Calgary Herald - Local (2 hours ago)
Deerfoot Athletic Park was full of Pride and joy Saturday afternoon. Several teams in the Calgary Apollo Softball Association, a non-profit LGBTQ2S+ softball league, took to the diamonds sporting not just team colours, but as many colours as possible. “It’s obviously for the LGBTQ2S+ community, but that said, everyone’s welcome,” said Matt...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 hours ago)
This in from long-time NHL insider John Shannon, word that Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid will not be signing soon in Edmonton. “There are people in Edmonton holding their breath,” Shannon said on his 100% Hockey podcast. “I think there’s people in the Oilers office holding their breath.” Shannon ruled out McDavid signing...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 hours ago)
Calgary police are warning the public to be on alert in southwest Calgary after a bear cub was spotted wandering near Signal Hill on Saturday morning. At 10 a.m., police reported they were responding to a report that a bear cub was spotted near the 2900 block of Signal Hill Drive in southwest Calgary. They […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 hours ago)
Family and friends of one of the men who drowned in Mahogany lake on Wednesday, have raised more than $26,000 in a GoFundMe fundraiser to support immediate family members. Caelan Escalante, 20, was identified as one of the two men who drowned in the lake Aug. 27. Police recovered the bodies late Wednesday after witnesses […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (7 hours ago)
In 660 NewsRadio's weekly Pause for Pets, take a moment to meet the latest pet at Calgary Animal Services looking for a home. This week's edition features Ebony. Ebony is looking for an experienced, adult-only home where she can thrive with patience, training, and plenty of room to run. Get to know her personality, quirks, […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (11 hours ago)
Edmonton police shut down several streets along Jasper Avenue early Saturday morning as they investigate an overnight incident. Roads in both directions along Jasper Avenue between 118 Street and 120 Street are closed. Additionally, roads in both directions on 119 Street are closed from Jasper Avenue to 100 Avenue, police said in a 7 a.m. […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (12 hours ago)
Do you feel Edmonton is on the right track? Vote in our daily poll! For all those diehard Maple Leafs fans hoping Connor McDavid will sign with them at the end of his Oilers contract, you can be sure Connor noticed Mitch Marner left the Maple Leafs and Toronto for “safety reasons” for the safer […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (12 hours ago)
The governments of Alberta, Nova Scotia and Ontario recently overreached the jurisdiction of cities such as Calgary, Halifax and Toronto by requiring that bike lanes be removed without public consultation. The perspectives of children, youth and parents have evidently not been sought. The lack of consideration for young people is clearly...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (12 hours ago)
There is little debate about the issues facing Calgary. Ask families around the dinner table, community volunteers or business owners, and you will hear the same themes: rising costs and deteriorating public safety. By 2029, Calgary is expected to surpass two million residents. Without a plan, household costs will continue to climb and more...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (12 hours ago)
Calgary is at a crossroads. This year, for the first time in our city's history, political parties have been introduced to municipal politics. This partisan model of representation does not suit Calgary's system of government, which relies on councillors being able to represent the people in their communities, unencumbered by outside agendas....
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (12 hours ago)
As a family physician of more than 30 years, my patients and I are aging. Every day I get asked: "Am I getting dementia or just getting old?” Up until now, the most likely response was “let's wait and see.” Early diagnosis is challenging. We have had no therapies to effectively change the course of […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
Vaccine head-scratcher Danielle Smith is blaming Albertans for the fact that her administration ordered too much vaccine or the wrong medicine in children's Tylenol. This is totally on you. Why are Albertans having to pay for your error? If a family of four wants to protect themselves from COVID, it will cost $400. Do they […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (15 hours ago)
Re. “Smith blames feds for funding squeeze,” Aug. 28 Why do people in the wealthiest province, with the lowest taxes, in the best country in the world, want to destroy our country? Despite what the premier says, that Alberta sends billions a year, the Alberta government has never paid a single penny to Quebec. Albertans […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (20 hours ago)
Spread the word Just a note to sincerely thank you for the insightful columns by Lisa MacLeod ("Canada's moment of truth has arrived) and Warren Kinsella ("Pro-Palestine protesters have become what they claim to oppose”) that were published online. They truly reflect the serious hurt these demonstrations do to the communities against whom they...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Two people have serious injuries after they were shocked by a power line in southeast Calgary on Friday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the area of 24 Street and 76 Avenue SE in the community of Ogden around 5 p.m. for reports of injuries. Paramedics tell CityNews two people were electrically shocked after a […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Heading into a beautiful, sunny long weekend – water safety may not necessarily be top of mind for many Calgarians. However, a string of recent tragedies serves as a stark reminder. In the past two weeks, there have been three calls for water rescues in Kananaskis Country and Calgary – including two young men in […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
The Alberta division of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) applauded the elimination of the federal consumer carbon tax, but has now turned its attention to the industrial carbon tax, which it says is still hitting Canadians at the pumps. “We don’t have a carbon tax right now, and so I wanted to celebrate that, but […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Edmonton’s public school board has gone over the top in complying with new rules banning books with sexual content, adding her government “will hold their hand” in following the intent of the policy if need be. The school division is yanking more than 200 books from its library shelves this […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
An 18-year-old man has been charged in the stabbing on the Calgary Stampede Midway last month. Just after 11 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, police responded to reports of a stabbing near the Euroslide on the midway inside the Stampede grounds. When officers got there, they found a man in medical distress. He was taken […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
A court has levied a $90,000 fine against an Alberta steel company after one of its workers was injured in an industrial accident three years ago. The Alberta government on Friday announced the fine against Steele Tech Fabrication over the March 17, 2022, incident at its fabrication plant near Barrhead. According to a news release, […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
With the days getting shorter and kids ready to return to the classroom, it means the Labour Day long weekend is upon us. For those looking to get out and take advantage of the final long weekend of summer, keep in mind some businesses will be closed or operating at reduced hours. Here's what's open […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Thank you, Premier Smith! Has Premier Danielle Smith shot herself in the foot with amendments to the Citizen Initiative Act? Separatists are delighted because they will benefit from the paltry 177,000-signature threshold needed to trigger a referendum. However, there are other potential beneficiaries who are rubbing their hands with glee. While...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
Drew Cadenhead has found a place where his days are filled with his choice activities. "My two favourite things in life are golfing and fishing,” says Cadenhead, a villa owner at the tucked-away Kokanee Springs Resort near Crawford Bay, B.C. "And here at Kokanee Springs I've got a world-class golf course right outside my villa […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
By Ira Cooper, Cult of Hockey correspondent Cult of Hockey prospect series 2025: #11, Roby Jarventie 23 years old, 6'2″, 185 lbs., drafted #33rd overall in 2020. Two! That is the number of games that Roby Jarventie played last season. It's also the number of games it took for me to be convinced that the […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
LLOYDMINSTER — Loud cheers for mass deportations and Alberta separation were the peaks of an otherwise tame and quiet town hall for Premier Danielle Smith’s Alberta Next panel in Lloydminster. Smith’s panel, which is touring the province to hear from the public on ways to shield the province from federal overreach, drew a friendly crowd […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Despite controversy surrounding the deal, Edmonton’s business and development communities are happy that the three-part event park, Village at ICE District, and demolition of the Coliseum deal was approved on Monday and are already looking forward to the future. “We feel great about it,” said Kalen Anderson, CEO of BILD Edmonton Metro....
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Not everyone can just drop a note to celebrity singer-actress Selena Gomez if they're feeling nervous. Then again, Hung Vanngo isn't just everyone. The former Calgarian is an internationally renowned makeup artist to the stars. And on Sept. 8, he'll launch his first makeup line, Hung Vanngo Beauty, at Sephora stores across North America. The […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
The alarmist cries painting China's recent tariff on Canadian canola as an act of "economic coercion” and a "dangerous trap” are dangerously counterproductive. This rhetoric, emanating from ideologues steeped in Sinophobia, ignores the immediate peril facing Canadian farmers and fisheries, downplays the existential threat posed by our southern...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Q: I have a Nanking Cherry shrub, six to seven years old, two meters high, that is in great condition. Unfortunately, it has not bloomed or borne any fruit yet. What could be the reason, and what can be done to remedy that? A: There may be several factors at play here. Too much nitrogen […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Do you think there will be a teachers’ strike? Vote in our daily poll! Re: Lorne Gunter: Edmonton crime problem a tough nut to crack (August 28). No crime should be considered insignificant; this is an undeniable truth. When someone falsifies documents to unlawfully enter a country, they are not simply bypassing a system; they […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Many years ago, the Edmonton Public School Board offered free flu shots to its staff. Nurses conveniently administered the vaccines at the schools. This practice continued for quite a few years. My guess is that EPSB provided this free service on-site to reduce the cost of paying for substitute staff. EPSB had done the math. […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
A shelter in place has been lifted for NW Calgary residents after an armed suspect who shot at officers was found dead inside a home on Thursday evening. Calgary police say the incident began several hours earlier when officers were trying to stop a person wanted on a Canada-wide warrant in the Crescent Heights area. […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
A Calgarian is recounting the desperate moments he tried to save two young men who drowned at Mahogany Lake in the city’s southeast. The bodies of two 20-year-old men were recovered after bystanders noticed someone struggling in the water at the man-made lake on Wednesday evening. Danny, a father of three, was there when he […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Two Edmonton-area RCMP sergeants have been accused of breach of trust after an investigation by the province’s police watchdog into sexual relationships they allegedly had with a woman. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) on Thursday announced breach of trust charges against Daniel Mayowski and Sheldon Robb, sergeants based in the...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Crews have safely disposed of hazardous materials that were found in a Calgary industrial area earlier this week. The city's Emergency Operations Centre was activated on Tuesday evening after a business in the Manchester Industrial Area received a suspicious package around noon and called police. Police say the package contained the chemical picric...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
There were only three male goaltenders invited to Hockey Canada's national teams orientation this week in Calgary. That doesn't mean there are only three goalies in contention to man the crease for Canada at the Olympics in Milano-Cortina next February. While Jordan Binnington, Adin Hill and Sam Montembeault may have the inside track for Olympic...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
People are being advised not to swim in a lake located just south of Calgary due to the presence of fecal bacteria. Alberta Health Services (AHS) issued a water quality advisory on Thursday, stating that there are elevated levels of fecal bacteria in the water at The Lake at Heritage Pointe. “Elevated levels of fecal […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Lainey Wilson: Pull out the watermelon moonshine, it's Friday night with Lainey Wilson and her Whirlwind World Tour! The Louisiana-born, Bell Bottom Country singer and 2023 CCMA entertainer of the year — the first woman since Taylor Swift won in 2011 — is here to deliver hits like Somewhere Over Laredo, Country's Cool Again and […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
The case for a Calgary man arrested by RCMP after being targeted by Airdrie youths in a to-catch-a-predator-scheme will be on hold until early September. In a hearing that took place at the Airdrie Court of Justice, counsel for Zain Alnoor Merchant asked for the matter to be moved to next week to get up […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Alberta has an economy that consistently leads the nation and is a magnet for young Canadians seeking opportunity. Unfortunately, we have a federal government that seemingly has been focused on holding Alberta back rather than moving it forward. In response to the trade war unleashed by the Trump administration, there have been more references to...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
A new alliance between eight municipalities aims to attract investment and create jobs in the Calgary region amid economic uncertainty. The three-year pilot will focus on regional research and analysis, regional marketing and promotion, investor support and program development. Hosted by Calgary Economic Development (CED), the Invest Greater...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid had some welcome news for Oilers fans today in Calgary that he has every intention to win in Edmonton, but that didn’t stop Toronto Maple Leafs fans from reading into McDavid’s latest comment on his contract negotiations that he wants out of Edmonton. At the press conference for the Team […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Jo Koy has his future planned out, or at least how it ends. “Standup is where I want to die,” says the comedian, in a phone interview with Postmedia. “I want to go out like George Carlin. I’m going to keep doing standup until I’m in my 80s.” At 54, he presumably has a ways […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
The Alberta-shot teen drama My Life wth the Walter Boys became a breakout hit for Netflix within two weeks of its December 2023 premiere. The series focuses on Manhattanite teen Jackie Howard (Nikki Rodriguez) moving to Colorado to live on a ranch with the rambunctious Walter family, which includes nine boys and a girl. She […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
In July 2022, the three young leads of Netflix’s My Life with the Walter Boys took a trip to the Calgary Stampede while shooting the first season of the series in Alberta. It was an appropriate destination for American actors Noah LaLonde, Ashby Gentry and Nikki Rodriguez, who play Cole and Alex Walter and Jackie […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
As we enter the last, languid, long weekend of the summer, you’d be inclined to start filling your September calendar. Summertime in Calgary's restaurant industry is usually all about beers and bottles of rosé on the patio, but as fall comes blowing in, events are booked, corporate lunches resume, and we collectively think about cheering […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
Fortuitous might be the best word to describe the coming together of the board of Hull Services — searching for the perfect person to be its new executive director — and Gwen Cham, who was looking to return to Calgary. Hull Services, recognized as a leader in child and youth mental health with Canada's largest […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
Closing Calgary's only supervised consumption site without any alternatives would be a mistake — a fatal one to the people who access the services — and cause more havoc for Beltline businesses and residents. Police data says crime is down but Calgarians would disagree. This mismatch suggests a significant divide between the reality of safety...
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (3 days ago)
How long with McDavid’s next contract be? Vote in our daily poll! Re: Youth Handed Maximum Sentence In Fatal Stabbing Of Calgary Teen Dean Visser… Only four years for stabbing to death another teenager. The current Youth Criminal Justice Act in Canada needs to be abolished immediately with formally charged teenage killers tried in adult […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (3 days ago)
Not worth our time. As Carney bored media and viewers with his television news conference address with the Latvian PM, redundantly Carney rehashed how NATO works which everyone knows. At the same time the Top Stories scrolled by on the chyron feed with the important story "Lost Cat found on BC Ferry!” Of the 2 […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
Re. “Jobs and affordability were once UCP priorities,” Rob Breakenridge, Aug. 26 Rob Breakenridge is right to warn that Alberta's government has drifted away from its promises on jobs and affordability. But what should worry Albertans even more is Premier Danielle Smith's fixation on creating her own provincial police force. In another context,...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
A Calgary public library was evacuated for several hours on Wednesday as police investigated a suspicious package. Emergency crews were called to the Judith Umbach Library near Centre Street North and 64 Avenue around 1:05 p.m. for reports of a package found inside the building. Officers arrived and determined the package needed further inspection....
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