Edmonton News Sun Returns Friday; Weekend Storm Expected
Edmonton News Sun Returns Friday; Weekend Storm Expected

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Published: June 18, 2026 at 9:30AM EDT

The Alberta legislature in downtown Edmonton is seen in this aerial photo taken in early June 2026. (Sean McClune / CTV News Edmonton)

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Local News

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Vancouver soccer shop can’t keep Canada jerseys in stock

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City of Ottawa considering aversion conditioning for Orléans coyotes

Business leaders rally to secure Defence Bank in Montreal

Pierre Céré wants to succeed Alexandre Boulerice as NDP candidate

Worker dies after crane crashes into Alberta river

Edmonton restaurant becomes first Canadian winner of international award, launches protein pierogi

‘It’s just been really challenging’: Lobster fishers in P.E.I. react to difficult fishing conditions

Adam Drake wins appeal, new trial for 2016 Halifax murder

Police watchdog investigating crash involving stolen car

Hanover School Division board decision raises concerns among parents over mature minor healthcare

Twenty-one cats abandoned in Rubbermaid totes at Sask. animal shelter

Antoine Brooks Jr. taking full advantage of elevated role in Riders’ defense

Kitchener students give back to community through garage sale fundraiser

Proposed townhouse development in Cambridge raising parking concerns

Sask. memorial honouring 1980 CP rail crew bus crash expands on Highway 16

Driver charged for going 163 km/h in construction zone on Hwy. 69: OPP

Funeral to be held for OPP officer fatally struck by car in Hearst, Ont., last week

Report finds governance failures, alleged fraud at London hospital

Barrie unveils first look at Letitia Heights Library

Vacancy rates drop to record lows in downtown Essex and Harrow

Essex county wants city to split homelessness hub shortfall

Victoria firefighters seek parking solution as city explores community garden atop parkade

Shotgun stolen from vehicle near Cameron Road in Nanaimo, police asking for tips

3-year-old seriously injured after vehicle crashes into group of pedestrians in Toronto: paramedics

Politics

Pentagon chief lashes out at NATO allies and announces a review of U.S. forces in Europe

‘Heartbreaking’: Afghan government staff abandon smartphones following Taliban order

Gun control advocacy groups urge PM Carney to implement long-awaited protection measure

Trump says he would rather not have CUSMA, gives conflicting message on its future

Conservative MP's bill on intimate partner violence becomes law

Business

Apple CEO says AI boom makes price increases ‘unavoidable’

The U.S. wants domestic potash, lithium and bromine. A Canadian company is mining all 3 in Utah

CPP Investments commits $1B to data centre partnership in India

Health

Cervical cancer deaths for vaccinated young women fall to zero in England: study

U.S. issues Manitoba travel advisory as ongoing hepatitis A outbreak grows

This medical device may cause serious health risks and even death, Health Canada warns

Entertainment

Springsteen, Bono and Stevie Wonder will help the Obamas open their presidential museum

Comedy trailblazer Tom Dreesen, Sinatra’s longtime opening act, dies at 86

Sabrina Carpenter gets 5-year restraining order against man who kept trying to enter her home

Sports

Colombia's Luis Díaz stars in World Cup debut, less than 3 years after his parents' kidnapping

FIFA hydration breaks have sparked criticism from different groups. But what do they actually do?

U.S. Open off to a slow and foggy start at Shinnecock Hills

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Lifestyle

Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died

Archaeology team unearths 'prototype' of world-famous Stonehenge monument just a few miles away

How a British antiquities dealer made millions from an international looting network

Climate & Environment

Tropical Cyclone Arthur weakens to a low pressure area along the upper Texas coast

Environment groups suing Ottawa over projected missed emission targets

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shakes part of Indonesia, killing at least 1, causing damage and injuries

Sci-Tech

Oldest-known plague outbreak came 5,500 years ago in Siberia

The Milky Way’s black hole is eerily quiet. Scientists have now found evidence of its missing wind

Yes, the universe’s expansion is still accelerating, researchers say