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Overdue cancer investigation nearly complete for former Domtar plant, province says
A long overdue investigation into elevated cancer rates among residents living near a former wood treatment plant in northeast Edmonton is expected to be released this year.
Edmonton blood bank continues to pose contamination risks, Health Canada cautions
More than two years after Health Canada warned that blood specimens stored at a private clinic in Edmonton could pose serious health risks, officials say the business has failed to address any sanitation concerns.
Lightning strikes woman in west Edmonton during severe thunderstorm
An Edmonton woman is recovering in hospital after being struck by lightning in west Edmonton Thursday as severe thunderstorms rolled across the city.
Evacuation alert issued for Alberta town of Slave Lake as wildfire draws near
Thousands of people in the northern Alberta town of Slave Lake have been put on notice to prepare for a possible evacuation due to the threat of a wildfire.
Dutch elm disease detected in north Edmonton as city battles deadly tree fungus
Elms in the Alberta Avenue neighbourhood are being felled as another case of a deadly and highly contagious fungal disease puts Edmonton’s vast canopy of urban elms under threat.
Highway 2 expansion through Red Deer wetland prompts conservation concerns
The provincial government is expanding Alberta's busiest highway, but some are worried wetlands near Red Deer will be lost to make way for the widened route.
Alberta company fined after worker dies of carbon monoxide poisoning
An Alberta company has been fined $330,000 in the death of a worker who succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning on the job two years ago.
Plans for Nordic spa in Edmonton's river valley now official, developers say
Edmonton has been selected as the location of a new spa that promises to make a secluded corner of the city's southwest a destination for cold plunges, steam heat and silent relaxation.
Troubled Alberta oil and gas company faces regulatory ultimatum
An Alberta oil and gas exploration company with a nearly decade-long history of safety and environmental infractions is now facing an ultimatum from the Alberta Energy Regulator.
Investigation continues after boy, 5, falls to his death from Edmonton apartment building
Police continue to investigate after a five-year-old boy, being remembered as a bright and gentle soul, died in a fall from an Edmonton apartment building last week.