Thats Edmonton Information About Edmonton, Alberta

1Mar/10Off

Oilers send Grebeshkov to Predators

The Edmonton Oilers sent defenceman Denis Grebeshkov to the Nashville Predators for a draft pick on Monday, in what could be the first of a number of trades for the struggling club.
Filed under: CBC News Comments Off
1Mar/10Off

Quake survivors pulled from rubble in Chile

Rescuers listened intently for sounds of survivors trapped under the wreckage of buildings collapsed by Chile's deadly earthquake Monday, while hundreds of homeless victims waited for aid and authorities struggled to control looters in the area hit hardest by the disaster.
Filed under: CTV Edmonton Comments Off
1Mar/10Off

‘Alternative budget’ promotes even higher deficit

The federal government shouldn't be afraid to rack up an even higher budget deficit this year in order to create jobs and bolster the economy, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, an independent research group.
Filed under: CTV Edmonton Comments Off
1Mar/10Off

Boost in GDP means recovery ‘solid growth’: economist

The Canadian economy closed out the last decade with a higher-than-expected bump in its real gross domestic product, a signal that it's well on its way to recovering from the recession.
Filed under: CTV Edmonton Comments Off
1Mar/10Off

Syncrude in court for tailings pond incident

An oil giant is in a St. Albert court room, as trial begins in a case that saw 1,600 ducks die in a toxic pond in May 2008.
Filed under: CTV Edmonton Comments Off
1Mar/10Off

Gratton pleads guilty to sex assaults, kidnapping

On Monday morning, a serial pedophile pleaded guilty to more than half a dozen charges in connection to a pair of incidents involving two young girls.
Filed under: CTV Edmonton Comments Off
1Mar/10Off

Olympics a crash course on Canadian patriotism

On the heels of a strong gold-medal showing at the 2010 Olympics, Canadians coast to coast are finding ways to display their new-found patriotism.
Filed under: CTV Edmonton Comments Off
1Mar/10Off

Khabibulin faces extreme DUI charge: Police

Officers say when Oilers' goalie Nikolai Khabibulin was pulled over in Arizona last month, his blood alcohol content (BAC) was .164 - more than double the legal limit.
Filed under: CTV Edmonton Comments Off
1Mar/10Off

Harper calls new budget the toughest of his career

Prime Minister Stephen Harper called Thursday's budget the toughest of his career, and said he got lots of practice saying "no."
Filed under: CTV Edmonton Comments Off
1Mar/10Off

Hotel balks at skate park location

A plan to set up a temporary skate park in Centennial Plaza, behind the Stanley Milner Library, is not sitting well with the hotel just south of the proposed location.
Filed under: CBC News Comments Off