Headlines: Nov. 10, 2022

Nov. 10, 2022 · The Pulse
By Kevin Holowack

A new Loblaws City Market opened in ICE District Plaza on Nov. 9 after a two-year delay caused by the pandemic. "We know this has been a highly anticipated opening for our residential and office space tenants," said ICE District CEO Stu Ballantyne. Previously, there were no grocery stores downtown east of 109 Street, and the area could be considered a food desert.
Susan Bandola, the sister of James Hanna, has accused officers with the Edmonton Police Service of "gross negligence" for firing a stray bullet that killed her brother. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has so far revealed that the officers were responding to an armed robbery call at a liquor store when they chased the suspect on foot and shot him. A stray bullet hit Hanna while he was watching TV in his nearby apartment. "It's senseless," said Bandola, who plans to take legal action once ASIRT's report is released. "I have been there at 6:30 at night. People were coming home from work. They're walking down the street."
City Council has appointed three new members to the Edmonton Police Commission. Anne-Marie Lambert, Wally Sinclair, and David Sowemimo will be introduced at the commission's next public meeting on Nov. 17. Their term will end Dec. 31, 2024.
The annual Coats for Kids campaign by the United Way is looking to collect 9,000 winter jackets this year for Edmonton families. Donations can be made at any United Way drop-off location in the Edmonton area. In 2021, the campaign collected and distributed 4,860 coats.
An Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission hearing decision has struck down a licensing condition imposed by the commission on the Grand Villa Casino inside Rogers Place that required it to be open seven days a week. The AGLC said a series of closures and reduced hours at the casino beyond those enforced early in the pandemic caused millions in lost revenues to charities and the province. In the Oct. 14 decision, however, a panel of AGLC board members sided with Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited's legal team, which argued the condition put undue constraints on the casino's ability to be flexible.
Sherilee Harper, an associate professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta, is attending the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, as a presenter and moderator. Harper is a lead author of the report Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, released in February by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Harper also recently published a paper with colleagues about including mental health in assessments measuring the impact of climate change and adaptation.
The Alberta government has endorsed the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence, which is a 10-year pan-Canadian framework developed by Women's Shelters Canada in consultation with stakeholders. The group's full report was released Apr. 30. According to the province, the plan will form the "groundwork for further development of made-in-Alberta gender-based violence prevention initiatives."
Premier Danielle Smith won the byelection in Brooks-Medicine Hat, with 54.5% of the votes compared to NDP candidate Gwendoline Dirk's 26.7% and Alberta Party Leader Barry Morishita's 16.5%. Dirk told Radio-Canada she was excited about the results nonetheless, noting that the NDP won 17 of 26 polls in Medicine Hat compared to none in the previous election.
Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane will sit out for up to four months after his wrist was cut by a skate during the Nov. 8 game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Oilers have recalled forwards Mattias Janmark and Klim Kostin, who were playing in the American Hockey League.