Edmonton News

2022 - 9 - 7

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Edmonton police say they have made arrest in deadly random attack (Toronto Star)

Edmonton police say they have arrested a 25-year-old man after one person was killed and two were injured in what they called a random attack.

He said the school, St. At the crime scene later in the day, Olechow said he spoke to police about what he saw. Dave Olechow said he was driving in the area when he saw a man running down the street, yelling at a man and woman walking with a small dog.

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1 dead, 2 injured in north Edmonton stabbing; suspect arrested ... (Globalnews.ca)

One person is dead and two others were seriously injured in what Edmonton police said were random assaults in north Edmonton's Homesteader neighborhood.

She said the officer told her the school was on alert and that no one was allowed in or out of the school. Your kid’s inside the school and you can’t get to them. That’s the hardest thing,” she said. “My anxiety went through the roof. She said she had no idea what was going on. All hail the police!” when she saw the heavy police presence. Students are being kept inside and dismissal has been delayed at four schools: Homesteader, Belmont, Sifton and Overlanders. Get down!’ I saw him turn his head, he was down on the ground, they cuffed him. “To see all of the other parents on their phones, or trying to figure out what’s going on and nobody has any answers is kind of scary.” Elizabeth Seton Catholic Junior High School, Anne Fitzgerald Catholic Elementary School, and St. Nicholas Catholic Junior High School, St.

Edmonton approves $17.6 million grants to four rental housing ... (Edmonton Journal)

Executive committee agreed to spend $17.6 million to build 258 units in north-central and west Edmonton primarily for Indigenous families.

Primarily, the homes would be rented to recent immigrants, women fleeing violence with their children, and low-income families. The lower-cost units would be available for low-income Indigenous families, people on or who are eligible for a social housing waitlist, working families within income thresholds, young adults who are aged out of care and post-secondary students. “I don’t know why we wouldn’t invest in that to get people off the streets and into housing.” “If you see housing prices in Toronto, you see housing prices in Vancouver, 80 per cent below market is going to be significantly higher than 80 per cent below market in Edmonton. [a staff report](https://pub-edmonton.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=160102). Funding these units brings the city to 2,670 new units deemed affordable since 2018, surpassing its goal of 2,500.

Suspect taken into custody after two injured, one dead in 'random ... (Edmonton Journal)

Shortly after 6 p.m., Edmonton police spokesperson Cheryl Sheppard issued a statement saying officers took Lawrence into custody.

Elizabeth Seton Catholic Junior High School, Anne Fitzgerald Catholic Elementary School, and St. Article content Nicholas Catholic Junior High School, St.

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Police arrest man suspected of attacks in northeast Edmonton that ... (CBC.ca)

Edmonton police have arrested 25-year-old Clarence Lawrence, the suspect police believe is responsible for an attack that left one person dead and two ...

Residents were also advised there would be a heavy police presence while officers searched for the suspect, 25-year-old Clarence Lawrence. Shortly before 6 p.m., Edmonton police issued an update to news media saying Lawrence was in custody. Clarence Lawrence, 25, was is in custody shortly before 6 p.m., Edmonton police say

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Attaque à Edmonton : un mort et deux blessés graves, selon la police (ICI.Radio-Canada.ca)

Le suspect, un homme muni d'une arme blanche, est toujours en cavale et est considéré comme dangereux. La police demande au public d'éviter le quartier ...

Toutes ont laissé les élèves rentrer chez eux mercredi soir. Mais les activités scolaires s’y sont poursuivies, a déclaré une responsable de l’établissement scolaire, dans un courriel à CBC. L'école catholique Maria Goretti, qui est située de l'autre côté de la rue, a fermé ses portes par précaution, à la demande de la police.

Edmonton would pay $7.2 million annually for regional transit with ... (Edmonton Journal)

The first phase of Edmonton Metropolitan Transit Services Commission's (EMTSC) service plan was presented to a council committee Wednesday with 11 routes across ...

A second route runs during morning peaks from EIA to Leduc to Century Park, and with direct service from Century Park to Leduc in the evening. Adds trips in the morning and evening to Edmonton International Airport. Metro Southeast: Beaumont to Edmonton via 50 Street, Mill Woods Transit Centre, and south terminus of the future Valley Line LRT. Metro Northeast: Connects Clareview Transit Centre through the Dow Centennial Centre in Fort Saskatchewan. Metro Northwest 3: University of Alberta from St Albert Exchange along St Albert Trail and Groat Road. Second option to go to Downtown Edmonton through Kingsway on 109 Street to MacEwan and Government Centre. Metro West 1: North-central to Downtown Edmonton, to Spruce Grove and Stony Plain via Highway 16. “Our airport to Downtown connection is extremely expensive and inconvenient … Malcolm Bruce, CEO of Edmonton Global, said regional transit is key for hiring and retaining employees. Regardless, Knack said a regional system will be an economic boon for the whole area. “All of us agree that we need an integrated public transit system in the region,” he told Postmedia outside council chambers. Executive committee requisitioned the item to council without a recommendation.

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1 dead, 2 injured after 'random' attacks in north Edmonton, police ... (CTV Edmonton)

Police are asking residents, drivers, and pedestrians in the area of Hermitage Road and Henry Avenue NW to shelter in place because there is a male in the ...

On Wednesday, the province announced it would be expanding its eligibility criteria for the drug Trikafta to include young children aged six to 11 starting on Sept. The announcement that B.C. [Tired of traffic in the Massey Tunnel? The end of summer has brought out those black and yellow stingers in droves. The Moderna bivalent vaccine targeting the Omicron variant of COVID-19 will be available starting Thursday. And Gondek's two-day Los Angeles trip comes as another feature film is shooting in and around Calgary this month. 3 hr ago in February. waters as the transient killer whale population has grown and become more active in recent years. He subsequently went into medical distress and was later pronounced dead in hospital, according to police. Everything is on lockdown right now,” she said. Edmonton Public Schools also locked exterior doors at Homesteader, Belmont, Sifton, and Overlanders schools.

Edmonton Catholic Schools updates budget, seeks provincial ... (Edmonton Journal)

Edmonton Catholic Schools is seeking provincial approval for its updated 2022-23 operating budget in light of "unanticipated" growth.

Jerome School, at 34 Street and 107 Avenue in the Rundle Heights community. Bernadette and St. Jerome, St. Expenditures include an additional $3.8 million for inclusive education needs, high-needs school resources, and enrolment growth, Edmonton Catholic Schools said in a Wednesday news release. Article content ECS said it’s also seeking approval to transfer $5 million from the ASO to its capital reserves to partially finance the design and construction of a consolidated kindergarten to Grade 9 school to replace St.

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Edmonton police say they made arrest in deadly random attack (The Globe and Mail)

Edmonton police say they have arrested a 25-year-old man after one person was killed and two were injured in what they called a random attack.

He said the school, St. At the crime scene later in the day, Olechow said he spoke to police about what he saw. Dave Olechow said he was driving in the area when he saw a man running down the street, yelling at a man and woman walking with a small dog.

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Suspect in custody after 1 killed, 2 injured in northeast Edmonton (CTV Edmonton)

Police have taken 25-year-old Clarence Lawrence in to custody in relation to the attacks that killed one person and injured two others in northeast Edmonton ...

On Wednesday, the province announced it would be expanding its eligibility criteria for the drug Trikafta to include young children aged six to 11 starting on Sept. The announcement that B.C. The end of summer has brought out those black and yellow stingers in droves. The Moderna bivalent vaccine targeting the Omicron variant of COVID-19 will be available starting Thursday. And Gondek's two-day Los Angeles trip comes as another feature film is shooting in and around Calgary this month. 4 hr ago in February. 1 hr ago He subsequently went into medical distress and was later pronounced dead in hospital, according to police. Everything is on lockdown right now,” she said. Edmonton Public Schools also locked exterior doors at Homesteader, Belmont, Sifton, and Overlanders schools. Family are identifying the deceased man as 38-year-old Brian Berland.

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Suspect caught after one person killed, two seriously injured in ... (Daily Hive)

Police in Edmonton are requesting that people avoid a northeast neighbourhood after one person was killed and two more left seriously injured.

More information will be shared as the investigation unfolds. The 25-year-old suspect was taken into custody just before 6 p.m. “More information will be shared as the investigation unfolds.”

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Report: Edmonton Oilers have no imminent plans to add jersey ... (Oilers Nation)

As teams around the NHL begin the process of putting sponsors on their jerseys, the Edmonton Oilers don't appear to have any plans to do so.

In the same breath, the hockey purist in me says these are silly and take away from what the jersey truly means. I can understand both sides of the argument around the jersey ads. [September 6, 2022]

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Attaque à Edmonton : le suspect a été arrêté (ICI.Radio-Canada.ca)

Clarence Lawrence, l'auteur présumé de l'attaque au couteau qui a fait un mort et deux blessés graves, mercredi en début d'après-midi, à Edmonton, a été ...

Toutes ont laissé les élèves rentrer chez eux mercredi soir. Mais les activités scolaires s’y sont poursuivies, a déclaré une responsable de l’établissement scolaire, dans un courriel à CBC. L'école catholique Maria Goretti, qui est située de l'autre côté de la rue, a fermé ses portes par précaution, à la demande de la police.

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Suspect in fatal assault in northeast Edmonton still at large ... (CityNews Edmonton)

Police say a suspect killed one person and injured two others in a "random" attack in northeast Edmonton on Wednesday.

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Canada/Attaque au couteau à Edmonton : Un mort et deux blessés (Anadolu Agency)

Cette attaque au couteau survient trois jours après la série d'agressions commises à l'arme blanche dans la province de Saskatchewan qui ont fait 10 morts ...

[Seulement une partie des dépêches, que l'Agence Anadolu diffuse à ses abonnés via le Système de Diffusion interne (HAS), est diffusée sur le site de l'AA, de manière résumée. Une école située à proximité du lieu de l’attaque a fermé ses portes à la demande des policiers par « précaution ». Une attaque au couteau survenue, mercredi après-midi, dans la ville canadienne d’Edmonton (ouest), a fait un mort et deux blessés gravement touchés, ont rapporté les médias locaux, qui relayaient les services de police de la ville, capitale de la province de l’Alberta.

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