Wallis Snowdon

Reporter

Wallis Snowdon is a journalist with CBC Edmonton focused on bringing stories to the website and the airwaves. Originally from New Brunswick, Wallis has reported in communities across Canada, from Halifax to Fort McMurray. She previously worked as a digital and current affairs producer with CBC Radio in Edmonton. Share your stories with Wallis at wallis.snowdon@cbc.ca.

Latest from Wallis Snowdon

'Fatal loss of control': Practice spin triggered deadly 2023 plane crash east of Edmonton 

A small plane that crashed into a lake east of Edmonton in 2023, killing two men on board, had entered a spin at low altitude moments before impact, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada has ruled.

Extradition of alleged ringleader of Edmonton extortion scheme will be waiting game, experts say

The Edmonton Police Service wants to extradite the accused ringleader behind an Edmonton extortion-and-arson scheme from the United Arab Emirates. Experts say it will be a complex, time-consuming process that will leave Maninder Singh Dhaliwal's prosecution in Canada in limbo.

Trump says U.S. doesn't need Canada's oil, gas, vehicles or lumber

As Ottawa promises to retaliate against American trade tariffs, U.S. President Donald Trump has taken a new swipe at Canada.

Man accused of orchestrating Edmonton arson, extortion scheme arrested in United Arab Emirates

The man accused of orchestrating a string of arsons connected to extortion cases targeting South Asian home builders in Edmonton has been arrested overseas.

As Trump renews tariff threat, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith calls for diplomacy, not retaliation

As U.S. President Donald Trump renews his tariff threat on Canadian products, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says diplomacy, not retaliation, is the best way for the country to stifle the risk of punishing new trade sanctions.

Oilsands pollution study reveals new 'blind spot' in industry reporting

New research has found that a complex form of air pollution from Alberta's oilsands has gone largely unreported — and the impacts to downwind habitats are "entirely unknown."

Alberta regulator lays charges against Imperial for failing to contain, report oilsands berm overflow

Imperial Oil is facing nine charges for allowing millions of litres of contaminated wastewater to leak from its Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta, and for failing to mitigate the environmental damage.

RCMP issue travel warning as intense winds, blowing snow batter Edmonton region

High winds and blowing snow are causing poor driving conditions in the Edmonton region Thursday night.

'Heroes' lauded for helping 5 workers injured in explosion at Red Deer bus depot

When an explosion rattled downtown Red Deer on Thursday afternoon, injuring five workers at a bus depot, some of the city's most vulnerable residents were the first on the scene.

City's battle over paint job on Edmonton bridge struck down by Alberta's highest court

A legal dispute over deteriorating paint on Edmonton’s Low Level Bridge has been dismissed in Alberta’s highest court, nearly 20 years after the job was done.