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  Alta. church moves service to unknown location after authorities fence off property

  "They can take our facility but we'll just find another one," GraceLife Church's pastor James Coates opened service on Sunday. 4

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  Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update Tuesday as Alberta nears 15,000 active cases

  Alberta's chief medical officer of health will give her first COVID-19 update in four days on Tuesday. 16

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  CHL announces cancellation of 2021 Memorial Cup due to COVID-19 restrictions

  The 2021 Memorial Cup has been cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. 30

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  At least 150K litres of crude oil spilled at a Trans Mountain facility last year. Here's what the TSB says happened.

  Investigators have released a report on what they believe went wrong nearly a year ago that caused thousands of litres of crude oil to spill from a B.C. pumping facility.

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  Nova Scotia man charged with human trafficking in the Edmonton area

  A Nova Scotia man is being transported to Alberta after being accused of forcing a woman to work in the sex trade in the Edmonton area between November and December of 2019. 1

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  Alberta predicting no more masks or COVID-19 isolation by mid-September

  With the opening of rapid flow-through vaccination centres around the province, including two "mega clinics" in Alberta's largest cities, the premier expects the province to be "back to normal" in the fall. 17

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  Kenney says Hinshaw threats at rally are from 'unhinged conspiracy theorists'

  "It is increasingly clear that many involved in these protests are unhinged conspiracy theorists," Alberta's premier said Monday of some of those gathered at the provincial legislature protesting masks and calling to "lock [Dr. Hinshaw] up." 17

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  Alberta adds more than 1K new cases for 6th straight day

  Alberta added more than a thousand new COVID-19 cases for a sixth straight day on Monday.

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  U.S. recommends 'pause' for J&J COVID-19 single-dose vaccine over clot reports

  The U.S. is recommending a 'pause' in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. 2

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  WEATHER

  Edmonton weather for April 13: Bring on the sun

  A frosty morning across central and northern Alberta today, with morning lows 5 to 10 degrees below zero.

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  Edmonton fire chief pleads for firefighter's inclusion in vaccine rollout

  Edmonton’s fire chief is asking the province to allow firefighter’s access to the COVID-19 vaccine as a growing number of them contract COVID-19 and overtime costs soar to $1 million. 2

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  Mandatory vaccinations in Alberta no more under new UCP proposed legislation

  Bill 66 would repeal sections of the controversial Bill 10 that allowed cabinet to make changes without the approval of the legislature while also removing legislation to make vaccines mandatory. 1

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  Kenney concerned Albertans won't accept the AstraZeneca vaccine as national poll shows half of Canadians 'uncomfortable' with brand

  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province is ramping up its vaccine program as more mass vaccination sites open up and additional supply arrives, but there are still a few obstacles to hitting his projected numbers 1

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  O'Chiese First Nation calls on ASIRT to complete 'unbiased' investigation into death of community member following RCMP confrontation

  The O’Chiese First Nation is calling on the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) to investigate a police confrontation resulting in the death of a 24-year-old community member with “objectively” and “without favoritism.”

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  Alberta legislature speaker apologizes for signing letter opposing COVID-19 restrictions

  Alberta's legislature speaker apologized on Monday after he and 16 MLAs denounced the province's latest COVID-19 restrictions last week. 17

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  Edmonton man arrested after month-long firearms investigation

  Edmonton police have arrested 23-year-old Trevor Paul Simpson and charged him with multiple firearm and fraud-related offences after a month-long investigation.

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  Southern Alberta woman claims to use power of heart and mind to find missing 5-year-old

  A woman training in healing touch therapy says she tapped into the power of heart and mind to connect with a missing five-year-old child on Saturday and claims she lead searchers to where he was found. 1

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  Transit bump could 'decrease ridership': Free Transit Edmonton

  More than 1,400 Edmontonians signed a petition calling for a freeze on transit fares as the cost is expected to rise.

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  Air Canada, Canadian government reach agreement in $5.9-billion 'liquidity program'

  Air Canada and the federal government have reached an agreement on a $5.9-billion aid package that the company says will speed up customer refunds, protect industry jobs and return service to some communities that were shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 5

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  Dog rescue caught on camera prompts ice warning from firefighters

  Another dog was rescued from the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton over the weekend. 1

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  Oilers acquire D Dmitry Kulikov from Devils

  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.

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  Edmonton Folk Fest cancels 2021 festival with 'variants and vaccine rollout still uncertain'

  The Edmonton Folk Music Festival cancelled its 2021 festival at Gallagher Park for the second year in a row. 17

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  Alberta doctors say trust must be rebuilt after proposed new labour deal rejected

  The head of the Alberta Medical Association says many factors led to the recent collapse of a proposed master agreement with the province, but he says a key one was lack of trust. 16

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  '100 per cent preventable' fire from smoking materials caused $6M in damage: officials

  A massive fire that caused the collapse of a 31-suite apartment building in northwest Edmonton caused $6 million in damages, investigators say. 1

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  Expert says gathering outside Alberta church attended by many conspiracy theorists

  An expert investigating hate groups says a weekend gathering outside an Alberta church charged with violating COVID-19 regulations is exemplary of the increasing number of far-right groups and conspiracy theorists who've latched on to the anti-lockdown and anti-mask movement.

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  UPDATED

  Downtown Dining Week a 'critical time' to support local: association

  Downtown Dining Week in Edmonton is still a go. It kicks off on Tuesday and will run until April 25. 1

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  Pandemic causing more dental issues, including 'mask mouth': U of A

  COVID-19 pandemic stress cited as cause in rising dental issues. 16

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  Alberta's vaccine rollout expands to Phase 2C, additional 240K health-care workers now eligible

  A greater number of frontline workers in Alberta are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine ahead of the arrival of additional doses in the province in the coming days. 17

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  Proposed river footbridge would join Edmonton, Strathcona County

  A footbridge that would connect Edmonton and Strathcona County is being proposed to improve access and connectivity towards a multi-use trail system.

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  Matthew de Grood granted additional freedoms ahead of potential transition to group home

  The Calgary man found not criminally responsible for the deaths of five people at a house party in 2014 may make unsupervised outings in Edmonton at the discretion of his medical team, and the families of his victims are outraged. 1

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  Over 1,100 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alberta, half of active cases are variants of concern

  Another 1,183 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Alberta including 942 variant of concern cases.

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  2 hospitalized in separate Sunday shootings: police

  Police are investigating two shootings that happened in south Edmonton on Sunday and which saw two people hospitalized.

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  WEATHER

  Edmonton weather for April 12: Warming trend begins

  After being reminded that it's still only April (and it DOES snow in April), we're at the start of a warming trend this week.

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  Men's world curling championship in Calgary concludes amid COVID-19 scare

  Niklas Edin's fifth world men's curling title was memorable not only because of the history the Swede made.

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  Canada set to receive 1M Pfizer-BioNTech doses, Moderna playing catch-up

  A batch of more than 855,000 doses of vaccine from Moderna is now on route to Canada, Procurement Minister Anita Anand said Monday afternoon. 30