CityNews - Calgary (37 minutes ago)
Tyson Gross has inked a deal with his hometown team. The Calgary Flames announced Thursday that the college free agent has signed a two-year entry-level deal carrying an average annual value of $975,000. Gross, 23, recorded a team-leading 41 points (18 goals and 23 assists) in 36 games as a junior at St. Cloud State University during […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (40 minutes ago)
A provincial decision to cut operational grants and strip the Alberta Genealogical Society (AGS) of its provincial heritage organization status is sending shock waves through Alberta's heritage community. The loss of this funding impacts our community in several critical ways: Preservation of history: The AGS maintains extensive databases and a...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (40 minutes ago)
While it may not be obvious from the title, Bob Wiseman’s new song Me and Jimi is a tribute to the Goddess of Slide, the late, great Ellen McIlwaine. The Jimi in the title is Jimi Hendrix, who was among the high-profile musicians McIlwaine shared the stage with during her colourful career. A celebrated, if […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 hours ago)
This in from Oilers Now host Bob Stauffer, the lines and pairings for the Edmonton Oilers for morning practice in Dallas, with Connor Ingram on the ice for tonight’s game, but Tristan Jarry evidently in the starter’s net. “(Connor) Ingram he is good. He is healthy. He can play but won’t be starting tonight,” said […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 hours ago)
Pioneering British new wave/post-punk band The Psychedelic Furs will be bringing a blast from the past to the Sunday night mainstage at this summer’s Calgary Folk Music Festival, which will run July 23 to 26 at Prince’s Island Park. The band, which formed in 1977 and is considered one of the most influential acts to […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (4 hours ago)
Two communities in Calgary's outlying resale real estate market saw growth last month, and both were the most affordable in the region. Calgary Real Estate Board statistics from February revealed High River and Strathmore saw sales and prices rise, unlike other outlying communities. In High River, sales grew six per cent year over year while […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (5 hours ago)
For the longest time, everyone was looking for what was "new” in craft beer. Even though trendy beers like the hoppiest and most bitter IPAs imaginable, barrel-aged brews, and fruity sours are based on centuries-old traditions, after decades of drinking Budweiser and Molson products, the craft beer industry's recent focus on these styles felt...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (7 hours ago)
Every International Women's Day comes with speeches, panels and thought leadership celebrating the accomplishments of women leaders. This year was no exception. Public recognition plays an important role in advancing gender equality and acknowledging the contributions women make across politics, civil society and public life. These moments matter....
ReadCBC - Edmonton (8 hours ago)
Data rarely tells the full story. So when CBC News emailed a questionnaire to tens of thousands of Alberta teachers this January, we invited them to share stories to illustrate what classroom complexity actually looks like for them. More than 4,000 teachers participated.
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (8 hours ago)
Bell a favourite I have read and enjoyed the conservative Calgary Sun since its inception. I have always greatly appreciated the excellent articles over the years by Rick Bell. I was shocked that he is leaving the Sun and moving to the U.S. I do not have any problem with the U.S. My main problem […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (9 hours ago)
Naheed Nenshi governed Calgary when disciplined infrastructure planning was essential. Instead, his administration focused on political branding while critical systems were neglected. Today, Calgarians face aging water lines, strained roads, and costly repairs that should have been addressed years ago. Now, Nenshi wants to be premier of Alberta....
ReadCBC - Edmonton (11 hours ago)
Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Norway to observe NATO's massive Cold Response exercise above the Arctic Circle and meet Nordic leaders before visiting the United Kingdom. The trip underscores Canada's focus on Arctic security, allied co-operation and closer ties with northern European partners.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (15 hours ago)
This in from NHL goalie expert Steve Valiquette, long-time hockey analyst for MSG Networks in New York and CEO of Clear Sight Analytics, his take on what’s gone wrong with new Edmonton Oilers goalie Tristan Jarry. The goal of goalies should be to have a good offseason working on fundamentals, then maintain that during the […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (18 hours ago)
New limits have been imposed on paddling and other water activities in some of Alberta’s most iconic mountain lakes after whirling disease was detected in Lake Louise for the first time last year. Parks Canada has introduced a new system that groups lakes and rivers in mountain national parks into water‑activity zones, each with varying […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (19 hours ago)
The small community of East Coulee, Alta., is home to a very big job. Dinosaur Valley Studios is assembling a blue whale skeleton from Oregon State University that will be sent back in May. CBC Radio host Jenny Howe drove up to see how the work is going.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (19 hours ago)
A new report shows rent in Calgary remains significantly more affordable than other Canadian big cities, including Halifax, where average rents are now nearly $400 higher. The analysis from Rentals.ca has Calgary's average rent at $1,870, well below Toronto ($2,482), Vancouver ($2,672) and Halifax ($2,269). Edmonton remains cheaper still at $1,590....
ReadCityNews - Calgary (19 hours ago)
Police say they have found a man who is believed to have sexually assaulted a woman in northeast Calgary. According to investigators, the incident occurred around 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, as the woman was walking near Abbeydale Drive and Abbotsford Drive NE. Police say an unknown man approached the woman, made sexually explicit comments, then […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (20 hours ago)
The 2026 Para Ice Hockey Games are smashing records like a puck to the back of the net. Following the Paris 2024 Paralympics, where over 11 million Canadians tuned in, digital engagement has skyrocketed. CBC Gem streaming hours in for the Paralympics? Up a jaw-dropping 632 per cent from 2024. And the fans? Oh, they're […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (21 hours ago)
An Edmonton man who stalked and sexually assaulted women in a north side neighbourhood has been sentenced to nearly seven years behind bars. Austin Dean St. Germain, 29, was handed the sentence by Court of King’s Bench Justice Susan Richardson March 2. He received a total of just over 6-1/2 years, including 3-1/2 years for […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (21 hours ago)
Are you worried about wildfire season? Vote in our daily poll! With the latest floor-crosser, NDP MP Lori Idlout, and with three federal byelections slated for April 13, PM Carney is only two seats away from a razor-thin majority. If all three byelections are won by the Liberals, expect Carney to prorogue Parliament for a […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (21 hours ago)
Shaquille O’Neal's well-known love for Edmonton reached new heights this week – and that's saying a lot for a man who's already seven-foot-one. The NBA legend-turned-analyst was first spotted in Alberta's capital Tuesday night at a Sherwood Park restaurant. "I must inform all the people who saw me out last night that was not me, […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (21 hours ago)
Canada agreed with 31 other nations on Wednesday to release strategic oil reserves to try to control soaring oil prices. Canada stands to benefit if prices remain $20 to $30 above forecasts made before the start of the war in the Persian Gulf. But if oil climbs too high, it risks sparking a global recession.
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (22 hours ago)
The Calgary Roughnecks will be led into the future by Eli Salama. That after they signed their captain to a three-year contract extension, coming a few days following the National Lacrosse League trade deadline. Salama, a native of Coquitlam, B.C., has played his entire seven-season career with the Roughnecks after being drafted in the first […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (23 hours ago)
A Calgary man has been charged with sexual assault and voyeurism after police say he met a woman through a dating app and later assaulted her at his home. Calgary police say the woman began communicating with the man on a dating app in October 2025 and eventually agreed to meet him in person. The […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (23 hours ago)
"Kids have been talking to other kids and strangers online for the last 20 years, but when we talk about sextortion, unfortunately there are criminal organizations that have found ways to monetize this at the cost of children being victimized"
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (23 hours ago)
Do you hear the people sing? It's a familiar tune, a staple of the musical pantheon that has captured the imagination and adoration of fans going on almost five decades and ignites the stage at the Northern Jubilee Auditorium this week. Broadway Across Canada brings Les Misérables to Edmonton, with soaring performances and absolutely sweeping...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
The Alberta NDP wants parents to be automatically notified if a serious case of child abuse occurs at a child-care provider in the province. The Opposition is urging the province to create a government-led notification system so that parents are notified of serious physical or sexual abuse “in a timely manner.” They also want an […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (A day ago)
Repair work to the Bearspaw south feeder main has brought on another round of water restrictions, which are expected to last about four weeks. Daily water usage for the first two days of those restrictions was 496 million litres, just below the roughly 500 million litres officials previously outlined as the limit.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Vertigo Theatre Artistic Director Jack Grinhaus is grinning ear to ear talking about the big announcements for season 50. “There’s always something for someone, but more for most,” he says. “But in the 50th, it’s everything for everyone.” Perhaps, the biggest headline being that Vertigo has been selected as the first theatre to mount a...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Late in the second period of the Edmonton Oilers’ 4-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche, superstar Nathan MacKinnon went hard to the net to tip in a puck. Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse made some contact as MacKinnon barrelled right over top of Oilers goalie Connor Ingram, cutting Ingram’s head in the heavy collision. Nathan MacKinnon […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
It’s a unique one to be sure — a festival when paper, wood, plastic and wool take the spotlight. And this year, The Festival of Animated Objects, which celebrates puppetry and masks through performances, exhibitions and films from March 14-22, will showcase two travelling shows. “The first is Radio Silence, set in the Yukon in […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Property rights are at the centre of individual freedom. If governments have limited ability to tell you what you may do on or to your property (including your body), then you will enjoy a high degree of individual human rights. That’s what makes the recent court decision granting "Aboriginal title” to land under dozens of […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Long in the planning, the inaugural Arts District Day starts 11 a.m. Saturday, when you and everyone you know are invited to come down and be intrigued and entertained in the downtown core. Centred on and orbiting Art Gallery of Alberta, Citadel Theatre and Winspear Centre, it's a deliberate, institutional effort to ring the cultural […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (A day ago)
Questions about Nenshi Naheed Nenshi governed Calgary when strong leadership and long-term infrastructure planning were needed most. Instead, his administration focused on headline projects while core systems were neglected. Today, Calgarians face aging water lines, strained roads, and rising repair costs that should have been addressed years ago....
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (A day ago)
The Smith government has failed to rein in spending and Albertans will pay the price. Last month, the government tabled its budget, which includes a projected $9.4-billion deficit this fiscal year and property tax hikes. For families across Alberta, that could mean hundreds of dollars in extra property taxes and/or higher rents this year. And […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
Conversations about Calgary's future are taking place among our most experienced voices. But an essential question remains unasked: who else is being invited to help design that future? Across the Blue Sky City, emerging entrepreneurs, students and early-career founders are already building solutions to community challenges and new economic...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
With Calgary's population approaching two million and housing demand reaching historic levels, we as city-builders are being called upon to deliver bold, creative solutions to growth. Solutions that contemplate everything from housing and connectivity to culture and economic opportunity. The through line to these solutions, and the foundation on...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Re. “101 St. businesses want parking back,” March 5 Reading the complaints highlighted in the article was a bit like stepping into a parallel universe — one where Edmonton is some sort of public-transit utopia with ubiquitous bus and train services dominating the landscape, muscling out the poor little F-150s and Super Duty's that have to...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
The Edmonton Oilers rolling into Colorado was like Rocky Balboa in his first title shot with Apollo Creed — nobody expected them to win, they just wanted to go the distance. As Balboa put it: "seeing that bell ring and I'm still standing … I'm gonna know that I weren't just another bum from the […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
The Edmonton Oilers saved their best performance of the year until Game #65, in a statement 4-3 win over Colorado. It was a highly entertaining display between two highly skilled clubs. It was 2-2 after one period (shots 12-6 Colorado), 3-2 Oilers after two and heading into a third period Power Play (shots 11-7 Oilers). […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Should the city plan better for new neighbourhoods? Vote in our daily poll! Naheed Nenshi governed Calgary when strong leadership and long-term infrastructure planning were needed most. Instead, his administration focused on headline projects while core systems were neglected. Today, Calgarians face aging water lines, strained roads, and rising...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
Alphonso Davies covered his face with his shirt as he left the field with an injury in Bayern Munich's game against Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday in Bergamo, Italy, raising questions about the Canadian star's availability for the World Cup.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Calgary residents kept consumption in the green zone on the first day of renewed water restrictions as crews continue critical repairs to the Bearspaw South feeder main. The city used 496 million litres of water on Monday, less than the target of 500 million litres and in the sustainable green zone. While previous shutdowns aimed […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Alberta's health-care system, like in every other province, is struggling with long wait times, overwhelmed ERs, a lack of medical technologies and a dearth of family practitioners—despite its high price tag. Recently, Premier Danielle Smith suggested that immigrants are putting pressure on the system, pointing the finger at Ottawa for some of...
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Did you hear that huge sigh of relief across Canada Wednesday morning caused by the Canadian para ice hockey team? There were a few nervous seconds caused by the Canadians, who came within a few ice chips of giving up their first goal of the Paralympic games by – are you sitting down? – scoring […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Students and staff were evacuated from a high school south of Calgary on Tuesday afternoon as police investigated reports of a bomb threat. High River RCMP responded Tuesday afternoon to the alleged threat at Notre Dame Collegiate in High River. All students and staff were evacuated from the school for the investigation. Following an extensive...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
An Edmonton non-profit organization that works to help vulnerable youth says being able to increase service hours has helped workers reach youth they normally couldn't. Since getting a boost in funding from the City of Edmonton, iHuman Youth Society says the organization is able to reach more youth since being able to extend their working hours to...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
The Edmonton Oilers go up against Brett Kulak and the Colorado Avs tonight, with Kulak now officially a thorn in the side of Oilers management. Kulak is back to playing third-pairing minutes with the Avs, after playing second-paring minutes with the Pittsburgh Penguins for 27 games. He was by all accounts a strong player for […]
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