CBC - Edmonton (20 minutes ago)
CBC News heard from 6,000 teachers and other educators across the province with a nuanced view of life in Alberta classrooms. Many worry a staffing crisis is on the horizon and express little hope for substantial change. There was a lot of anger — much of it directed at the government, some at union officials, and in a few cases, against school...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (An hour ago)
TORONTO — Defence lawyers are set to call more witnesses today in the sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts tycoon Frank Stronach. The defence began presenting its case Monday, calling several witnesses, including the businessman’s former driver. Glenn Anderson told the court he was on call to drive Stronach to work events, meetings and...
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (An hour ago)
BRADY DESERVED BETTER Now that the dust seems to have settled and my blood is no longer boiling, I would like to address the endless bombardment that Brady Tkachuk received from reporters in this country. Wow, the guy must have been over the moon to have one an Olympic gold and to be invited to […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 hours ago)
Re. “Social programs should not be ‘overly generous,’ Smith says,” March 6 Cindy Tran's excellent reporting of Premier Danielle Smith's most recent benefits caper begins with a doozy of a quotation: "One of the reasons why we knew we had to bring AISH payments in alignment with other jurisdictions (is) because we had heard that […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (13 hours ago)
A chaotic scene on Deerfoot Trail on Monday afternoon left one driver injured and briefly shut down a stretch of the highway in southeast Calgary. Just before 5 p.m., emergency crews were called to a multi‑vehicle crash in the southbound lanes of Deerfoot near the Calf Robe Bridge. Firefighters arrived to find one vehicle fully […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (13 hours ago)
Boris Rybalka knows a party when he sees one. On Saturday the head coach of the Canadian Para hockey team said that, this year's Paralympics was the coming out party for rookie defenceman Auren Halbert, who scored a goal in Canada's 8-0 over Slovakia, clocking a plus four rating. "I've seen what he's all about, […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (13 hours ago)
Building infrastructure is key The best advice I can give is to build infrastructure even when it does not make economic sense. Infrastructure will always pay dividends for many decades to come. It is OK to borrow to build infrastructure. Most importantly are transit and trains, especially a potential train between Edmonton and Calgary. — […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
Are lodging houses acceptable as infill? Vote in our daily poll! With the recent publication of senators spending on frivolous items, liquor and mini putt, how can anyone be surprised when you install a personal buddy with a pat on the back and a wink, give them an exorbitant amount of money with multiple perks […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (14 hours ago)
Police are searching for a suspect after someone was shot by a pellet gun in southwest Calgary on Monday afternoon. Police were called around 2:47 p.m. to 17 Avenue and 29 Street SW following reports that a person had been shot with what was later confirmed to be a pellet gun. One male victim sustained […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (14 hours ago)
When Edmonton Oilers GM Stan Bowman took a flier on Vasily Podkolzin in August of 2024, a few weeks after officially joining the team, giving up a stocking stuffer fourth-round draft pick to Vancouver, a lot of people went "yeah, whatever.” Podkolzin was spinning his wheels with the Canucks, unable to gain much traction with […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (15 hours ago)
This in from NHL hockey columnist David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period, news that for the second time in eight months the Edmonton Oilers have dug into trading Darnell Nurse. In a column in the Fourth Period, Pagnotta wrote: “Don't shoot the messenger, but the Edmonton Oilers discussed the possibility of moving Darnell Nurse. I […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (15 hours ago)
A suspect wanted Canada-wide who's been evading capture for several years, and another wanted in Alberta on an assault with a weapon charge are among the 49 fugitives arrested by police during a three-day operation last week. Authorities say 118 arrest warrants were executed across 34 communities during the March 2-4 operation led by the […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (16 hours ago)
A home is destroyed after a fire in southwest Airdrie on Monday morning tore through a garage and upper-floor residence. Airdrie Fire Chief Mike Pirie said crews arrived around 8:27 a.m. to find a “significant structure fire” on Channelside Drive, with a garage and second-floor home already heavily engulfed and threatening nearby homes and...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (16 hours ago)
Edmonton will see 10 new school projects funded by Alberta’s Budget 2026. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides announced on Monday Edmonton will be home to 10 of the 40 school projects promised in the budget. The city now has a total of 37 school projects underway in various stages. “The Schools Now initiative that we began […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (17 hours ago)
When Finance Minister Nate Horner tabled the 2026 Alberta Budget, the headlines focused on a $9.4-billion deficit and a bold plan to double tourism spending to $25 billion by 2035. To bridge the gap, the government introduced a six-per-cent tax on rental cars and hiked the tourism levy on hotel rooms by 50 per cent. […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (19 hours ago)
Many Edmontonians have been rightly frustrated at city council's hefty hikes to municipal property taxes in recent years, but keep in mind none of those increases hit the 10 per cent threshold, and the city also didn't run massive deficits at the same time.
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (19 hours ago)
The prospect of the revival of Keystone XL may be of acute interest to Herald readers. The concept is that Alberta delivers our product to the U.S. border and the U.S. builds the required pipeline infrastructure through various states to deliver the product to refining locations. This approach will off-load much of the regulatory and […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (23 hours ago)
The defence is expected to start making its case today in the sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach. Prosecutors finished presenting their evidence last week after calling all seven complainants and a friend of the final complainant as witnesses. On Friday, Ontario Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy suggested Stronach...
ReadCBC - Calgary (24 hours ago)
Ten billion dollars for transit. Nearly $9 billion to fix crumbling roads and pathways. It all adds up to a very costly decade ahead for Calgary, with $49 billion needed to replace or maintain roads, bridges, rail lines and water mains, according to a new city report.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (24 hours ago)
Alberta school divisions complying with a provincial order have removed dozens of graphic novels from their shelves, from illustrated versions of literary classics to coming-of-age memoirs and dramatic retellings of mythology, access to information request results show.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (24 hours ago)
Oil prices whipped from their highest price since 2022 back below $100 US per barrel during a volatile day for markets as the U.S. and Israel's war on Iran threatened production and shipping in the Middle East and strained energy supplies worldwide.
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (A day ago)
Automatic vote Most Canadians reportedly support holding a byelection immediately when an MP switches parties. This would be a meaningful step toward addressing the democratic gap that arises when elected representatives change party affiliation without consulting the constituents who elected them. When such a significant decision is made...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
At a time when every single point matters, and could mean the difference between survival and a season that crashes on the rocks in April, the Edmonton Oilers taking two from Vegas wasn't the biggest deal Sunday. It's how they did it. A team that's been dying for some defence, and dying because they haven't […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
The grinders and the goalie led the way, an unusual but welcome narrative for an Edmonton win, as the Oilers topped VGK 4-2 in a critical Pacific Divison win. Grinders Trent Frederic, Vasily Podkolzin and Kasperi Kapanen all scored and Connor Ingram came up big in the Edmonton net. It was Edmonton’s best defensive effort […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
LETHBRIDGE – Nick Tetz of Calgary, Alberta continued to ride in unstoppable form in Lethbridge, Alberta, this past weekend, delivering a flawless 2-for-2 performance to win his historic sixth consecutive PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada Cup Series event inside VisitLethbridge.com Arena, victorious at the sold-out, record-setting South...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
QUEBEC CITY — A dominant fourth-quarter performance from Kourtney Oss helped the University of Calgary Dinos women’s basketball team finish off this year’s Final 8 run on a strong note, claiming a 66-59 win over host Laval to earn this year’s U SPORTS team bronze medal. A close game throughout, Calgary used a 13-0 run […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
The Alberta NDP announced first set of candidates for the next provincial election Sunday. All five candidates named are current MLAs in Edmonton and Calgary areas: In a press release releasing the first slate of candidates, party leader Naheed Nenshi, said, “The Alberta NDP is ready for the next campaign.” The party criticized the Danielle...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
This in from the Edmonton Oilers, news they have recalled centre Josh Samanski from Bakersfield on an emergency basis. Coach Kris Knoblauch said Mattias Ekholm and Adam Henrique are game time decisions. And from Oilers Now host Bob Stauffer, Edmonton’s lines from the morning skate before tonight’s Vegas game: RNH-McDavid-Hyman...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Albertans won't see much relief at the pumps if conflictin the Middle East continues for the foreseeable future. As oil prices closed Friday above US$90 a barrel, the province wouldn't suspend the 13 cents a litre fuel tax, said Premier Danielle Smith says on her weekend call-in radio show. She said because the rate is […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Despite spring snow still dusting parts of Alberta, it's now officially wildfire season, and with it comes once again the gnawing worry about which community will next be touched by nature's fickle finger of destruction. But in the Rocky Mountain towns of Canmore and Hinton, they aren't waiting to find out. Both say they haven't forgotten the...
ReadCBC - Calgary (2 days ago)
Over the last two years, Clint's Kitchen has become a community staple for Olds, a town of less than 10,000 people about 95 kilometres north of Calgary. The free supper program is fighting food insecurity while providing a place for the community to come together.
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Unhealthy attitude Doctors want the federal government to stop Alberta from trying to make our health-care system function better. A cursory Google search shows Canada's system is consistently in bottom third among G20 peers rated 9th or 10th out of 11. The Financial Post states Canada comes second-last out of 20 countries in new health-care […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Are lodging houses acceptable as infill? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! SAFETY? REALLY? So, the City of Edmonton is whinging about photo-radar revenues. I'm old enough to remember when we were told that it wasn't about the money, it was about public safety. Perhaps you should blow the dust off of a circa-1990 budget […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
The Edmonton Oilers know what their problem is. But do they know how to fix it…in time? That and more in this edition of… 9 Things 9. A stick tap to Edmonton broadcaster Dustin Nielson who called his very first NHL game this past week, between the Calgary Flames and Ottawa Senators. 8. Kris Knoblauch […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Why do so many dangerous shots deflect on net off of Darnell Nurse? Overall Darnell Nurse is having a fairly typical season. Overall he’s been a functional Top 4 d-man this year, doing OK against tough competition. And yet the fan outcry against Nurse, and media criticism of Nurse, has never been more intense. In […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
The City of Calgary remains under a snowfall warning, with more snow expected Sunday night. Environment Canada issued the warning on Saturday calling for heavy snowfall of up to 20 centimetres throughout the day Sunday, with the storm intensifying quickly and peaking through the afternoon and evening. The updates warning calls for heavy snow in...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
Every day eager kids walk through the doors of Servus Credit Union Place in St. Albert, lace up their skates — or their dads do — and they head onto the ice at the Troy Murray Arena. Sadly, it is now the Troy Murray Memorial Arena. The longtime NHL centre who was once one of […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (3 days ago)
In February 2024, the Camrose Kodiaks honoured Boris Rybalka, a man who had spent 26 seasons as their general manager and coach. It was a night filled with memories, gratitude, and a few surprises. Rybalka let the cat out of the bag: he was stepping into a new role as an assistant coach for the […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
Police are asking for the public's help in locating a 14‑year‑old girl missing from the northeast Calgary community of Falconridge. Calgary police say Emma was last seen Friday morning at her home in the 1200 block of Falconridge Drive NE. There is no indication of foul play, according to police, but both investigators and Emma's […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
This in from former Edmonton Oilers d-man Ryan Whitney, podcaster at Spittin’ Chiclets, his take that Oilers Now host Bob Stauffer could be an NHL GM. Whitney was asked by fellow podcaster and ex-NHLer Paul Bissonnette about the matter. Said Bissonnette: “Let’s say they (the Oilers) fizzle off, they meet Colorado in the conference finals,...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
This in from former Edmonton Oilers d-man Ryan Whitney, podcaster at Spittin’ Chiclets, his take that Oilers Now host Bob Stauffer could be an NHL GM. Whitney was asked by fellow podcaster and ex-NHLer Paul Bissonnette about the matter. Said Bissonnette: “Let’s say they (the Oilers) fizzle off, they meet Colorado in the conference finals,...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
In recent years, the conversation around perimenopause and menopause has grown louder. Celebrities are talking about it. Podcasts are dedicating episodes to it. Workplace policies are beginning to evolve. That progress matters. But in everyday conversations happening across our local community — in offices, school parking lots, and kitchen tables...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
The Bear Fairy By Paul Coccia, Illustrated By Fred Blunt (Tundra) When Spencer catches a fairy, he gets quite a surprise. This fairy loves chips, is rowdy and is hairy. Spencer soon realizes that it doesn't matter what his fairy looks like; he is a lot of fun. After showing his Bear Fairy to Mariah, […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (3 days ago)
NorQuest College instructor Mahbub Mishu knows artificial intelligence is a game changer when it comes to landing a job."It's about how good your profile picture is, how strong your bio is and keywords designed to attract recruiters nowadays,” said Mishu, who teaches in the machine learning analyst program at Norquest . It's why he supervised a...
ReadCBC - Calgary (3 days ago)
After sitting empty for several years, a former cannabis growing facility in Claresholm, Alta., has been taken over by a company growing gourmet mushrooms and other produce — a move the surrounding community hopes will foster economic growth in the area.
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
On Feb. 24, Alberta Government house leader Joseph Schow announced the province would move to "protect vulnerable Albertans” by regulating medical assistance in dying (MAID). He pledged to prohibit access for mature minors, individuals with mental illness as their sole underlying condition, those seeking advance requests and adults without...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (3 days ago)
An Abacus Data poll suggests the Conservatives boast a 51-per-cent share of the intended vote in the province. That is down 13 percentage points from their share of results in the 2025 federal election. Meanwhile, Liberal support is up eight percentage points.
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (3 days ago)
Keep the time-changes I like Standard time in the winter and I like Daylight Saving Time in summer. When I hear people complaining about the time change, I laugh. Do they not travel? Go east or west, there is time change and I don’t hear anyone complaining. Fly to Toronto, two-hour difference. Depending on where […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
As Calgary prepares to welcome its two-millionth resident, I've been reflecting on what we must do to ensure our city remains vibrant, welcoming and connected. The answer is simple: focus on people, experience and place. First and foremost, vibrancy begins with people. They are the heart of every interaction and the soul of every neighbourhood....
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
Take a minute right now and try something. I want you to think of a mentor in your life who helped you get from where you were at the time, to where you are right now. Go on. I'll wait. In the years I've been leading the team here at Big Brothers Big Sisters of […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
As an entrepreneur, when I hear the word “growth” I immediately think of business growth. For any company to remain strong over the long term, it must grow. Growth can relate to everything from attracting new talent, increasing revenue and acquiring more customers to growing more market share and increasing capabilities. For some, growth is...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
Premier Danielle Smith was correct: The last referendum question to cease changing the clocks twice a year was misunderstood. I know many who did not realize they were voting for permanent daylight time versus simply maintaining standard time. Newfoundland trialled a two-hour jump, then when it became a challenge getting the little ones to bed...
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