Category: Edmonton

Former Dancer and Dance Teacher Applaud Shen Yun’s Beautiful Dancing

EDMONTON, Canada—Dance at its peak is a miracle of the human body. Dancers who come and experience Shen Yun Performing Arts get the chance to learn and be inspired by world class artists. “Their legs were up by their heads. Their balance and how well they all worked together, it was really impressive,” said Pearl Douglas,…


Shen Yun ‘Gets People Closer Together,’ Says Canadian Business Owner

EDMONTON, Canada—On the evening of March 15, company owner Jackson Vonderohe attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. He thoroughly enjoyed the show and said it was very creative and thoughtful. “The production was extremely colorful—the athleticism, the choreography, and the footwork!” he exclaimed. “From my perspective, the show was unique…


Movie Theater Owners Astounded by Backdrop Technology in Shen Yun

EDMONTON, Alberta—Darla and Michael Smith attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium on March 14. New York-based Shen Yun’s mission is to revive the traditional Chinese culture and to show how China was before communism. The performance impressed the Smiths, who own their own movie theater. “It was so amazing,” Mrs. Smith…


Shen Yun Shows the Dangers of Communism to Edmonton Audience

EDMONTON, Canada—While action movies depict heroes as people with super powers, in real life, the people making a difference in the world are not too different from the common man. Since 2006, Shen Yun Performing Arts has been using its talent to show audiences around the world the evil of communism as well as the beauty…


Adults and Minors Accompanies by Parents Can Swim Topless in Edmonton Public Pools

The City of Edmonton has changed its attire guidelines at public pools to allow all adults and minors accompanied by their parents to swim bare-chested, saying the policy was adopted to conform to the province’s Human Rights Act. “All patrons are permitted to go topless in City operated pools if they so wish,” says the…


Minors With Parents, Adults Going Topless in Public Pools ‘A Human Rights Issue,’ Says City of Edmonton

Edmonton, Alberta, has changed its attire guidelines at public pools to allow all adults and minors accompanied by their parents to swim bare-chested, saying the policy was adopted to conform to the province’s Human Rights Act. “All patrons are permitted to go topless in City operated pools if they so wish,” says the Edmonton government…


Edmonton Man Charged With Sexual Assault of Children May Have 100 Victims

The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) now believe that Imesh Ratnayake, 21, may have more than 100 victims, children whom he lured through the internet to meet with him and perform sexual acts. In July, the Edmonton man was charged with sexual assault involving six children. ALERT announced Dec. 20 the expanded number of…


‘Open-Air Drug Use Cannot Be Tolerated’: Alberta Set to Take Firm Action

Alberta’s public safety minister is heading a new interagency task force to take action on drug use and homelessness in Edmonton. It aims to create a hybrid justice and health system, a model that could then spread to other cities in Alberta. “I don’t think you need to walk more than a block to see…


Edmonton Trustees Vote to Ask for Mask Mandate in Public Schools

EDMONTON—Edmonton public school trustees have voted to ask the province to reinstate mask mandates when a school is on outbreak status due to respiratory illnesses. During a board meeting on Tuesday, trustees unanimously approved a motion seeking a meeting with Alberta’s Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Mark Joffe, Premier Danielle Smith, and Education Minister Adriana…


4 Vehicles Fall Into Sinkhole in Parking Lot of South Edmonton Dealership

Four vehicles fell into a sinkhole that opened up in the parking lot of a car dealership in south Edmonton, Alberta, on Tuesday morning. The cars were parked outside Infiniti South Edmonton just off Gateway Boulevard and south of Ellerslie Road. Video of the sinkhole was posted by freelance camera operator Rod Maldaner on Twitter at…