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Accused in Edmonton security guard shooting has court …
5 days ago · One of the accused in the shooting death of a 20-year-old security guard in December has had court proceedings put over for two weeks. On Dec. 6th — Edmonton police say Harshandeep Singh was gunned down inside a downtown Edmonton apartment building.
Edmonton landlord raised concerns about the transitional housing …
City leaders gave the okay about the sale of a piece of land in Edmonton’s downtown for just $1,000 for a non-profit to build transitional housing. At least one landlord challenges the City’s move. He tells CityNews he has more than 50 affordable housing units in the area, and no one from the City ever […]
Edmonton City Hall shooting: mayor, councillors return Monday ...
Feb 3, 2024 · Edmonton’s mayor will return to city hall Monday, the city said in a news release. Amarjeet Sohi, some city councillors and other municipal staff will return to Edmonton City Hall for the first time since the Jan. 23 shooting. “It is shocking. It’s traumatic for our staff, people who work there, and people who go […]
‘We’re subsidizing the region’: 32% of drivers on Edmonton roads …
On any given day, 32 per cent of non-commercial traffic on Edmonton roads is from drivers who do not live in the city and are not municipal taxpayers. That’s the finding of a new City of Edmonton report going before city councillors next week. “It was shocking to see all of these numbers laid out […]
New 280-bed care home in Edmonton will help free up healthcare …
Oct 8, 2024 · Ground has been broken for a seven-storey continuing care home in west Edmonton, a facility that will eventually bring some relief to waitlists and hospital pressures, the province’s health minister said. Adriana LaGrange was among the officials to shovel dirt at the site Tuesday afternoon, located on Lewis Greens Dr., near Winterburn Road and Anthony […]
‘A serious and real problem’: Why a city ... - CityNews Edmonton
Aug 22, 2024 · A city councillor wants Edmonton to stop approving major infrastructure projects until major changes are made to improve the process. As Sean Amato, the announcement may mark an unofficial start to the next mayoral campaign.
Downtown Edmonton crime: resident wants change - CityNews …
Kristy Lee is used to hearing sirens near her downtown home, an unwanted soundtrack to the neighbourhood that’s indicative of a pervasive criminality. “This is regular all the time. Day and night,” she told CityNews. Lee, who has lived in Central McDougall for a decade, says the area has become noticeably less safe since the […]
Sohi calls 13% tax increase ‘unacceptable’ as Edmonton …
Oct 11, 2024 · Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi speaks to reporters at Edmonton City Hall on Oct. 11, 2024. (Photo Credit: Matthew Johnson, CityNews)