 1 death on Friday as hospitalizations hit 3-month low

  Friday was the third straight day the number of new cases has declined after being in the 200s the three days before.

  

• 40,000 Alberta kids aged 5-11 now vaccinated, but advocates concerned about equal access

  A little more than a week after COVID-19 vaccine bookings opened for Alberta kids aged 5-11, more than 40,000 had received their first dose by Friday.

• 'Giving hope': Edmonton Salvation Army volunteers collect toys and donations for those in need

  Salvation Army volunteers collected toy donations Saturday to help families in need have a jolly Christmas.

• Police cruisers stuffed with food bank donations in Leduc

  Residents of Leduc helped pack police cruisers full of non-perishable food donations to support those in need during the holiday season.

• Man charged in connection with firearm incident at Wetaskiwin, Alta., business

  A man who stormed a central Alberta business and pointed a firearm at two employees this week faces several firearms-related charges.

• Trans Mountain Pipeline set to restart Sunday after nearly 3-week shutdown caused by storm

  The Trans Mountain Pipeline plans to reopen Sunday for the first time since the devastating storm that struck B.C. in mid-November.

• Toronto Pearson still not testing all international travellers, waiting for start date from government

  Days after the Canadian government announced mandatory COVID-19 testing for all international travellers, the new program is still not in place at Toronto Pearson.

• 'Recovery is possible': Alberta government doubles number of addiction treatment beds

  In 2019, the UCP government said it would establish 4,000 treatment spaces for Albertans suffering from addictions. Now, two years later, Premier Jason Kenney says the government is doing even more.

• Canadian women less optimistic about gender equality at work, survey finds

  Women in Canada are becoming more pessimistic about gender equality in the workplace, with a majority feeling the pace of change has been slow despite more awareness and they still aren’t being offered the same opportunities as men, according to a recent survey.