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Local cowboy Lamb makes comeback at Canadian Finals Rodeo. An action-packed four days of steer wrestling, breakaway, tiedown, and team roping, barrel racing and of course bareback, bull, and saddle bronc riding, fans filled the stands at Rogers Place from Wednesday, Oct. 2 to Saturday, Oct. 5 for the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR), where …
Jennifer Rice misconduct probe court date after next Edmonton …
1 day ago · Rice successfully obtained court orders in August to stop a sanctioning hearing against her and prevent the publication of a report finding she broke council’s code of conduct until after a judicial review. The review is scheduled for May 6, 2026, court records obtained by Postmedia show. Edmonton’s next municipal election is Oct. 20, 2025.
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Alberta municipalities still seeking property tax grant payments, but province noncommittal. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she still needs to know more before restoring funding to the province’s Grants in Place of Taxes (GIPOT) program that municipal leaders say has been shorting them millions of dollars over the past half decade.
Edmonton man who murdered wife gets life sentence, no parole …
1 day ago · An Edmonton man who beat his wife to death in a delusional rage has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 13 years. Vasile Roman sat in the prisoner’s box in an Edmonton courtroom Wednesday as Court of King’s Bench Justice James Neilson recounted the “appalling” violence he inflicted on Daniela Roman, who police found in a pool of blood in the basement of the ...
Edmonton forgives some taxes if derelict properties are fixed faster
Oct 3, 2024 · On Wednesday, city council approved a new incentive to sweeten the deal. Owners who demolish or fix derelict homes earlier in the year will get some of their money back. A new tax forgiveness program essentially refunds owners the difference between the regular and higher rates for the portion of the year after the property is fixed or demolished.
Edmonton won't remove city councillors from police commission, …
Sep 11, 2024 · Edmonton Police Commission chairman John McDougall during a city council meeting on Nov. 15, 2022. Photo by Greg Southam / Postmedia. Both city councillors currently sitting on the Edmonton Police Commission will stay there, at least for now, despite the commission’s request to replace them with two members of the public. Story continues below.
Advocates want action on homelessness in Edmonton before …
Sep 30, 2024 · Homeward Trust’s most recent data shows a 47 per cent increase in people experiencing homelessness in Edmonton on its By Name List since January — to 4,011 in July from 2,728 at the beginning of 2024. There’s a “worsening crisis” in houselessness, and an ongoing drug poisoning crisis, contributing to rising deaths in the city, they say.
'Uprooting a family': Feds oust 170 Edmonton families from …
Sep 18, 2024 · As of late July, the average home sale price was $525,000, according to Liv Real Estate. This is the multi-award-winning Village at Griesbach, a new, walkable urban village with a suburban feel, in which new homes have been mixed with some of …
Alberta noncommittal on cities' request for property tax payments ...
Sep 26, 2024 · Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi addressed the same audience later in the day and drew cheers after remarking that a government run by his party would pay its property taxes. Budget 2024 saw the amount earmarked by the province for GIPOT rise from $36 million in the last fiscal year to $38.1 million for the fiscal year beginning April 1, an ...
Edmonton home to Alberta's first-ever school for autistic children
Sep 12, 2024 · Children’s Autism Services has built Alberta’s first school for kids with autism called the Jim Jiwani Academy. This is the first four classes of students in Grades 1 to 3 on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Photo by Shaughn Butts / Postmedia. Kevin Hanson’s son, Cayde, started Grade 1 at the school on Sept. 3. Before coming to the Jim Jiwani ...