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Sherwood Park rugby pioneer remembered for his passion
Lynn Davies was a player and founding member of the Strathcona Druids Rugby Football Club, where he built the Lynn Davies Rugby Park and nurtured young rugby players.
Boyle Street warming bus receives $150,000 donation
The donation will be used over three years and will help the bus provide homeless people with a warm shelter, food, winter clothing and transportation to social services.
Cool spring, rainy summer means fewer blue-green-algae advisories for Alberta lakes
Less algae has grown this summer, because colder weather has prevented sunlight from reaching lakes, but that might not last long according to UofA biologist Rolf Vinebrooke.
Drop Your Gonch campaign targets underwear donations
When it comes to clothing donated to social agencies, underwear is often an afterthought.
A tree in downtown Edmonton needs a little love for its 100th birthday
The Holowach tree will turn 100 next year. Dan Rose, the chair of the Edmonton Historical Board, is gathering support to recognize the tree's historical significance and clean up the little park around it.
$1.4M of cocaine, related drugs seized from two Edmonton homes
The June 8 seizure included 11 kilograms of cocaine, 84 kilograms of a cocaine buffing agent called phenacetin, slightly less than a kilo of ketamine and $15,465 in cash.
Muddy trails, knee-deep puddles not enough to scare off die-hard Death Racers
Weeks of rain have created wet and muddy conditions that will hamper runners training for the 20th annual Canadian Death Race, a 125kilometre route through alpine weather, steep elevation and remote wilderness.
Smart fare machines finally installed on select Edmonton buses
Edmonton Transit Service prepares to pilot fare card system five years after city approval.