CBC - Edmonton (38 minutes ago)
Dr. Paul Parks, the president-elect of the section of emergency medicine of the Alberta Medical Association, said he is calling for drastic action from the provincial government at the urging of physicians from across the province and across hospital divisions.
ReadCBC - Calgary (38 minutes ago)
Conservative Party members are pressing their leader to adopt a number of controversial policy positions at their upcoming convention including private health care, scrapping Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies and abandoning the party's position to stay out of the abortion debate.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (4 hours ago)
A Calgary city councillor is preparing to introduce a motion next week that would support closing the Sheldon Chumir supervised consumption site and replacing it with an in‑person, on‑demand opioid treatment centre. The proposal comes as debate continues over the future of harm‑reduction services in the Beltline and across the city. The...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (4 hours ago)
Calgary police are investigating a death in northwest Calgary on Friday afternoon. The investigation began after officers were called to Edgemont Road NW in the community of Edgemont around 4:15 p.m. Police are only calling the death “undetermined” at this point and have not disclosed the circumstances or whether foul play is suspected. The...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (4 hours ago)
A photo taken at a northwest Calgary car wash, intended to "roast” drivers for washing their vehicles during the city's ongoing water restrictions, has sparked online debate, including criticism of a City of Calgary vehicle seen in the lineup. The image, widely shared on Facebook, questioned why Calgarians were still using car washes despite...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (5 hours ago)
Some emergency departments across Canada report that the rapid spread of influenza has contributed to overcrowding, as some children and adults face long-lasting fevers, with the latest federal report showing a slight declining picture of flu activity across the country.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (6 hours ago)
A Parkland County man who stored a cache of handguns in a shipping container has been handed a $1,500 fine after one of the weapons was stolen and used in a mass shooting. Russell Lawrence Streeter, 33, pleaded guilty to a single count of careless storage of a firearm in Edmonton Court of King’s Bench […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (7 hours ago)
A new pipe is in place along the Bearspaw South Feeder main after a major rupture last week, but the city says it will still be days before the pipe returns to service — continuing calls for residents to conserve water. The renewed warning comes as Calgary continues to grapple with the aftermath of the […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (7 hours ago)
A lawyer says about 50 people have joined a class-action lawsuit filed by former students of a Calgary junior high school who alleged abuse against two teachers. There are two weeks left to make a claim in the suit. In November, the Calgary Board of Education reached an agreement with the complainants, who said they […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (7 hours ago)
Police confirm the death of an elderly woman in southwest Calgary is now being investigated as a homicide. Officers were called to a home on Canterbury Gardens SW around 10:50 a.m. on Thursday, after a woman in her 80s was found dead inside. An autopsy conducted on Friday has determined the woman's death to be […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (8 hours ago)
A southern Alberta RCMP officer and his wife face multiple fraud charges, Alberta RCMP said Friday. In May 2024, Alberta RCMP said they were alerted to a possible fraud by a serving RCMP officer and his wife. After what the Mounties said was an extensive investigation, Pincher Creek residents Grant Shade, a 42-year-old Piikani RCMP […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (9 hours ago)
WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Hot Topics, Postmedia's Rob Wong chats with Postmedia Calgary Flames writers Wes Gilbertson and Danny Austin about how the Flames should use rookie defenceman Zayne Parekh one he is ready to return from an upper-body injury and what has gone wrong for the Flames during their recent four-game […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (10 hours ago)
Alberta's hospitals are facing a crisis that extends far beyond the walls of the emergency department. General internal medicine (GIM) divisions and emergency departments (EDs) are routinely operating well over capacity. In practical terms, this means patients are cared for in non-medical spaces, including hallways, ED waiting rooms, EMS offload...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (10 hours ago)
This in from Pittsburgh, much love for former Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner, who is as hot as lava in net for the Penguins just now. Skinner led the Penguins to a 4-1 win over New Jersey. After a rough start in Pittsburgh, where he lost his first three games and had an .831 save […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (11 hours ago)
As Calgarians, we have lived through a stark reminder of what it means to rely on a single, fragile lifeline. Now, we have been reminded twice. The rupture of the Bearspaw South feeder main in June 2024 forced citywide water restrictions for nearly four months. The City of Calgary only narrowly managed to meet the […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (12 hours ago)
Alberta needs some straight talk about the global oil market. The rapid global rise of electric vehicles (EVs) is a warning sign for anyone who cares about Alberta's future. For decades, predictions of oil's decline have come and gone, making it tempting to dismiss EVs as another false alarm. This time, the threat is different […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (16 hours ago)
I received an Alberta Federation of Labour email asking me to sign a petition for the recall of Rebecca Schulz, MLA for Calgary-Shaw. In addition to discussing logistics, the note argued such petitions were an important participatory tool to demonstrate — among other things — opposition to using the notwithstanding clause to override...
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (17 hours ago)
Chance for independence Many adults have faced the realization they are in a toxic relationship that needs to end. But when? How? Bills still need to be paid, kids still need to be looked after, and the ties built with extended family are hard to sever. You try to fix the damage, but your partner […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (17 hours ago)
When I see something so completely unexpected and downright shocking, certain words spring spontaneously into my mind. Gotta admit they are pretty much always scatological, blasphemous and procreational so I won't repeat them here but they are as automatic as the surge of adrenaline and the extension of my right arm toward the camera on […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (17 hours ago)
Q: Once again, I’m calling on you to help me with a couple of problems with my yard. Firstly, I have a volunteer maple tree and it just started to grow in my yard. It is now about three meters tall and looks like a big bush. My question is, what is the best time […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (17 hours ago)
At the start of each new year, I often like to pick a quote that can serve as a mantra for the 365 days ahead. For 2026, I finally landed on a line from early 20th century author F. Scott Fitzgerald, who lived through the upheaval of the 1920s and ’30s. "The test of a first-rate intelligence […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (17 hours ago)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – In Concert: While increasing talk of real wars isn't calming anyone down much, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Peter Jackson's popcorn masterpiece might help, especially the way it's being presented this weekend. As they did so wonderfully with Return of the Jedi just a few weeks...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (18 hours ago)
Now that public pressure has forced the city to come to its senses and institute residential snow clearing we need to hope for appropriate execution of this task. Past experience in our area has seen the application of various ineffective techniques for managing the snowpack. Typically, the first pass is made by a blade truck […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
The Edmonton Oilers overcame an iffy first period abnd some iffy goaltending, but charged back from a two-goal deficit to beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-3. Edmonton took over the game from the second period on, the Jets wilting under the pressure of a now 11-game losing streak. 1️⃣7️⃣ for 9️⃣7️⃣‼️ pic.twitter.com/OZjjUI3nIp —...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Police are investigating a suspicious death after an older woman was found dead in a southwest Calgary home Thursday morning. Officers were called to a home on Canterbury Gardens SW in the community of Canyon Meadows around 10:50 a.m. after getting reports that a woman in her 80s had been found dead inside. No details […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (A day ago)
The Alberta Medical Association is calling on the province to help with what it calls a state of emergency in Edmonton's emergency rooms. It comes as the province is investigating the death of a man whose family says he died while waiting for emergency care.
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (A day ago)
Do you ever visit the Edmonton Valley Zoo? Vote in our daily poll! Edmonton is a winter city. Snow is inevitable. How about the snow removal budget should be plan for the worst and hope for the best instead of always starting with a shortfall of money when we know there is possibility of what […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Calgary's weather is living up to its reputation for rapid change, with a notable warm-up set to sweep across the city after a stretch of foggy, frozen days. Calgarians have been waking up to winter scenes in the new year, but Environment Canada now says temperatures are poised to climb, bringing daytime highs into the […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Crews responded to a house fire in southwest Calgary early Thursday afternoon. The call came in at approximately 1:50 p.m. after multiple bystanders reported smoke rising from a single‑storey home along 45 Street SW near 8 Avenue SW. The first firefighters arrived and entered the house through a window to begin a search, while the […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Drivers are being reminded to obey road signs and stay off pedestrian paths after two vehicles became stuck in snow at Lake Louise on the weekend. According to an online post from Banff National Park, park wardens and RCMP officers were called to the area over the weekend after two separate vehicles became stranded on […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
RCMP are appealing to the public for help after a break‑and‑enter in Chestermere resulted in the theft of several personal items, including the ashes of a woman whose funeral is scheduled for next week. Police were called to the home on Jan. 6, after a break‑in around 9:30 a.m. in the Cove community. Investigators say […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Calgary officials are renewing urgent calls for water conservation after Wednesday’s usage once again exceeded the sustainable threshold, placing the city in what officials describe as the "red zone.” At a Thursday afternoon update, Calgary Emergency Management Agency Chief Susan Henry said residents used 507 million litres of water and warned...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Survivors of sexual abuse at a Calgary junior high school have just weeks left to come forward as part of a multimillion‑dollar class action settlement. Lawyers representing former students of John Ware School say class members have until Jan. 26 to contact them and participate in the settlement process. The lawsuit, handled by HMC Lawyers, […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Canada is blessed with extraordinary natural resources, including some of the world's largest supplies of fresh water. Yet because water feels abundant, we often behave as if it will always be there. We treat it like an endless resource, and that mindset has shaped a long pattern in this country: We tend not to act […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Calgary’s Luke Kotkas recently achieved a feat in 24 hours that sounds impossible. Catch exclusive glimpses into the lives of Calgary's top athletes and sport ambassadors with the 660 NewsRadio Calgary Athlete of the Week. Nominate your star athlete or ambassador for their chance to be featured here.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
This in from Tony Brar of Oilers TV, Edmonton Oilers’ line combinations for tonight’s game against the Jets of Winnipeg, with embattled rookie d-man Alec Regula looking like he’s a healthy scratch, Calvin Pickard getting the start, and veteran forward Trent Frederic coming out of the pressbox to take the place of injured Adam Henrique. […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
If the Edmonton Oilers are looking for toughness, they know where to find it close by, within their own organizaton. Connor Clattenburg, 20, continues to throw his weight around in the American Hockey League. Here’s how things unfolded in Clattenburg’s latest game against Abbotsford on Wednesday night. Sweep in Abbotsford - roll the Alpha...
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