Edmonton's first racialized mayor and a diverse city council sworn in Tuesday afternoon. Amarjeet Sohi, an immigrant from India and a former federal Liberal cabinet minister, won the municipal election last week. He will lead the capital's most diverse council yet.Eight of the 13 council members are women and four are people of colour.Sohi says in a statement that he is excited for the ceremony, which will abide with all public health orders related to COVID-19. Edmonton's council will have its first meeting following the swearing-in ceremony.

Alberta's top court has agreed to hear a sentence appeal of a man convicted of killing three people but a hearing date has been delayed indefinitely.Derek Saretzky was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2015 deaths of Terry Blachette, the man's two-year-old daughter, Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette, and Hanne Meketech. He was sentenced to life with no chance at parole for 75 years.His lawyer, Balfour Der, asked the Alberta Court of Appeal for permission to challenge the constitutionality of consecutive parole ineligibility periods.The Appeal Court says it will hear the appeal, but only after

The final results from Alberta's equalization referendum show a split between the province's two major cities on whether it shouldbe removed from the Constitution. Overall, 62 per cent of those who voted were in favour of getting rid of equalization, including 58 per cent in Calgary.But 52 per cent of voters in Edmonton were in favour of leaving the system alone. A second referendum on whether to stick with daylight timeyear-round failed by the narrow margin of 50.1 per cent to 49.9 per cent.

Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 1,438 new cases of COVID-19, including two epi-linked cases, for a total of 209,703 cases in the province:Nov. 5-6: 553 new casesNov. 6-7: 462 new casesNov. 7-8: 423 new casesThere are 4,282 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 202,898 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 407 individuals are in hospital and 121 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation. In the past 72 hours, 17 new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,218. The new deaths include:Fraser Healt

A man who pleaded guilty to setting three Masonic buildings on fire in North Vancouver and Vancouver last March has been sentenced to 40 months in prison. With time served, 43 year old Benjamin Kohlman's sentences equals about two and a half years. Both Crown and defence lawyers told the judge Kohlman has addictions and mental health troubles and that voices directed him to set the fires. Judge Laura Bakan says she accepted that Kohlman is sorry for his actions, and she hopes he'll be able to deal with his addiction issues while in prison.

On the evening of Saturday, November 6th, a tornado moved throughUBC. Environment Canada received reports of hail, wind, rain and atornado. Environment and Climate Change Canada, in collaboration with TheNorthern Tornadoes Project, facilitated an on-site storm damagesurvey. The results of this survey, including a rating of thetornado's strength, are preliminary and subject to change if moreinformation becomes available. Preliminary storm assessment: Time: 5:10 pm PDT Location: UBC near University Golf ClubImpacts Damage: broken trees/tree limbs, scattered tree debris, uprootedtrees, downed po

Strong winds are expected to hammer BC's coast, with gusts up to 110 kilometres per hour for Haida Gwaii, northern Vancouver Island and the central coast. Environment Canada says the strongest winds are expected late this afternoon and through tomorrow morning. Wind warnings or special weather statements are also up for the Sunshine Coast, Southern Gulf Islands, Vancouver Island, including Victoria, Howe Sound and most of Metro Vancouver. The source is an intense but slow moving Pacific front and the weather office warns that the worst of the winds could damage buildings and blow down trees o

Federal leaders are paying tribute to the sacrifices of Indigenous veterans as well as the discrimination they faced after returning from war. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says all flags on federal government buildings, including the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill, were lowered to acknowledge the service of Indigenous veterans. He told his Caucus this morning that Indigenous people who served across this country often faced systems and discrimination and barriers that were greater than they were for others. It is estimated that more than 12,000 Indigenous people joined the Canadian military

A coroner's jury examining the police-involved shootings of a mother and her adult son in northern British Columbia has made five recommendations aimed at preventing similar deaths. The jury released its recommendations Saturday after a weeklong inquest in Smithers examining the April 21, 2016 RCMP shootings of 39 year old Jovan Williams and his 73 year old mother Shirley Williams outside their home in Granisle, east of Smithers. The shootings, which the coroner's report shows happened within two minutes of each other, have been ruled homicides, a neutral term that does not imply criminal int