An Edson man was killed in a crash with a semi near Niton Junction on Wednesday.

A contract worker was killed north of Fort McMurray Thursday morning when two large trucks collided at an oilsands mine.

The hospital patient count includes 64 persons in intensive care units, an increase of five from seven days prior.

Edmonton police are looking for help from the public in locating a missing 45-year-old man.

Emergency services in Edmonton continued to operate as normal Wednesday, despite a pandemic surge driven by the Omicron variant sending more than 200 frontline workers home. An additional 150 City of Edmonton staff, and 43 EPS employees were away because of the disease.