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  30 robberies involving the swarming of store employees reported to Edmonton police

  The Edmonton Police Service is warning of a new shoplifting trend where groups of young people swarm store employees to steal expensive products.

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  Feds, province provide few details on progression of any pharmacare funding talks

  While the federal and provincial governments have come to an agreement to provide access to drugs for rare diseases, neither side is addressing much in terms of a pharmacare funding deal. That leaves Alberta diabetes patients paying the price for that delay, they say.

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  Privacy watchdog concerned as Alberta passes bill to end fall legislature sitting

  Alberta’s access to information watchdog says she wasn’t expecting the UCP government to heed her warnings about a bill she’s concerned will “significantly degrade” government transparency.

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  Canada expands list of banned firearms to include hundreds of new models and variants

  The Canadian government is expanding its list of banned firearms, adding hundreds of additional makes, models and their variants, effective immediately.

• Heat, water issues close Canada Place, delay passport pickups for Edmontonians

  Canada Place in downtown Edmonton was closed to tenants and the public on Thursday and will remain closed on Friday as well.

• Students use science to brew the best cup of coffee

  Chemical engineering students put the knowledge they've learned in class to the test to try and make the best cup of coffee.

• Hockey cards and the food bank: Leduc business raising money to help feed others

  A Leduc hobby shop is raising money for the food bank with a pretty Canadian-themed incentive.

• McDavid excited to face Ekholm, Arvidsson in 4 Nations tournament

  They'll be teammates Thursday night but a number of Edmonton Oilers will go head-to-head in February.

• St. Albert photo radar contractor suspends services after provincial announcement

  Some photo radar sites will start operating in St. Albert again after contractors suspended them across the city earlier this week.

• Ottawa, Alberta announce $162M rare disease drug agreement

  Alberta has entered a $162-million agreement with the federal government to provide access to drugs for rare diseases.

• Woman arrested after alleged child abduction attempt in Cold Lake

  A woman has been charged after allegedly trying to take a six-year-old girl from a Cold Lake restaurant.

• More Alberta RCMP officers to be outfitted with body-worn cameras in January

  More RCMP officers in Alberta will soon be wearing body cameras.

• Shootings down in 2024 in Edmonton: EPS

  The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) said shootings in the city have almost halved this year.

• Butterdome's Christmas craft show kicks off for 2024

  One of the most popular Christmas craft shows is back.

• Former cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault tells committee: 'I am not Indigenous'

  Randy Boissonnault, whose shifting claims to Indigenous identity cost him his job as employment minister, told a House of Commons committee today that he is not Indigenous.

• $300K awarded to Edmonton artists for their contributions to the city

  The Edmonton Arts Council, in partnership with the City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Community Foundation, have announced this year's recipients of the Edmonton Artists Trust Fund award.