More than 6,000 unionized workers for the City of Edmonton have turned down a contract offer in a direct vote. The Civil Service Union Local 52 said in a statement to media on Friday the workers it represents voted 87.6 per cent against the city’s offer of a retroactive 7.25-per-cent wage increase over five years from 2021 to 2025.

Staff at Hope Mission say there is enough shelter space in Edmonton to meet current demand but the need is growing.

In an unusual case of defamation, an Alberta judge recently awarded a Quebec DJ $1.5 million in damages stemming from a social media account run by a California woman he had never met.

Two homes, a condo and several vehicles in southwest Edmonton were searched by police as part of a drug-trafficking investigation in February.

Labour activist Gil McGowan has officially entered the race to run for leader of the Alberta NDP.