Karen Bartko

Get the bug spray handy — Edmonton's recent heavy rainfall has left behind the perfect conditions for mosquitoes.

A man from northern Alberta has been charged with numerous offences — including sexual assault , abduction, and forcible confinement — involving four complainants as young as 12.

The massive rainfall experienced last weekend didn't just flood roads, basements and fields — it's also affected a section of the North Saskatchewan River banks to the point that a popular bridge crossing is now closed.

City crews are working to repair damaged roads after heavy rain fell during intense thunderstorms that moved through Edmonton over the weekend.

In what is starting to feel akin to Groundhog Day , the Edmonton region is bracing itself for another evening thunderstorm.

A fire broke out late Tuesday afternoon in an affluent southwest Edmonton neighbourhood, leaving two family homes gutted and a third also damaged.

More than 60 years ago, Major Singh Bhandal and Surinderjit Kaur Bhandal exchanged vows to spend their life together — a promise they kept, to their very devastating end.

Edmonton police have charged a woman after a hit and run in May that investigators believe was motivated by hatred.

WATCH: The Insurance Bureau of Canada says two storms have resulted in almost a quarter billion dollars' worth of insured damage in Edmonton and the surrounding communities.

Voters in a central Edmonton riding will have a new, but perhaps not unfamiliar, NDP candidate on the ballot in next year's provincial election.