Edmonton News

Christine doesn't consider herself an artist, but she frequently attends art classes at the Art Gallery of St. Albert because she says it invigorates her. In fact, all of the women who attended the Ageless Art class were adamant that they aren't artists – they just love to try something new.

This July, Edmonton will host the first and only Canadian Food Championships. The competition is being held in conjunction with Taste of Edmonton, Canada's largest food festival.

Seniors interested in trying something new this spring should consider heading down to Louise McKinney Park, where a two-wheeled über-modern contraption awaits them for a novel (re)discovery of Edmonton's majestic River Valley.

Edmonton Senior is giving candidates in the May 5 election the opportunity to introduce themselves. Rory Koopmans is running as an Independent in the Edmonton-Centre riding.

“I guess I've got a competitive personality,” says Andreas Guelzow. “I've always competed in something.” Guelzow started social dancing when he was 19 years old, but stopped for several years.

It was hard enough transitioning, or coming out when you were young; even harder when you have to do it again as a senior citizen.

A well-known figure in Edmonton sports broadcasting history has died. Al McCann, former Sports Director at CFRN TV/CTV Edmonton, passed away March 11, 2015. He was 85.

When John W. Bilsland retired from a long career teaching English at the University of Alberta, he continued to volunteer at the Strathcona Place Seniors Center. Bilsland has taught creative writing at the centre for 23 years.

The Supreme Court of Canada has come down hard on our nation's ban on doctor-assisted suicide. They struck the existing law down completely and ordered the Federal government to draft something more merciful.

Two years ago, the community of Ponoka was saddened by the accidental death of 72-year-old Elizabeth Bell. After a thorough investigation, a fatality inquiry report recently accepted the evidence and conclusions of a Dr.