Alberta Culture, Events & Local Life

Severe Storm Hits Edmonton, St. Albert, Spruce Grove, and Stony Plain Tonight: Large Hail and Damaging Winds

An intense line of severe thunderstorms is moving across the Edmonton region the evening of July 10, with the heaviest core tracking over St. Albert and pushing toward Edmonton. Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, and Morinville are in the path too. Environment Canada warns of large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain, with an isolated tornado risk. Warnings are firing cell by cell, so check the alert for your own community.

Calgary Landlord Charged With Voyeurism After Hidden Cameras Found in Tenants' Bathrooms and Bedrooms

Calgary police have charged a 41-year-old landlord with voyeurism and break and enter after tenants found hidden cameras disguised as a surge protector and a smoke detector in their bathroom and bedrooms. Police believe Sooryong Park, who also uses the name Nick Park, may have operated as a landlord in Vancouver and Toronto, targeting women in the Korean community. Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

E-Scooter Injuries Are Surging Across Alberta, and Edmonton Now Leads the Province With 1,198 ER Visits in One Year

Alberta Health Services data shows 3,049 people visited emergency rooms and urgent care centres across Alberta for e-scooter injuries in the most recent reporting year, up 33 per cent. Edmonton accounted for 1,198 of them, up from 813 the year before, and the number of kids treated at the Stollery more than doubled. Doctors say the injuries are getting worse, not just more common.

Calgary Is Getting a Live Movie Musical Dinner Experience Tonight — And It's Nothing Like a Broadway Show

Calgary, AB If you've ever wanted to belt out songs from The Greatest Showman over a plate of slow-smoked Alberta brisket, tonight is your night.