Global Edmonton Daily Headlines: Monday, July 31, 2017

Email not displaying correctly? View this email in your browser Follow us:   Daily Headlines July 31, 2017     CANADA July 31, 2017 9:21 am July 31, 2017 9:21 am Black Friday: Edmonton marks sombre 30-year anniversary of deadly tornado On July 31, 1987, 27 people were killed and hundreds injured when an F-4 tornado ripped through the Capital Region, leaving a 37-kilometre path of destruction behind it. Continue reading → CANADA July 31, 2017 1:22 pm July 31, 2017 1:22 pm Black Friday 30 years later: what’s changed in weather forecasting? A lot has changed in the past 30 years when it comes to technology and communication. While Environment Canada said the warnings went out well in advance of the 1987 storm, weather forecasting has come leaps and bounds in the past three decades. Continue reading → CANADA July 31, 2017 3:55 pm July 31, 2017 3:55 pm Edmonton broadcasters remember covering Black Friday tornado Retired Edmonton broadcasters Gord Whitehead and Murray Blakely remember what it was like to cover the aftermath of the Black Friday tornado 30 years ago. Continue reading → ENVIRONMENT July 31, 2017 4:51 pm July 31, 2017 4:51 pm Tornado warnings and other emergency alerts coming to your mobile phone next year By 2019, all mobile phones sold in Canada must be capable of receiving wireless public alerts. Continue reading → CRIME July 31, 2017 4:11 pm July 31, 2017 4:11 pm Sex assaults spike 13% in Edmonton: police chief Edmonton police chief Rod Knecht said the number of incidents is probably higher, however there remains a lack of reporting. Continue reading → CANADA July 31, 2017 7:15 am July 31, 2017 7:15 am Edmontonians hold vigil for 14-year-old-girl who died after being pulled from pond One week after a 14-year-old girl was taken off life support after being pulled from an Edmonton pond, people gathered in Alberta’s capital to pay tribute to the life of Khrystyna Maksymova and to mounr her death. Continue reading → CRIME July 31, 2017 5:17 pm July 31, 2017 5:17 pm RCMP seek suspect after 21-year-woman found dead outside northern Alberta home The RCMP released a photo of a 20-year-old suspect Monday afternoon after a young woman was found dead on a First Nation in northern Alberta overnight. Continue reading → CRIME July 31, 2017 3:13 pm July 31, 2017 3:13 pm Edmonton business helps veterans get prescription marijuana Marijuana legalization is scheduled to come next summer and one business in Edmonton that helps veterans and first responders get cannabinoid therapy is getting ready. Continue reading → ECONOMY July 31, 2017 2:32 pm July 31, 2017 2:32 pm Drilling forecast increased due to strong Q2: PSAC PSAC has increased its 2017 drilling forecast for the third time. Continue reading → SPORTS July 31, 2017 1:30 pm July 31, 2017 1:30 pm Warner Hockey School revived as Southern Alberta Xtreme After a one year hiatus, the Warner Hockey School is back under a new name and regime. The Southern Alberta Xtreme hosted prospective players this week hoping to recruit talent for the coming season. Continue reading → FEATURES July 31, 2017 1:46 pm July 31, 2017 1:46 pm K-Days attendance soars despite ‘curve ball’ from Mother Nature This summer’s K-Days welcomed 13,000 more visitors through the midway gates than last year, Northlands said Monday. Continue reading →   This email was sent to fikry53@gmail.com Why did I get this?  |  Unsubscribe here © Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc., 2017. All rights reserved. Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. Corus Quay 25 Dockside Drive Toronto, ONTARIO M5A 0B5 Canada