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

'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.

Woman found dead on Edmonton riverbank remembered as kind-hearted mother

A 43-year-old woman found dead along the banks of the North Saskatchewan River is being remembered as a caring, kind-hearted mother.

Owners anxious over delayed $6.2M sale of condemned Edmonton condo building

The proposed sale of a condemned Edmonton condo building to a commercial construction company remains in limbo, 16 months after the building was evacuated due to the risk of collapse.

Families call for accountability in deaths of 2 men in northern Alberta motorcycle crash

Dozens of protesters gathered outside RCMP headquarters in Edmonton Friday as the families of two men killed in an Alberta highway crash last summer called for accountability.

'Car wash cat' reunited with Alberta family after 7 years away

An Alberta cat has been reunited with her family seven years after she vanished. Sophie returned in time for the holidays, thanks to community volunteers and Good Samaritans who helped her survive a prolonged stay on the streets of Spruce Grove, west of Edmonton.

Early humans were 'big game hunters' with mammoth appetites, new research shows

New research examining the eating habits of the people who lived in North America during the Ice Age suggests they were skilled hunters with meaty, mammoth appetites.

Man accused of killing Edmonton security guard has violent criminal past, parole documents show

The man accused of killing a security guard inside a central Edmonton apartment building last week has an extensive history of violent crimes dating back more than a decade.

Former Alberta NDP premier Rachel Notley to resign as MLA

Former Alberta premier Rachel Notley is stepping down as MLA for Edmonton-Strathcona.The former leader of the Alberta NDP announced her pending resignation from her seat in the Alberta legislature in a statement Thursday.

Whitecourt man shot to death remembered as 'one-in-a-million guy'

A 44-year-old Whitecourt man who was shot down at his workplace over the weekend is being remembered as a loving family man who was a pillar of the northwestern Alberta community.