Desperate escape: One leaps, another hangs from window in Waverley West fire

Three people have been hospitalized and one other injured following a fire early Saturday morning in a Waverley West apartment complex.

The fire broke out just after 1:30 a.m. in a three-storey apartment building on Gaylene Place, trapping a few residents inside.

Flames were pouring from the building when crews arrived. One person jumped from a window before firefighters arrived. Crews used a ladder to rescue another person who was hanging from a window of the affected suite.

Gertrude Trudy Heide

Funeral For:  Gertrude Trudy Heide 
Funeral Date: May 29, 2025 
Gertrude Trudy Heide, 94, of Beaumont, Alberta formerly of Edmonton, passed away April 23rd. She is survived by 4 sons and their families. She was predeceased by her husband Peter H. Heide, 3 sisters, and 3 brothers. 
The celebration of life for Gertrude Trudy Heide will be held Thursday, May 29th at Red Willow Community Church, St. Albert, Alberta. 
Arrangements by Serenity Funeral Service, Edmonton. 

Indigenous groups keen to see Pope Leo continue reconciliation work

Indigenous groups in Canada say they want to see Pope Leo XIV continue the reconciliation work started by his predecessor, the late Pope Francis.

Francis was recognized as an ally of Canada's Indigenous Peoples and was known for advancing reconciliation efforts and apologizing — both in the Vatican and in Canada — for the Catholic Church's role in widespread abuses at residential schools.

His visit to Canada in 2022 was described as a "penitential pilgrimage" as Francis insisted on meeting with Indigenous survivors of residential schools and hearing their stories.

Excellence

1 Peter 2:12

Mediocrity is fast becoming the byword of our times. Every imaginable excuse is now used to make it acceptable, hopefully preferred. Budget cuts, time deadlines, majority opinion, and hard-nosed practicality are outshouting and outrunning excellence. Those forces seem to be winning the race. Incompetence and status quo averages are held up as all we can now expect, and the tragedy is that more and more people have virtually agreed. Why worry over the small stuff? Why bother with the genuine now that the artificial looks so real? If the public buys it, why sweat it? 

Hellebuyck answers MVP chants with playoff shutout

The Winnipeg Jets responded with urgency in Game 2 of their second-round playoff series, taking an early lead and maintaining control throughout a 4–0 win over the Dallas Stars to even the series at one game apiece.

The Jets played much more like the Jets of the regular season, and that goes for Connor Hellebuyck as well. He would end up stopping 21 shots on his way to a shutout. It's his fourth playoff shutout of his career, and his first since 2021. Hellebuyck now has a record of 18-1-1 in the last 20 home games.