Syrian refugees look forward to new life, but struggle with guilt

Bassel Sayegh, one of a dozen Syrian refugees sponsored to come to Canada through the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton, says he can't wait to start his new life in Edmonton, but feels guilty for leaving his family behind.

Photos Snowshoe artist Simon Beck leaves his mark on Alberta

British snowshoe artist Simon Beck was in Banff National Park in 2015, etching out massive designs in the pristine mountain snow.

Rooming house fire sends 1 to hospital, forces 8 others from home

One person is in hospital and eight others were forced to find shelter elsewhere after a fire at an Edmonton rooming house this morning.

Leduc-area snowmobiler killed after driving into barbed-wire fence

A 49-year-old man is dead after a snowmobile accident on a rural property southwest of Leduc.

Ant-hill brain sculpture is Alberta artist's gift to life-saving surgeon

When Pierre Bolduc's brain aneurysm burst on an operating table, his surgeon sprang into action, clamping veins and arteries and saving the Alberta artist's life. Naturally, Bolduc was thankful — and he came up with a unique way of saying so.

B.C. man mauled by pit bulls recovering after surgery, daughter says

The victim of a Christmas Day pit bull attack in Fort. St. John, B.C., is doing much better after surgery, his daughter said Saturday.

Saturday January 02, 2016

Video Eco Stations see bump in unwanted electronics

Christmas gift giving shortens life span of electronics, says waste management's Michael Semeniuk

Recap Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scores SO winner as Oilers edge Coyotes

by Shane Jones

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the shootout winner and Jordan Eberle scored twice in regulation as the Edmonton Oilers snapped a four-game losing skid with a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday.

Recap Canada falls to Finland in world junior championship

by John Chidley-Hill

Team Canada lost 6-5 to Finland at the world junior hockey championship Saturday and was eliminated from the tournament.

Taxes could have bigger impact on Albertans in 2016

There could be a little less spending money in your pockets in 2016, especially if you have more of it than others.

Athabasca, Alta., shooting death leads to arrest

RCMP have arrested a suspect following the shooting death of a man late on New Year's Day in northern Alberta.

Introducing 'Bob from Edmonton,' the man behind the Times' most popular comment

by Caitlin Hanson

Bob from Edmonton reveals himself as a University of Alberta professor, saying he enjoyed his time in the spotlight but is happy to have the attention die down.

4 in hospital after 2 New Year's shootings in Edmonton

Four people are in hospital after two New Year's shootings in Edmonton.

Injured Oiler McDavid says he's 'ahead of schedule'

by Doug Harrison

Rookie centre Connor McDavid rejoined his Edmonton Oilers teammates at practice Friday and told reporters he is "definitely ahead of schedule," in his recovery from a broken left collarbone suffered in a Nov. 3 game against Philadelphia.

Alberta farm family eating like pioneers for a year

by Alberta@Noon, Danielle Nerman

Inspired by her homesteading greatgrandfather, Shannon Ruzicka and her family are not buying food for year and only eating what they grow.

Top New York Times commenter 'Bob from Calgary' actually from Edmonton

by Robson Fletcher

The Bob-from-Calgary story just keeps getting more Canadian.

How to keep your New Year's resolutions on track

by Edmonton AM

Although made with the greatest of expectations, most New Year's resolutions seem destined to fail.

Canadian beef exports to South Korea to resume

South Korea has reopened its borders to Canadian beef after imposing a temporary ban over concerns about mad cow disease.

As the battle of the bulge begins, many will soon be defeated, trainer warns

by Warren Tasker

“I have to lose weight — that’s my New Year’s resolution.” How many times have we heard that? It’s a battle many face after the holiday season’s caloric overindulgence.

Fort St. John senior attacked by pit bulls could lose use of hands, arms

by Charles Rusnell, Wallis Snowdon

An attack by a pair of pit bulls in his trailer could cost a Fort St. John, B.C., man the use of his arms and hands, his daughter says.