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1 day ago | edmonton.citynews.ca | Michael Ranger

An Edmonton father who was shot and killed alongside his 11-year-old son in southeast Edmonton in 2023 has now being linked to an arson extortion campaign targeting South Asian homebuilders in Edmonton. Court documents filed last month and recently obtained by CityNews name Harpreet Uppal as a high-ranking associate of a group involved in the early days of an extortion campaign the involved in setting fires to newly built homes, causing over $4 million in damages.

1 week ago | edmonton.citynews.ca | Elliott Knopp

A heartbreaking end to the Edmonton Oilers' season at the hands of the Florida Panthers - for the second year in a row - has left fans stunned and frustrated. "It sucks, man," said one fan. "They were outplayed. They were outcoached.""They played a better game. They deserved it. I wish it was our Oilers that were doing it," added another. Now, it's time to pick up the pieces and start again - and fans in Edmonton are calling for change. "Get a broom and start sweeping house," one fan said.

1 week ago | edmonton.citynews.ca | Sean Amato

With the escalating Israel-Iran conflict leading to a spike in oil prices, G7 leaders - minus U.S. President Donald Trump, who left early - sat down in Alberta Tuesday to talk global energy security. Canada was hosting leaders from the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy and the European Union. Leaders from several non-member countries were also invited.

2 weeks ago | edmonton.citynews.ca | Elliott Knopp

It's been almost a week since Alberta lifted its ban on American liquor imports. It was a tariff retaliation that lasted three months. When the import ban took effect March 6, Alberta's way to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump's widespread tariffs. Liquor stores were told to focus on Canadian products with the movement to "buy local."Some Edmonton retailers say they are restocking their shelves with spirits south of the border, but not like they used to.

2 weeks ago | edmonton.citynews.ca | Michael Ranger

While there's optimism about increasing oil and gas projects in Canada as the U.S. continues its trade war, those at Calgary's Global Energy Show say the focus shouldn't be on transitioning away from oil and gas, but rather using it to meet demand. "There is no peak in oil demand on the horizon," OPEC's secretary general Haitham Al Ghais told a crowd in Calgary on Tuesday, adding that not only is global demand for oil growing, it's far from reaching its peak.