Edmonton Journal - Local (4 hours ago)
Will unrestricted free agent Claude Giroux end up with the Edmonton Oilers or not? It doesn’t sound like the Oilers are Giroux’s first choice, but it’s still possible. You see, the Philadelphia Flyers have in an $18 million per year offer sheet for Anaheim forward Leo Carlsson, and both Philadelphia and Giroux’s decision on Giroux’s […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (6 hours ago)
Richmond Champion is riding out the way he envisioned … As a winner. Not that the world-renowned bareback rider wouldn't have been billed as one regardless of his score Sunday at the Calgary Stampede. But the victory — a whopping one with a sensational 90 score — sure does make his walk away from the […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (10 hours ago)
This in from the Edmonton Oilers, news they have signed two young d-men, “Shakir Mukhamadullin to a two-year contract extension with an AAV of $ 1.75 million as well as Spencer Stastney to a one-year contract extension with an AAV of $1.525 million.” The Mukhamadullin signing was reported on Saturday, but the Oilers are making […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (18 hours ago)
Grande Prairie's 18 year-old Oliver Dawson was named the city's parade marshal for Canada Day 2026 for his feats in the swimming pool. Dawson has broken two Canadian breaststroke speed records so far, and he doesn't plan on slowing down anytime soon.
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (20 hours ago)
This patriotism rings hollow I am really getting tired of these expats who display their patriotism from afar. The latest expat to declare his undying love for Canada is Bryan Adams, who has lived in England for the last 30-odd years. During the last general election there was Mike Myers with his own brand of […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (20 hours ago)
Canada lost 3—0 to Morocco on Saturday in Houston. There it is. The score, plain as a fence post. And it closes the book on one of the finest four-game runs this country has ever strung together at a World Cup. Now, before you lean over and remind me that a loss is a loss, […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (20 hours ago)
Did you watch the Canada-Morocco World Cup match? VOTE IN OUR ONLINE POLL! KILL CARBON TAX Carney, thanks for the agreement to build a new pipeline to Vancouver. Now if you could cancel the onerous, insane, financially irresponsible carbon tax and so-called carbon sequestering investments the oil and gas industry has to put in place, […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (22 hours ago)
Concerns about privacy have been raised around the use of smart glasses and its ability to film people without their knowledge. David Fraser is a privacy lawyer with McInnes Cooper in Halifax and explained the legalities surrounding this technology in an interview with the CBC's Information Morning.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
The Edmonton Oilers start the 2026-27 NHL season as a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. Yes, there is still a lot of race ahead. But the General Manager cleared a few seemingly insurmountable hurdles on Free Agency Day. That and more in this edition of… 9 Things 9. With Darnell Nurse leaving the organization, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
You can’t win 'em all. But you never want to lose this one. The Edmonton Elks were woken abruptly from their dream 3-0 start to the season with a 36-24 loss to the previously winless B.C. Lions in Kelowna’s Apple Bowl on Saturday. It was as much a must-win a game as it gets in […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
SEATTLE — The power of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s brand and the Toronto Blue Jays' reach is such that even amid his frustratingly mystifying down season, fans still voted him as the American League's starting first baseman for the All-Star Game. Guerrero will not go to Philadelphia for his sixth Midsummer Classic, saying Saturday that he needs to...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
This in, news that the Edmonton Oilers have locked up d-man Shakir Mukhamadullin, 24, on a two -ear deal with a $1.75 million cap hit per year. Puckpedia reports: “The Oilers signed 24 y/o D Shakir Mukhamadullin to a 2 year $1.75M cap hit contract. Yr 1: $1.55M Salary, $200K Signing Bonus. Yr 2: $1.75M […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
In the wake of Philadelphia's turbulent $90-million offer sheet to Anaheim's young centre Leo Carlsson, teams are likely going to be more proactive to get their restricted free agents signed early rather than too late. "There's blood in the water with the offer sheet,” said one veteran agent. "And there could easily be more coming.” […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Aubrey “Drake” Graham is leaning into a superstition in hopes that it will give Canada’s men’s soccer team the boost it needs against Morocco on Saturday. The Canadian rap superstar posted a bet he was placing on Morocco to win on his Instagram Friday night. “Won the last time…gonna try reverse curse strategy,” the caption […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
A man is dead after he was shot during an altercation with RCMP in Irricana on Friday night. Mounties said officers responding to a 911 call located a suspect on Highway 9 — about 60 kilometres northeast of Calgary — at about 6:20 p.m. “An altercation occurred with police in which at least one officer […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
I want to live in a province where every person, regardless of how they came to be here, is treated as a human being worthy of dignity and respect. In the Oct. 19 referendum, you get to decide if that's the province you want, too. Do we want Alberta to be a community that values […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
I am Calgary-born and raised. I learned to put on concerts here, and I have put on a lot of them. These days, the work takes me all over the world, which offers some perspective on which rules are worth fighting. I have been on the production teams of Badlands and Stampede party tents, and […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
In February 2025, Kathleen Lowrey, a University of Alberta anthropology professor, took her 14-year-old daughter to swim at Edmonton's Bonnie Doon Leisure Centre. In the women's change room, they encountered a nearly naked man with fake rubber breasts hanging around his neck. Staff said he was entitled to be there. That city’s policy grants...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Funjeepups A Beautiful Song / A Star Wish By Michael Slack (Tundra) The first two picture books in this new comic series introduce young readers to three woodland creatures named Button, Dot and Dollop. Their adventures take place in the magical forest where they live. One morning, while out for a walk, they encounter a bird […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
We've reached mid-summer, and we are finally starting to see bounty from the vegetable garden. It's exciting to bring edibles to the table. But can we have a bigger yield and extend the harvest? To get answers to these questions, I reached out to keen vegetable gardener and Calgary Horticultural Society horticulturist Kath Smyth for...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
I have long been a cynic about the chances of a second bitumen pipeline being built from Alberta to the West Coast. After the events and announcements of Thursday, move me up into the category of skeptic. There is some meat on the bones now. What Alberta Premier Danielle Smith submitted to Prime Minister Mark […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Regarding the renovations at 24 Sussex Drive, I think this is something that is desperately needed. The Prime Minister of Canada deserves a residence befitting the position. I also think it's true for the Leader of the Opposition. However, for Pierre Poilievre, instead of Stornoway, I think the nearest Motel 6 would suffice (no offs […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Armchair critics To all the so-called armchair hockey players and naysayers who are criticizing the Flames picking Joe Iginla, I have one question. Have any of you village nitwits ever worked or played through broken ribs? It is one of the most painful injuries you can have. I have a feeling young Mr. Iginla will […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (2 days ago)
REPAVING NEEDED Our roadways in Edmonton are terrible and most need to be repaved. This is now July and plenty of potholes to be filled, some still around from previous years. The bottom line here is we require many of Edmonton's roadways to be repaved. They are way past patching them. The only thing I […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
The betting industry predicts that FIFA World Cup 2026 will be the biggest gambling event in history. Governments around the world have gone from banning sports betting to embracing it. But critics worry that it normalizes gambling as part of enjoying sports.
ReadCBC - Calgary (2 days ago)
Amid the ongoing review of Canada's fighter jet procurement, a Department of National Defence official has been told to stop using a custom-made business card featuring two Lockheed Martin F-35s after she handed copies out at a recent military trade show.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
After Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled an official proposal for an oil pipeline to the West Coast on Thursday, one pollster sees the opportunity to win over a narrow group of undecided referendum voters, while some groups supporting the province's independence don't put much stock in the deal.
ReadCBC - Calgary (2 days ago)
Generations of Canada's political class have summited at the "Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth” to shake hands and flip pancakes. This year's festival arrives with a looming referendum on Alberta's future within Canada and, as of Thursday night, a multibillion-dollar pipeline bid.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
They are icons on the Canadian music scene, and over the 10 days of the Calgary Stampede they will be on hand to entertain Calgarians at the Big Four Roadhouse. Known for hits like Voodoo Thing, Keep On Lovin’ Me Baby and Why’d You Lie, Colin James will be in town this Saturday, July 4. […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Calgary's downtown streets filled up with hundreds of thousands of spectators early Friday morning as the annual Stampede Parade marked the official start of the 10-day event. The parade began on 9 Avenue and 3 Street SE, moving west through the core before turning back toward 6 Avenue and 3rd Street SE. Organizers estimating as […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
The Bail and Sentencing Reform Act (Bill C-14) is now law. In effect from mid-July 2026, the explicit objective is 'stricter bail laws and tougher sentencing laws'. The law is highly comprehensive with 80 "targeted changes” to the Criminal Code. The changes indicate a laser focus on criminal recidivists or repeat offenders, offences with nexus...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
This in from Edmonton team insider Bob Stauffer of Oilers Now, his suggestion that the Edmonton Oilers are in the bidding for Ottawa Senators star unrestricted free agent Claude Giroux. Said Stauffer on Thursday’s show: “I know a lot of people are asking me about Claude Giroux. And I talked about the fact that, you […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
Alberta’s top court has more than doubled the sentence given to an Ontario man who raped an Edmonton woman in a parkade 45 years ago. The Alberta Court of Appeal on Thursday issued a decision resentencing John Edward Beausoleil to 7-1/2 years in prison, up from the 3-1/2 years imposed by a lower court. The […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
Police are trying to identify a suspect after a late-night confrontation in downtown Calgary where three men were attacked. Calgary police say officers were called to the area of Stephen Avenue and 2 Street SW around 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, June 14, 2026, to the area of Stephen Avenue and 2 Street S.W. after reports […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
I just had a great idea. Rather than sticking all the Canada-first Albertans with the cost of the failing Referendum, why not let all the UCP members join together and start a GoFundMe! Personally, I would not want to spend one cent on this ridiculous effort that is undermining our province in its attempt to […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
Q: What does it mean when some of the grass develops a white cast on the blades? (Trouble, I imagine.) Also, do you know of an easier way to get mushrooms out of your lawn other than by getting down and cutting them out? A: The dusty white coating you describe is a common lawn […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (3 days ago)
Wind, solar not enough (Re: 'Dependent on fossil fuels,' Letters, July 1) Our planet will heavily depend on fossil fuels for the next 50-plus years, no matter what the climate emergency crisis zealots predict. After that, everything will be driven by nuclear and geothermal power generation. Wind turbines and solar panels will be long gone […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (3 days ago)
What letter grade would you give Stan Bowman on free-agency Day 1? VOTE IN OUR ONLINE POLL! BUREAUCRATIC WORKOUT Danny Dollars … I just applied, and a lot of steps. My Credit Union is not listed as a bank, so even more steps. Must be a nightmare to administrate. I have to believe 13 cents […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
It's been a tough few weeks in this city. We have mourned lives lost, including children taken far too soon. We have responded to deadly incidents on our roads. A senior lost his life in a downtown park. And our officers were recently forced to respond to a dangerous, fast-moving situation involving an erratic driver […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
This in from TSN hockey analyst and former NHLer Ray Ferraro, his enthusiastic review of Edmonton Oilers free agent signing Ryan Shea, 29, the former Pittsburgh Penguins d-men. "They signed Ryan Shea, another guy that I watched a lot this year, last couple of years,” Ferraro said of the Oilers aned Shea on the Ray […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
Six teens are facing charges after the stabbing of another teen during a fight in southeast Calgary. Calgary police say officers were called to a home on Auburn Meadows Way SE in the community of Auburn Bay around 5:40 p.m. on May 7. Officers arrived to find a 17‑year‑old boy suffering from a stab wound. […]
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