Today's top headlines from CBC Edmonton

Today's top headlines from CBC Edmonton - 2026-08-11

Good evening, these are your top stories for Monday, August 10, 2026.
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City of Edmonton exploring offering naloxone training to more employees

August 10 , 2026 at 04:18:52 p.m. MDT • :

Edmonton city councillors are pursuing increasing the number of city staff members who can use naloxone while at work, deciding at a committee meeting to explore offering training to transit inspectors.

2 more tuberculosis cases confirmed in Edmonton's inner-city outbreak

August 10 , 2026 at 12:13:19 p.m. MDT • :

An outbreak of tuberculosis that has been spreading among people experiencing homelessness in Edmonton's downtown core for nearly a year has left two more people fighting the disease.

Alberta to review emergency alert system following multi-week search for Calgary boy

August 10 , 2026 at 05:38:09 p.m. MDT • :

After a multi-week search in July for Parker, an 11-year-old Calgary boy, ended after he was confirmed dead, the provincial government is assessing whether improvements are needed to its emergency alert system.

RCMP investigating homicide of 12-year-old Edmonton boy after remains found in northern Alberta

August 9 , 2026 at 12:55:19 p.m. MDT • :

RCMP say they are investigating the homicide of a 12-year-old Edmonton boy after remains were found in a rural area of northern Alberta. In a news release on Sunday, police said Athabasca RCMP officers responded to a report of human remains found on Thursday, Aug. 6, just before 3:30 a.m.

Pollster says this demographic is one to watch in Alberta's independence debate

August 10 , 2026 at 05:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

CBC News set up at Sunridge Mall, in a culturally-diverse area of Calgary, hoping to speak with racialized or non-white Albertans. We heard from people excited about the idea of independence, those who support unity, and those who were not following the debate at all.