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My family's survival of residential school inspired me to identify people buried in unmarked graves

Shannon Cornelsen knows she is from a family of survivors. On her mother’s side, many of her loved ones lived through the residential school system. And that’s what's motivating her to take on the task of reconnecting families of those who died in the Camsell, a hospital in Edmonton where many Indigenous people were taken from the North and never came home.

Edmonton city council discusses selling more naming rights for rec centres, rinks and pools

Edmonton city councillors debated the pros and cons of pursuing more sponsorship deals for city facilities on Wednesday, with some saying naming rights sales could generate much-needed revenue for the city — approximately $21 million over 10 years — and others saying facilities built with taxpayer money shouldn’t have corporate names.
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AI coming to classes around Canada

AI is now a daily tool for many but experts say it's still not widely understood. The Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, AMii, is getting a $5 million gift from Google to shape artificial intelligence courses at 25 post-secondary institutions across Canada.
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'I love the bandwagon fans!' says Edmonton Oilers superfan

Oilers superfan Blair Gladue says hockey fans from across the country are more than welcome on the Edmonton bandwagon as the team takes on the Dallas Stars in NHL's Western Conference finals. 'This is Canada's hope!' he says of the last Canadian team left in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

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