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A suspect is dead after a police shooting outside a west Edmonton apartment building early Tuesday afternoon. The Edmonton Police Service said officers initially responded around 12:46 p.m. to a weapons complaint near 97 Avenue and 163 Street, where a man reportedly entered someone’s yard and pointed a gun at the home before walking away….
Hundreds of people across Canada, including several dozen in Edmonton, have lost more than a million dollars combined to a complex Amazon job scam with ties to international organized crime and human trafficking. Investigators with the Edmonton Police Service electronic response team began investigating in 2022 after receiving several complaints from people who fell victim…
A machete attack at a McDonald’s in central Edmonton is the latest act of violence involving the long-bladed knife and it is raising the question over why they are not banned in Alberta. Police responded around 4 a.m. Monday to the McDonald’s at the corner of 111 Avenue and 106 Street, where four men who…
A man who previously worked for the Edmonton Police Service is facing several charges related to sexual offences involving a minor. The force said last summer, it received a report of a sexual assault involving a minor who is now receiving support from the Zebra Child and Youth Advocacy Centre. The EPS child protection section…
By Aaron Sousa The Canadian Press Posted March 12, 2025 2:21 pm Updated March 12, 2025 2:26 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Edmonton woman accused of manslaughter in the drowning death of a five-year-old girl has opted to be tried by a judge alone. Mary Quinn, 35,…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A teacher at a north Edmonton high school has been accused of inappropriate behaviour with a minor, including sexual assault. The Edmonton Police Service said on Feb. 8, it was reported to police that a girl had been sexually assaulted by a 32-year-old man on a number of…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 27, 2025 2:02 pm Updated February 27, 2025 2:48 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A life-sized bronze statue of Canadian women’s rights pioneer Emily Murphy has been stolen from a park in Edmonton Only the shoes remain of the statue, says…
An Edmonton senior says he’s had a $32,000 tax rebate stolen from him by a tax consultant who had access to his account. Bruce Currie hired an independent tax consultant to help file his taxes 2 years ago. “She said I should do this disability tax credit,” said Currie. He said he notified the consultant…
The Edmonton Police Service believes it has found all of the people behind a series of extortion crimes being investigated under Project Gaslight, but getting the alleged ringleader on Canadian soil to face justice is a hurdle still to be overcome. From shootings to new or under-construction homes being torched, police investigated dozens of incidents…
WARNING: This story contains details of child sexual abuse. An American man who kidnapped a girl from Edmonton and smuggled her across the U.S. border two and a half years ago pleaded guilty on Monday to two felonies. Noah Madrano, 43, faced six U.S. federal charges and his trial was set to begin Monday in…
