CBC - Edmonton (An hour ago)
Blayre Turnbull, the captain of the Toronto Sceptres is looking to compete in her third Olympics in February. She owns an Olympic gold medal from 2022 and three world championships. Yet for all her success, the 32-year-old always feels like she has something to prove.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (An hour ago)
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling Calgary's second catastrophic break of the same feeder main in less than two years a failure of oversight, and says it might be time for the province to step in and take some responsibility for supervising the city's water system.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (An hour ago)
The Canadian Kitchen Cabinet Association says while it welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump's postponement of tariff increases on furniture, cabinets and vanities that were set for Jan. 1, the industry is still being devastated by the existing duties.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 hours ago)
Edmonton’s forward lines at practice on Sunday, as reported by Bob Stauffer, didn’t exactly inspire enthusiasm or confidence from many fans of the Edmonton Oilers: RNH-McDavid-Hyman Podkolzin-Draisaitl-Kapanen Howard-Henrique-Roslovic Mangiapane-Lazar-Savoie Frederic-Hutson (Janmark not on ice) The problem, as many Oilers fans see it, is that...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (6 hours ago)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not take a day-to-day role in governing Venezuela other than enforcing an existing "oil quarantine” on the country, a turnaround after President Donald Trump announced a day earlier that the U.S. would be running Venezuela following its ouster of leader Nicolás...
ReadCBC - Calgary (18 hours ago)
City of Calgary officials say they identified the location of what they are calling a second "catastrophic” water main break in northwest Calgary in less than two years, and shut off the water in the affected area — but they do not have a timeline as to when it might be fixed.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (18 hours ago)
Engineers at Red Deer Polytechnic in central Alberta have developed a fully immersive virtual reality program that allows athletes to test out the ice and practice their shots, even when they're not at the rink. CBC's Lina Elsaadi went to check it out.
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (21 hours ago)
Gunboat adventurism (Re: Trump’s bold intervention in Venezuela and U.S. capture of Maduro.) I celebrated my birthday in Caracas back in 2012, when Hugo Chavez was Venezuela’s strongman. Things that stand out after 14 years: the cheap price of gasoline (a nickel a litre), the legitimate obsession with personal security that required eternal...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
I will never not cheer for Team Canada. I am a proud Canadian who develops deep respect for those willing to play for their country. But while nothing about that will ever change, it does not prevent me from having strong feelings for who was left off the squad from an Edmonton standpoint. Or from […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (A day ago)
Do you think graffiti is a problem in Edmonton? Vote in our daily poll! It's my belief that, unfortunately, Poilievre will never be prime minister. It's very apparent that Canadians prefer a government that habitually lies, ignores the needs of its constituents, while latching on to any economic suppression programs it can. Transparency and...
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (A day ago)
A serious message to Jacob MacGregor, Frank Hortboth, Eric Bouchard, Jackie Lovely, Heath Berkowitz, Earl Theissen and Ozzie Sawicki. It might be time for all of you to do the most important thing you could do as the Premier's Council of the Status of Persons with Disabilities council. Not because of what you did. Because […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
The evidence is starting to mount again, and it's not pretty. Lost to Calgary. Outshot 42-21 by Winnipeg. Lost 6-2 to Boston. Lost 5-2 Saturday afternoon to Philadelphia. Whatever it was that caused them to lose their mojo over the Christmas break, the Edmonton Oilers haven't looked especially good in trying to find it. In […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
For one Montgomery business owner, the water main break has had impacts in more ways than one. Saud Abbasi, owner of Pizza Bae on Bowness Road, was out delivering pizzas when the water main ruptured along 16 Avenue, flooding the road and his vehicle — as well as many others. As soon as he was […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
Calgary police say speed and weather conditions were factors in a rollover crash on Deerfoot Trail early Saturday that injured five people, including a female youth who remains in life-threatening condition. The single-vehicle crash occurred shortly before 4 a.m. near the Memorial Drive overpass. Investigators said it was snowing at the time. “On...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
The Edmonton Oilers dropped an afternoon tilt against Philadelphia on Saturday. The home team got off to a spirited start, but poor puck management mid-frame resulted in a 3-1 deficit after one. The Oilers narrowed it to 3-2 after two with Calvin Pickard holding his club in it. But then the offence went dust dry, […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
A Calgary man has been charged by authorities in the United States following an undercover online child exploitation investigation involving multiple state law enforcement agencies. Kelly Maier, 41, was arrested in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on Dec. 18, 2025, and later charged with one count of enticing a minor, according to Idaho Attorney General Raul...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Jasper RCMP are hoping a misplaced ball cap leads them to a sexual assault suspect. Police in the mountain town appealed for tips Friday following a sexual assault on New Year’s Day. According to a news release, a woman reported being assaulted by a man she did not know in her home sometime between 4:30 […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
Zayne Parekh started off by calling his shot. The slick defenceman told friend and teammate Michael Hage he was going to score low to the blocker side early in Canada's game against Finland on New Year's Eve at the men's world junior hockey championship.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Eight people who crossed into Canada irregularly Friday night near Hemmingford in Quebec's Montérégie region were rescued after an hours-long search in extreme cold. RCMP say the group was flagged by U.S. border systems around 9:30 p.m. but could not immediately be located. Around 3:30 a.m., officers intercepted a man who said he was coming...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
In his few months as mayor, Knack has had to hit the ground running, picking up some of the previous council's unfinished business. In the new year, he hopes to budget differently, put the infill debate to bed, and collaborate with the provincial and federal government.
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Dinos That Drive Poems By Suzy Levinson, Pictures By Dustin Harbin (Tundra) This easy-to-read poetry book is full of fast-moving dinosaurs, driving, flying and racing, on land, in the sea and in space. Young readers will find the pages filled with their favourite dinosaurs. With vivid, detailed, and amusing illustrations, children will also find...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Telling a foreign country on social media at 3:00 in the morning that your country is "locked and loaded and ready to go” is neither intelligent nor strategic. Yet that's exactly what U.S. President Donald Trump did on his Truth Social in the middle of Thursday night. Trump, who seems determined to become the bull […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
For years, Calgarians have expressed frustration and alarm about the worsening effects on families and businesses in the community surrounding the drug consumption site at the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre. They are also appalled by the ongoing misery of the centre's clients who come to consume drugs, and the dealers who prey on them. […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
The recent memorandum of understanding between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith has been framed as a historic step in Canada's climate debates. On paper, it offers a grand bargain — Ottawa opens the door to a potential new pipeline to the West Coast and suspends the emissions cap, while Alberta raises its industrial carbon...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
At 5 p.m. every weekday, the heart of Calgary begins to stop. The towering glass walkways of the Plus-15 system turn into empty veins and office towers lock, leaving behind a silence that is the symptom of a deeper malaise. Calgary's downtown, once a powerful economic engine, is suffering an existential identity crisis that threatens […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Blame game The mayor does not need to be a technical expert on the mechanics of a municipal water utility system. There is a whole department full of these qualified individuals. The mayor does need to provide the leadership to shed light on why these experts appear to have failed doing their job and take […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Re. “Smith defends wider use of notwithstanding clause,” Dec. 27 The premier's year-end comments questioned the appointment and decision-making of Alberta judges and indicated an increasing willingness to invoke the notwithstanding clause. When the government uses this provision in its legislation, it provides temporary legislative supremacy...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
The new calendar year ushers in the second half of the Edmonton Oilers’ 82-game schedule, beginning with the Philadelphia Flyers visiting Rogers Place on Saturday (1:30 p.m., Sportsnet). So, what better time to come out with a mid-term report card on the team’s progress throughout the season? And who better to provide the insight into […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (2 days ago)
Love them or hate them, it's hard to go a day in Calgary without seeing magpies or hearing their iconic screech. They've adapted to live in the Prairie provinces year-round, but they haven't been able to expand their range beyond Western Canada — or maybe they haven't wanted to.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
As Ike Howard, Quinn Hutson and Matt Savoie zipped around Rogers Place in a spirited hour-long practice Friday morning, we bring you The Kid Line, Part 3, if we're talking Edmonton Oilers history of yesteryear, not the chemistry of today. Recency bias, if today's fan is all abuzz, or all a twitter, if we're talking […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Do you move your car during a parking ban? Vote in our daily poll! The Letters to the Editor seems to be quite fair in posting a modicum of letters from our resident Liberals and NDPs dissing the provincial and federal Conservative governments. This resident Conservative in his ninth decade wishes to take his turn […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Calgary police are investigating after a man was allegedly assaulted with a weapon at a home in southeast Calgary on Friday afternoon. Officers were called to a residence on Dovercliffe Way SE in the community of Dover around 3:55 p.m. for reports of an assault. When they arrived, they found one man injured. He was […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (2 days ago)
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling Calgary's second catastrophic break of the same feeder main in less than two years a failure of oversight, and says it might be time for the province to step in and take some responsibility for supervising the city's water system.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas says residents have "stepped up” in the past 24 hours, helping the city pull back into a sustainable water‑use zone as crews continue working to repair the latest break on the 16th Avenue feeder main. In a social media update Friday morning, Farkas reported that Calgarians collectively reduced consumption to 473...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
A Calgary man faces a criminal charge in the United States after an online child sex-crime sting operation. The 41-year-old trucker was charged in Idaho last month with luring a minor in a case that saw an American detective pretend online to be a 14-year-old girl. In court documents, police say the accused urged the […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
When Edmonton Oilers' defenceman Mattias Ekholm got the phone call to tell him he wasn't on Sweden's Olympic team, it was a pretty short conversation. There likely wasn't a "thanks for letting me know.” Kind of like when you get a call and are let go from a company. Just a massive let-down. There's hurt, […]
ReadGlobal News - Calgary (2 days ago)
Weather conditions for outdoor skating may be ideal; however, skaters will have to watch their step amid flooding restrictions. The City of Calgary’s Stage 4 water restrictions remain in place following the major water main break near Sarcee Trail and the 16 Avenue Northwest/Trans-Canada Highway interchange. According to the city, around 3,000...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
I am an accident reconstruction engineer that has been reconstructing accidents since 1999. Many Albertans are unaware of the government’s proposed auto insurance changes that are coming Jan. 1, 2027. Also, many Albertans are not aware that Alberta already has direct compensation for property damage (DCPD) that was introduced on Jan. 1, 2022....
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Calgary police have charged five people after seizing nearly $90,000 worth of illegal drugs during an investigation at a residential complex. The investigation began in September 2025 after reports of drug activity at a building near Elbow Drive SW and Glenmore Trail. Officers soon learned one of the individuals believed to be involved was wanted...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
Police are asking for help finding a man from B.C. who was last spotted in downtown Calgary in the fall. Calgary police say 44-year-old Keith, who also goes by Kevin, was last seen in B.C. on Oct. 18 and then was possibly spotted in the East Village in Calgary later that week. There is no […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
Calgary's Circle K Classic hockey tournament wrapped up Thursday, but conversations at the Max Bell Centre extended far beyond the ice. As teams and fans gathered for the final day of the international U18 hockey tournament, many were focused on the City of Calgary's newly imposed water restrictions following a significant water main break in […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
This just in, news that the Edmonton Oilers have called up Quinn Hutson and Isaac Howard, the two hottest rookie scorers in the American Hockey League, and put them on a new Kid Line with Matt Savoie at centre. But the question obsessing Oilers fans is exactly how Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch will use them. […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
Calgary police are asking for help finding a man wanted in connection with an assault that took place in the city’s northwest last summer. The incident happened around 4 a.m. on Aug. 11, when a man and his partner were asleep in their home in the community of Nolan Hill. Police say the couple woke […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
At the end of every year, we ask: "Where did it go?” When we look back, we wonder how it went so fast — yet, in the daily grind some people are faced with, it must have been the usual plod. I have the pleasure of seeking out stories about people who are making good […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 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: When does the buyout window open? Asking for Trent […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
Calgary drivers are getting a heads-up on where they can expect to see photo radar vehicles in the new year. Throughout January, enforcement will be concentrated in several neighbourhoods across the city, including Cranston, Mahogany, Signal Hill, Tuscany, and several other communities. The full list of targeted zones includes: In addition to...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
Rasmus Andersson is heading to the Olympics. Unfortunately, Mikael Backlund was left out. With Sweden announcing its squad for the men's hockey tournament at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games on Friday morning, Andersson's stellar start to the 2025-26 season made him a lock for the blueline. "If I go internally, just to myself, I think […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (3 days ago)
Duelling citizen-led petitions related to separation, multiple uses of the notwithstanding clause, a slew of recall petitions, progress on a pipeline deal and municipal elections across the province — 2025 was rife with political news. And already, the year ahead is looking to be just as consequential.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
Last week, a 44-year old father of two died after eight hours in the waiting room of Edmonton's Grey Nuns hospital. It's tragic for Prashant Sreekumar, his wife and children, and severely traumatizing for the health-care workers on shift that day. While some are pointing fingers at the triage process or the emergency department (ED), […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
Every parent wants their child to feel safe, included and confident at school. For parents of kids with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) — an autoimmune condition in which the pancreas stops producing insulin — that hope comes with an extra layer of worry. In Alberta, there is no consistent standard of care for how schools […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
I've been writing this column for just over seven years — not nearly as long as my predecessor John Gilchrist, but still a good chunk of time — and if I've learned anything, it's that the restaurant industry in Calgary is never predictable. Just as I love to be surprised by a dish or combination […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
When Yannick Bisson was filming a Calgary Stampede-centred episode of Murdoch Mysteries at the end of July, he called his wife to boast about his roping skills. Or, more specifically, to boast that he hadn’t lost his roping skills. At the end of July, the long-running Canadian series set up production at the Bar N […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (3 days ago)
Not again! It’s complete incompetence at city hall with yet another watermain break. We spent two weeks for the pigs going down waterlines checking for further weaknesses and yet it’s happened again. All the while, most residents kept trying to save water and killing our trees, gardens and lawns. Another huge waste of our tax […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
Love that green ice. It always seems to be that colour on the Red Deer River, at least here where it runs through the narrow valleys west of Sundre. It especially seems to glow where the river gets to spread out and form alternating sheets of thin ice. The water flowing over and through it […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
In 2026, after 400 years, Denmark is eliminating postal mail delivery (PMD). Compared to 2000, PMD there has dropped 90 per cent and the country has decided to convert to digital communication only. Now, Denmark only has 6 million people; the United States has 340 million, yet between 2006 and 2024, U.S. Postal Service delivery […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (3 days ago)
Do you think there will be a provincial election in 2026? Vote in our daily poll! Alberta would have to give up lands that are technically recognized as Indigenous or guarantee Indigenous rights and previous legislation that was given to them by the Canadian government and by the Supreme Court of Canada. To set up […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
The Edmonton Oilers need a new winger to succeed where so many others in the past have failed. It’s the key to their season, the most important element (so long as the goalie issue has been solved) of Edmonton being able to fix the biggest problem on the team, the huge discrepancy between the performance […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
Whether it's a cat or a dog, Albertans loved naming their pets Daisy and Luna. According to pet insurance company, Trupanion, these two names are among the top names for people's pets in 2025 and going into 2026. Daisy turned out to be the most popular dog name in Alberta and one of the top […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
An esteemed virologist, an Indigenous media leader, a philanthropic educator, a deaf playwright and an energy researcher. Edmonton has five new appointees to the Order of Canada, as selected by Gov. Gen. Mary Simon. The names are among 80 such appointments across the country that were announced on New Year’s Eve by the Governor General’s […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
This just in, news that the Edmonton Oilers have sent Max Jones back to Bakersfield of the American Hockey League. My take 1. Max Jones had his best run of games as an Edmonton Oiler, but winger Kasperi Kapanen is back on the ice practicing, indicating he’s close to being ready to play again after […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
For generations, the story of Indigenous economic development in Canada has been one of vast potential without access to the mechanisms of power. Indigenous entrepreneurs had ideas without access to capital, and First Nations across the country had the potential for major projects on their ancestral homelands with no investment network. The ideas...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (4 days ago)
Questions, questions? We've got a few as we hit the New Year. 1. Can we close the book on Oiler Andrew Mangiapane being a top 6 player? Yes, we can, chapter and verse. 2. Is Jack Roslovic a better Edmonton winger than a centre? Yes, and the only guy who counts, coach Kris Knoblauch, says […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (4 days ago)
Resolutions As the New Year dawns, it brings with it a powerful invitation, a fresh page, a reset button, a chance to realign with the person we want to become. Resolutions are more than promises we make to ourselves. They are commitments to growth, courage, and possibility. This year, let us step forward with intention, […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (4 days ago)
Maple Leaf Golf and Country Club, a retirement community in Port Charlotte, on the west coast of Florida, has its Canadian patriotism fiercely on display. While fewer Canadians are travelling south of the border amid strained international relations, people are still flocking to this community.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (4 days ago)
It was bound to happen. After weeks of great goaltending, an Oilers goalie didn’t have his best night, with newcomer Connor Ingram struggling in a 6-2 loss to the Bruins of Boston. At the other end, Boston goalie Jeremy Swayman was outstanding, thwarting Connor McDavid on an armada of Grade A and 5-alarm shots. Swayman […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (4 days ago)
A catastrophic feeder main break that threatens Calgary’s drinking water supply will not stop the city from celebrating the arrival of 2026. The city will host its annual celebration at Eau Claire Plaza and Prince’s Island Park on Wednesday from 8 p.m. for those looking to revel in warmer temperatures, courtesy of the Chinook winds. […]
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