-The union representing about 6-thousand civic workers in the city of Edmonton has voted in favour of strike action.
This involves technical, professional, administrative and clerical workers, who are looking for higher wages.

       The city has offered a 7.25-percent hike over five years, but has also applied to the Alberta Labour Relations Board for a lockout poll.

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-Meanwhile, the city is looking to get back more than 82-million dollars from an automaker, in regards to the contract for electric buses.
Sixty of the vehicles were bought from California-based Proterra between 2019 and 2021.
In the contract, the company claimed the buses would handle Edmonton’s climate, but city officials say that’s never been the case.
And they say the gearboxes and steering boxes tend to fail, while the composite body structure cracks.
Last year, Proterra filed for bankruptcy, and has tried to throw out a number of contracts, including the one with Edmonton.

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-A woman who’d been renting out her property near Wabamun Lake as an Airbnb says she’s going to sell it, after she says guests destroyed the place and stole as much as they could.
Joceyln St. Onge says food, tools, electronics, a truck and even a bed were taken, along with important documents.
Drug-related items and marks were left all over the house, while bars were placed on windows, and knives embedded in the frame of the back door.
She does have insurance and Airbnb coverage, but says it could take a while before that comes in.
At this point, RCMP have arrested two people in connection with the stolen truck.

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