'You left my wife on the road to die': Husband of hit-and-run victim pleads for driver to come forward

The husband of a 49-year-old woman struck by a van made a public plea Friday for the hit-and-run driver to surrender to police.

'She was a blessing': Drayton Valley grieves for teenager found dead in idling car

A 16-year-old girl found dead in a parked Volkswagen in Drayton Valley was a "firecracker" who was "full of life," the vice-principal of her school says. Shaina Ridenour was found in the passenger seat of the idling car at about 3:30 a.m. Thursday, beside the 17-year-old boy in the driver's seat.

Opioids a growing concern in Alberta correctional institutions

The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees is concerned about its correctional officers at risk of being exposed to deadly opioids.

Pilot escapes uninjured after plane flips during crash near Fort McMurray

by David Thurton

A pilot walked away uninjured after his plane flipped over and crashed near Fort McMurray Thursday.The crash happened shortly after takeoff from the local airport, Wood Buffalo RCMP said.

Video What to put in your car before a winter road trip

Planning for a winter road trip is essential says Survival Expert Bruce Zawalsky.

Female pedestrian seriously injured in northwest Edmonton

A woman is in hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle in north Edmonton Friday morning.

Analysis Uncharted: Resilient Oilers win third in a row on Drake Caggiula's late goal

by Rick McConnell

Last night’s game at Rogers Place could be called Uncharted 3: Drake’s Revenge. For the first time all season, the Edmonton Oilers have strung together three straight wins, which puts them in uncharted waters. Drake Caggiula is the guy who put them there.

Video Teammates remember identical smiles of 2 sisters killed in crash near Fort McMurray

by David Thurton

Sisters Bridget and Zara Chambers died together in a tragic crash on Highway 63 south of Fort McMurray. A vigil was held Thursday night in their hometown of Rocky Mountain House, Alta., and a funeral is scheduled for Dec. 29.

Man shot during targeted break and enter in west Edmonton

A shooting Thursday evening in west Edmonton sent one man to hospital with serious injuries.

'A game changer': Chief takes us inside police headquarters the night Edmonton was attacked

by Janice Johnston

Police chief Rod Knecht was in the stands at Commonwealth Stadium that Saturday in September when he first learned an officer had been hit by a car on the street outside. Soon he heard about the ISIS flag found at the scene. "That's a bit of a game changer," he said in a year-end interview with CBC News.

Student dead, another critically injured in Drayton Valley

One student is dead and another is critically injured in Drayton Valley, Alta., according to the Wild Rose School Division.

No more treading water on future of Edmonton's city hall pool

The wading pool in front of Edmonton City Hall may be saved after people protested the city’s plan to lower the water level to 15 centimetres, about ankle deep — from 40 centimetres — or knee deep.

'Nothing we could do to keep her from him': Girl, 16, shot to death in Grande Prairie, boyfriend charged

RCMP in Grande Prairie have charged a 19-year-old man in connection with the weekend shooting death of teenage girl.

Province to open 'superlab' at University of Alberta

The Alberta government will consolidate its medical laboratory services into a public corporation under Alberta Health Services next year, with a new Edmonton facility to follow.

Wild TV, biologist and outfitters defend hunter at centre of Alberta cougar controversy

by Rick McConnell

Death threats, hundreds of angry comments laced with curse words, even a penis put-down from the wife of a former prime minister. All after the host of an outdoor television show posted photos of himself holding a huge male cougar he shot.

FROM THE ARCHIVES Dec. 21, 2005: Singing Christmas Tree goes silent after 39 years

by John Zazula

The Singing Christmas Tree’s last performance at the Central Pentecostal Tabernacle Church on 107 Avenue and 116 Street was bittersweet for the singers and the audience.

A blue monster, skiing with Santa and Oilers hockey: Lots to do around Edmonton over the holidays

by Adrienne Lamb

The holidays are finally here but what to do with them? We've got not one, not two but a whole list of stuff on in and around Edmonton from now until December 31.

Edmonton police raid grow-op and cannabis distribution centre, storefront

As legalization looms, police promise to continue to crack down on black market marijuana sales

U.S. Secret Service helped bust $10M Ponzi scheme in Red Deer, RCMP says

A Red Deer man faces multiple charges in connection with an alleged $10-million Ponzi scheme that RCMP say they cracked with help from the U.S. Secret Service.

Video Inmates and staff at Edmonton women's prison prepare for the difficulties of the holiday season

by Travis McEwan

The holiday season can be a difficult time for inmates at the Edmonton Institution for Women, and prison staff try to help them cope with loneliness and depression.

Online outrage after Canadian TV host kills cougar in northern Alberta

A Canadian TV personality is taking heat online after he killed a cougar in northern Alberta.

Highrise construction on abandoned downtown site to begin in January

by Lydia Neufeld

A 24-storey apartment building will soon begin to rise out of the gaping hole in the ground at the corner of 95th Street and Jasper Avenue in downtown Edmonton.

Safety deposit box anything but secure for Edmonton man searching for lost valuables

by Alexandra Zabjek

An Edmonton man is searching for answers, and his wife's treasured wedding jewelry, after his bank allowed his safety deposit box to be opened and the contents mysteriously disappeared.

U.S. in 'waning days of death penalty,' says lawyer of Alberta man on death row

by Bill Graveland

A lawyer for a Canadian on death row in Montana believes it's only a matter of time before the death penalty is abolished.

EPCOR warns public after rash of copper thefts from electrical boxes

EPCOR is warning the public after copper was stolen from seven electrical boxes in northern Edmonton in the past two months.

Canadian offshore oil interest grows as pipeline woes sink Alberta prices

Canada's offshore oil industry is drawing investment interest due to a push by Newfoundland and Labrador as prices plummet in oil-rich Alberta.

Lukewarm response to Alberta's draft caribou range plan

by Zoe Todd

Alberta's latest caribou range plan draft is too much talk and not enough action, critics say.

Alberta oil and gas drilling rights auction results rise to $504 million in 2017

Sales of oil and gas drilling rights in Alberta delivered almost four times as much money for the provincial treasury in 2017 compared with 2016 but the total remained well short of the record.

How 2 former Edmonton food bank recipients are giving back

CBC Edmonton’s Turkey Drive is in its 22nd year and is hoping to raise $500,000 for Edmonton’s Food Bank in 2017.

Jason Kenney enters cross-border licence plate spat

by Kim Trynacity

The leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) is encouraging the governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan to put an end to the vehicle licence plate dispute.

Mystery homicide raises Edmonton's total to 41 killings for the year

A homicide that raised the city's total for the year to 41 remains nothing more than a mystery. Police won't say who was killed, where it happened, or when.

Two found dead inside burned-out trailer near Vermilion

The bodies of two adults were discovered inside a trailer destroyed by fire south of Vermilion, Alta.

Video Still time for boys and girls to get off the 'naughty' list, Santa tells CBC Edmonton

Santa took a break from Christmas preparations to visit the Edmonton AM crew Wednesday.