EDMONTON A long-time friend of Georges Laraque gave him coveted memorabilia from his NHL career, a gift the former Oiler describes as priceless. Michael Schayer, was running a Twitter contest when a follower sent him a direct message saying he knew someone who had been collecting Laraque’s worn jerseys. Schayer said he would buy the jerseys from the collector, no questions asked, “I made a deal with the guy and jumped at the opportunity.” “It’s almost like a secret society to get a hold of these things,” he explained to CTV News Edmonton. Once Schayer received the 10 wrapped jerseys, he held onto them until he could surprise Laraque with the gift.
EDMONTON An Edmonton police officer was injured after a cube van struck his vehicle during a traffic stop on Whitemud Drive. Around 11:40 a.m. on the westbound lanes near 91 Street, a police officer was conducting a traffic stop when his parked SUV was hit by a cube van, according to police. “(The officer) was walking in front of his EPS vehicle, when a cube van truck collided with his parked police cruiser, catapulting it forward and into the member,” EPS said in a news release. After hitting the officer, the SUV then hit the vehicle that had been pulled over for the traffic stop.
EDMONTON Alberta Health Services (AHS) is investigating a “significant” COVID-19 variant of concern outbreak linked to a returning traveller. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta Chief Medical Officer of Health, said in a tweet released Saturday that the outbreak involves the P.1 variant of concern originating in Brazil. No further details were given as to the location of the outbreak or how many were affected. “Health officials are working hard to limit future spread and reaching out directly to those at risk of exposure,” Hinshaw said. “AHS will ensure that anyone at risk is isolated, offered testing twice and connected with supports if needed.”