CBC - Calgary (19 minutes ago)
When the Alberta government legislated a swift end to October's provincial teachers' strike, it pledged to pay for 3,000 more teaching positions during the next three school years. But what wasn't made clear is that the 2025-26 provincial budget had already allocated funding for exactly this purpose.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 hours ago)
Zach Hyman’s return is welcome for the Oilers. He’s been the team’s most effective winger since the day he got here in the summer of 2021. He’s put up consecutive goal-scoring seasons of 27, 36, 54 and 27 goals. He was also arguably the Oil’s top-performing forward in the 2025 playoffs before he went out […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (5 hours ago)
What is an appropriate speed limit for the QEII? Vote in our daily poll Raising speed limits in Alberta is a bad idea. There are already too many cars and big trucks fighting for every available inch of pavement. Most drivers are reaching the limit of their skill levels when driving at 110 km/h as […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (5 hours ago)
Once when I was a young reporter, I had occasion to interview the head of the Montana Highway Patrol. The state had just given up its unlimited ("reasonable and prudent”) speed limit and adopted the 55-m.p.h. limit demanded by Washington in return for $400 million annually in highway construction funds. I asked about enforcement. His […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (6 hours ago)
Some 22,000 Alberta health and medical workers, including paramedics, are set to vote on a new mediator recommended contract after bargaining resumed this week. The Health Sciences Association of Alberta says the mediator’s recommendations are based on a previous tentative agreement that workers rejected in September, though a number of...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (6 hours ago)
AutoCanada Inc.’s revenues have dropped sharply — by nearly 15 per cent — from a lack of activity in its new and used vehicle sales, but collision repairs and the ongoing sale of its dealerships in the United States are cushioning the blow. With revenues from sales slumping, interim chief executive Sam Cochrane said the […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (8 hours ago)
This in from the Edmonton Oilers, news that they are putting veteran d-man Troy Stecher on waivers and sending down forward Ike Howard to the minors. Howard does not have to clear waivers due to his rookie status. The moves are being made to free up roster and cap space for the return of star […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (8 hours ago)
What's happened to Calvin Pickard, who wrote that stuff-of-dreams story in the NHL playoffs last spring? Stu Skinner's safety net is digging pucks out of the cage right now, a few months after the loyal soldier won six straight early playoff games last spring and finished 7-1. He was the all-heart battler bailing out the […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (8 hours ago)
When 49 women come forward saying they were assaulted at one of Canada's most popular spas, something is seriously wrong. Since then, more than 100 complainants have joined the proposed class-action sexual assault lawsuit against Le Nordik Spa in Chelsea, Que. This case is a chilling reminder of what can happen when a profession built on […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (10 hours ago)
WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Hot Topics, Postmedia’s Rob Wong speaks with Postmedia Calgary Flames writers Wes Gilbertson and Danny Austin about the latest trade rumblings involving defenceman Rasmus Andersson and the Toronto Maple Leafs, what the expectations should be for Rory Kerins and if Yegor Sharangovich deserves to be a healthy...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (11 hours ago)
As a doctor, protecting human health sits at the heart of what I do. This commitment extends beyond hospital walls to the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the communities we build. Today, I’m concerned about a growing threat to health: the rush to build gas-powered AI data centres across Alberta. Alberta’s government […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (14 hours ago)
A tuberculosis (TB) outbreak has been declared in Edmonton’s inner-city. The outbreak was declared on Thursday afternoon by Primary Care Alberta's (PCA's) tuberculosis program and the Edmonton Zone Medical Officers of Health. Two people were confirmed to have the same strain of TB in the inner-city in October, and officials have since confirmed...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (16 hours ago)
Like a hungry hobo hunting for some refuge, I rambled along the abandoned rail line in the evening gloom; the sun hidden behind a thick covering of cloud, the wind raging out of the west. Ten minutes earlier, I had explored the disused remnants — an old school, a weathered grain elevator, a half-collapsed store […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (17 hours ago)
If the Supreme Court rules that U.S. President Donald Trump’s use of — or abuse of — his most potent power to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) is unconstitutional, the threat that Alberta faces will lessen. This will not be the case in other parts of Canada, where the threat […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (18 hours ago)
Reintroducing coal-powered electricity to Alberta's grid and making temporary residents pay for health care are among dozens of new policy proposals being brought forward by grassroots members of Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party. They are to be debated and voted on at month's end at the party's annual general meeting in Edmonton.
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (18 hours ago)
The morning sun was right behind the cupola of a barn, silhouetting the pigeons perched on it. The sky behind it was full of clouds shaped by winds higher up, some saucer-like, others ragged and torn. Bits of blue sky showed between them while prismatic colours caused by light breaking up as it shone through […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (18 hours ago)
Oil's not well I see PM Carney is off to UAE to meet with their head of state. I hope he takes a notebook and asks questions about how to make money on the oil business, because like his predecessor he appears to want to strangle ours. STUART WEEKS (He had some folks optimistic, but […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (19 hours ago)
I am confused. As homeowners in mature neighbourhoods, we have been told that we need to accept without protest oversized Costco-Le Corbusier, franken-basic, Temu-plexes that will jack our foundations and double our heating bills by shading our entire properties because this city is so desperate to increase density and create thousands of housing...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
You can't blame the hockey gods for this one. They tried. After propping up Edmonton in a pair of wins against Columbus and Philadelphia this week, the gods did everything in their power to bail the Oilers out again in Thursday's rematch with Blue Jackets. The Oilers could have been on the wrong end of […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
The Edmonton Oilers conjured up a thrilling ending to their 5-4 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, but they had too much to overcome, having been out-hustled, out-battled and out-scored for much of the contest. The goal saw Leon Draisaitl lead Edmonton’s comeback with two great goals. Leon laser-beam #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/7qM9iXXrhY —...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
I don't know what Prime Minister Mark Carney is telling Premier Danielle Smith about pipelines, but it must be damned convincing. On Thursday at Terrace, B.C., near Prince Rupert, Carney announced another five "nation-building” projects his government will fast-track. And just like with the first five, there is no pipeline and no major project in...
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (A day ago)
Do the Oilers need a new goaltender? Vote in our daily poll! Does anyone remember that just before Justin Trudeau was first elected, he promised to change Canada's election process? Of course, all Trudeau wanted to change was the outcome of elections. Here's something that should be Canadian law but never will be. Once you […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (A day ago)
Calgary's usually warm November weather means that for the third year in a row golfers can sneak in some extra tee times. The city opened two of its golf courses Thursday — Maple Ridge and Shaganappi Point. Golfers can play the front nine or back nine at both courses.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Q: We bought a compass plum a couple of years ago. When we bought it, it had a main stem with a couple of branches, and in the second year, this trend continued, and it appeared to be healthy. However, this summer, the main stem seemed to die off, and now in its place, there […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
All Is Bright 2025: 124 Street's warm and welcoming annual winter festival is set to shimmer and churn with music, food and fires, and happily it looks like good weather again, like last year's. Along with the roving entertainers including Mr. and Mrs. Claus throughout the wider neighbourhood, The Get Downs and Don Berner Big […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
This in from NHL insiders Elliotte Friedman, Pierre Lebrun and Bob Stauffer, all three of them on Stauffer’s show Oilers Now pooh-poohing the notion that Oilers GM Stan Bowman will be trading for a goallie any time soon. Said Stauffer, referring to Avs GM Chris MacFarland who last year traded for two useful goalies in […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
As emergency physicians, we know firsthand that delays in diagnostic screening can turn potentially manageable conditions into emergencies. That's why we are deeply concerned about Alberta's recent announcement that new legislation will allow Albertans to pay out-of-pocket or through private supplemental insurance plans for any diagnostic...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
All-season multisport facilities in Calgary, pickle ball courts in Spruce Grove and community rink upgrades in Edmonton are among the sports projects across Alberta getting grant funding from the province. The Alberta government is investing $7 million to support 14 sport and recreation infrastructure projects – from Okotoks to Lubicon Lake. The...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Earlier this month, Calgary country singer-songwriter Robert Adam did a tour of Japan. It was their first trip beyond North America as a musician and Japan was a strategic choice. Adam, a nonbinary queer country artist, offers a unique look at the world of country music. It’s not something you would generally see at the […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Alan Doyle is at Pearson Airport in Toronto trying to get home. He is in the thick of a busy tour for his new book, The Smiling Land: All Around the Circle in My Newfoundland and Labrador. At the time of this interview, he was set to fly home for a short break and a […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Police are appealing for witnesses after a multi-car, high-speed crash sent three people to hospital on Sunday. Officers were called at roughly 2:34 p.m. Sunday to the scene of a three-car collision near 97 Street and 167 Avenue, police said in a Wednesday news release. Police said a Mazda 3 was driving north on 97 […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
A star is born? A star is born. The odds of a new veteran forward coming in and making his mark with the Edmonton Oilers have been low during the McDavid/Draisaitl era. Many, many, many have tried. Few have succeeded. Where Milan Lucic, Andreas Athanasiou, Dominik Kahun, Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvdisson all failed to […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Serena Ryder’s 2018 Christmas album had an unusual path. The Toronto-based singer-songwriter has amassed an impressive canon of work since her early days as a precocious powerhouse singer known for adding soulful grit and grace to her folk and pop-rock sounds. But she had always wanted to make a jazz album. Ever since she was […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Each week, we check in with our readers on social media and e-mail to see what’s on top of their mind, explore the hot topics of conversation and answer hard-hitting questions about the Edmonton Oilers. Here are some of the hot topics from the past week: Is the writing on the wall for Stuart Skinner? […]
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