-Edmonton police are releasing a series of surveillance videos of suspects in those home builder extortion schemes. It’s known as “Project Gaslight”, where South Asian home builders are being told to come up with cash, or their projects and homes will be set on fire. Investigators say several arsons are linked with the matter, as they’re investigating 34 events. On Nov. 6, 2023, in the area of 16 Avenue and 12 Street, three suspects are seen getting out of a vehicle with a gas can, and later running back to the same vehicle. Police are looking for information on the identities of the three sus ..read more

-A judge has ruled a class-action lawsuit can proceed against the Catholic Church and a priest who used to work in Edmonton.      It’s being led by residential school survivor Sphenia Jones, after the priest in question allegedly described evidence of unmarked graves as lies and manipulation during one of his sermons.      The suit also alleges the priest claimed Indigenous children died of natural causes.      But lawyers for the church say the remarks were made in Polish, and were misinterpreted ..read more

-Alberta is going to become home to the largest renewable diesel facility in Canada, as Imperial has qualified for the Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit program.     When production begins next year, Imperial says that facility will convert locally sourced biofeedstocks such as canola oil, into lower-emission renewable diesel.     It will be the first of its kind in Alberta, and construction is already underway at the Strathcona refinery.     It’s expected to produce more than 1-billion litres of renewable diesel every year ..read more

Gruff Gushnowski chats with Foreigner bassist Jeff Pilson about the Farewell tour, and his Rock ‘n’ Roll life ..read more

-If you’d been hoping to hear something for agriculture in this week’s federal budget, you probably heard the sound of crickets.      But since the tax on capital gains of at least 250-thousand dollars is being hiked to 66-percent, Keith Currie with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture says they’re trying to find out what THAT could mean for farmers.    Meanwhile, Kyle Larkin with the Grain Growers of Canada says he would have liked to have seen an acceleration of the capital-cost bonus depreciation, which allows farmers to buy the latest, and possibly more ..read more

-The federal budget came down yesterday and the feds want to spend more than 8-billion dollars on housing initiatives. Small and medium sized businesses will receive about 2.5-billion dollars in carbon rebates later this year. Taxes on cigarettes and vaping products are going up, while the government plans to make it easier to renew or switch between cellphone plans to get a better rate.. In the meantime, the highest earners in the country will be hit with new taxes to offset the billions the feds plan to spend on housing and social supports, as   Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says ..read more

-The Minister of Service Alberta says the government is working to make sure people still waiting for their money after opting out of life-lease agreements, get what they’re owed. Dale Nally also says the Life Lease Protection Amendment Act will demand the return of entrance fees within 180 days of the cancellation of an agreement, and a ten day cooling off period, where a life-lease buyer could cancel, if they change their minds. ****************** -If you live in the city of Edmonton and feel what you’re already paying in property taxes this year is too much, city administration wants more ..read more

-A number of properties in Strathcona County had to be evacuated yesterday when a wildfire erupted around Township Road 530 and Range Road 215. High winds sent the flames towards a barn, and two barns with animals inside had to be emptied. But there’s word the fire hit a cut line and stopped moving forward, which allowed fire crews to get ahead of it and put it out. There were no reports of any injuries. ***************** -The Millet Fire Department was dealing with a blaze yesterday evening in the Landsdowne Park subdivision in Wetaskiwin County.      But they were a ..read more

-The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating, after a man fell through the ice on the North Saskatchewan River while trying to get away from police yesterday morning. Police had tried to stop a man on a bike for a bylaw infraction around 82nd Avenue and 93rd Street, but he took off into the ravine and was later spotted near the Walterdale Bridge, where he jumped onto the ice and was pulled under the water. He hasn’t been found yet. ***************** -A big grass fire west of Enoch forced some people to run from their homes yesterday afternoon. It was between Highways 628 and 19 ..read more

-RCMP have charged two people in connection with a series of physical and sexual child abuse offences in Edson, dating back between 2005 and 2011.      51-year old Jimmy Fransen of Fort McMurray has been charged with sexual assault, sexual interference with a child under the age of 16, making child pornography and more.      And 43-year old Sherina Handsor of Sandy Beach has been charged with assault causing bodily harm, forcible confinement and more. Mounties say since Fransen’s arrest, they received information on unrelated allegat ..read more