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Edmonton Confronts Child Exploitation Charges, Fatal Collision and Economic Shifts

Small investors fuel a surge in Edmonton’s multi-family housing sector with warnings that recent oil price spikes may be unsustainable.

Laneway homes provide options for multi-generational living.
An air traffic controller works in the operations centre at Edmonton International Airport on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Groundbreaking technology will be deployed in the next five years in the centre which will deliver substantial benefits to the aviation industry.
The City of Edmonton and project partners announce the operational launch of Canada’s first mobile hydrogen fuelling station on Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Edmonton. The pilot project is part of the Alberta Zero Emissions Fleet Fuelling initiative and partnership. Greg Southam/Postmedia
Edmonton residents and business leaders sit in Edmonton city hall council chambers to speak on the controversial extension of the community revitalization levy and its accompanying projects on Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Edmonton.

Overview

  • A 47-year-old Edmonton high school teacher, Jimmy Buena, has been charged with making, accessing and transmitting child pornography after ALERT’s ICE unit acted on a tip from the RCMP’s National Child Exploitation Crime Centre.
  • Edmonton Police have charged a 30-year-old woman soccer coach with sexual assault, sexual interference, sexual exploitation and luring a child under 18 over a relationship that began when her player was 15.
  • An 18-year-old Sherwood Park woman died in a two-vehicle collision involving an SUV and a truck hauling a trailer near Fort Saskatchewan as Strathcona County RCMP continue their investigation.
  • Re/Max Canada’s 2025 Commercial Real Estate Report finds that mid-sized investors and private buyers are driving growth in Edmonton’s multi-family housing market thanks to demographic trends and zoning changes.
  • A Royal Bank of Canada report cautions that oil price spikes driven by Middle East conflicts are unlikely to persist long enough to spur significant new investment in Canada’s oil sector.