CityNews - Calgary (34 minutes ago)
A judge has recommended better vaccination campaigns and solutions to overcrowded housing after the death of a six-year-old Indigenous boy in northern Alberta. Provincial court Justice Claus Thietke says in a fatality report says the boy died on Nov. 13, 2020, at a local nursing station after complaining of abdominal pain and hours spent vomiting....
ReadCBC - Edmonton (5 hours ago)
A scholar overseas says "Brexit has a lot of lessons to teach Albertans" about the dangers of a vote on separation, with October's referendum on the question of separation drawing comparisons to what he and Prime Minister Mark Carney call the ill-fated vote for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (5 hours ago)
Keep. Hold. Fold. We continue our series on Edmonton Oilers players, coaches and management that a decision needs to be made on in the off-season. This time around… Winger Kasperi Kapanen The soon-to-be thirty-year-old winger Kasperi Kapanen has often been a bit of a puzzle along his NHL career. Selected in the first round, #22 […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (5 hours ago)
Keep. Hold. Fold. We continue our series on players, coaches and management that a decision needs to be made on in the off-season. This time around… Winger Kasperi Kapanen The soon-to-be thirty-year-old winger Kasperi Kapanen has often been a bit of a puzzle along his NHL career. Selected in the first round, #22 overall by […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (6 hours ago)
A Court of King's Bench justice has rejected a bid from two podcasters to set aside a court order that was used to search their devices last year. Sandy Edmonstone, a former Alberta Health Services board member, has alleged a campaign of harassment and intimidation from podcasters David Wallace and James DiFiore.
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
As the weather warms, you may be surprised to learn the federal government has already planned your summer vacation for you. To be fair, if you don't like what the government has planned, you don't have to go. But you still must pay some of the expenses for those who do. In fact, you must […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
Not my Farkas Mayor Farkas, as one who voted for you and contributed to your campaign, I thought I was getting the Jeromy Farkas who constantly crossed swords with our purple people eater of a mayor. I now feel betrayed by your complete and traitorous turnaround with your vendetta against Premier Smith. From your criticism […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (7 hours ago)
Alberta taxpayers should not be on the hook for the cost of a referendum forced on us by disenchanted separatists. Like everyone else, if you want to get the support of Albertans on a political issue, do like every other political party did — start your own separatist party on your own dime. Put your […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (15 hours ago)
Carter Hart is back in the national spotlight. Unfortunately. And, no, thankfully, it has nothing to do with that nasty bit of business from the 2018 Hockey Canada sexual assault investigation that landed the Sherwood Park product in court, shedding some much-needed focus on the culture surrounding amateur hockey in the country and resulting in...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (16 hours ago)
The Edmonton Journal is proud to host reviews of local high school theatrical productions, written by student reviewers through the Alberta Youth Theatre Collective. Reviews of past shows can be found here The worlds between the pages Hunter Lafleur, M.E LaZerte High School Where stories breathe beyond their pages and imagination reshapes reality,...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (17 hours ago)
Calgary is marking National AccessAbility Week by celebrating the people pushing the city toward a more inclusive future, including a Calgary Sports and Entertainment (CSEC) usher whose advocacy has earned him one of the city's top hospitality honours. Dan Pederson thinks about accessibility every day. Working as an usher with CSEC and navigating...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (18 hours ago)
What makes humans different than the other animals on this planet? That is the question at the centre of National Geographic Live Presents: Cave of Bones, where one of the world’s leading paleoanthropologists will unpack discoveries that have shifted our understanding of humanity. Lee Berger, a National Geographic Explorer in residence, is...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (18 hours ago)
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is urging Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to pause her fall separation referendum. Kinew, speaking directly to Smith at the annual meeting of western and northern premiers, said with all provinces signing and building megaprojects — including pipelines — this isn't the time for such uncertainty. "Now is the time to...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (19 hours ago)
A motorcyclist has serious injuries following a crash in a southeast Calgary industrial area on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to 61 Avenue and 68 Street SE around 2:20 p.m. for reports of a collision involving a semi-truck and motorcycle. The motorcycle rider was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (20 hours ago)
Mounties in Central Alberta are asking for the public's help after the same pub was hit by two armed robberies carried out by what investigators believe is the same man. Blackfalds RCMP say the Sidetraxx pub at the Blackfalds Motor Inn was robbed on two separate occasions weeks apart, each time by a man armed […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (20 hours ago)
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government believes the Clarity Act will not apply to the separation referendum question Albertans will be asked in October. “As premier, you have to respect the advice of experts,” Carney said Tuesday during Question Period in the House of Commons. “I just received advice from experts regarding the...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (21 hours ago)
An Edmonton man who supplied a semi-automatic rifle later used to kill two police officers has been found guilty of manslaughter. Dennis Okeymow sat still next to his lawyer, his hands in his lap, as he was convicted Tuesday on three counts of manslaughter along with a number of lesser charges in Court of King’s […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (21 hours ago)
Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco once observed: "It is not the answer that enlightens, but it is the question.” Edmonton is overflowing with answers. Fans, media, players, and hockey traditionalists seem convinced they know exactly what is wrong with the Oilers. But perhaps the most enlightening question is: What if many of the things we...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (22 hours ago)
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s office says her parliamentary adviser on constitutional affairs has resigned. The premier’s office said Tuesday that Jason Stephan, the United Conservative legislature member for Red Deer-South, is still a valued member of caucus. “He chose to resign earlier this year from his role as parliamentary secretary...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (24 hours ago)
This in from host Dan Powers of the Empty Netters podcast out of Los Angeles, his musing about whether the Colorado Avalanche, down 3-0 to the Vegas Golden Knights, can come back in their series, something the Kris Knoblauch-coached Edmonton Oilers almost managed to do in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final. Powers gave credit to […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (A day ago)
Simple solution Regarding the free fare zone in downtown Calgary for the C-Train. Why not opt for the simple solution and have a free shuttle bus run up and down 7th Avenue? Have officers aboard to enforce the much desired safety, easier to do in a smaller space. That would leave the C-Train available for […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Re. “Alberta should remain in Canada, But the status quo must change,” Danielle Smith, May 23 After reading the premier’s article in the Journal along with the byline, "In her own words, Danielle Smith lays out her position,” I was hoping for clarity. Turns out, her position, like her referendum question, is as clear as […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (A day ago)
Charlotte, N.C., is playing host to the Canadian men's national soccer team's training camp this week ahead of the World Cup. Canada Soccer says the players will benefit from training in high heat and humidity, while spending time in an "isolated environment” to focus on preparations.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Police are investigating after a three-year-old child was found dead central Edmonton on Saturday. The Edmonton Police Service says police were called to assist paramedics at a multi-unit residence on 91 Street and Jasper Avenue around 8:38 p.m. It was reported to police that the child was found dead inside a suite. An autopsy has […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
British Columbia Premier David Eby told reporters the agenda for the western premiers' meeting in Alberta seems 'at best confusing, if not totally awkward' in the wake of the host premier's referendum question on separation. Eby was also asked for his reaction to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's comments that there needs to be 'self-reflection'...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Pig cadavers will be placed in the Bow River as part of a new study aimed at improving how search teams locate human remains in Calgary's waterways. Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Windsor will be working with the Calgary Police Service in the coming weeks to better understand how bodies […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
A woman and two children are in hospital after being struck by a vehicle in northeast Calgary on Monday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Martindale Drive and Martinedale Boulevard NE around 3:15 p.m. for reports of people being hit by a vehicle. Police say a woman suffered serious, non-life-altering injuries and […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Seriously, city council! Are bike lanes as necessary as the need for fire trucks, fire halls or transit buses? I’II ask, council members, in your household would you be so frivolous with your income on totally unnecessary expenditures, ignoring absolutely necessary expenditures such as food, rent or, heaven forbid, property taxes? John Mitchell...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Police are looking for a man who allegedly exposed himself to traffic at a busy Calgary intersection last week. Calgary police say the incident happened just before 10 a.m. on Thursday at a bus stop near Macleod Trail and Southland Drive SE. It is alleged that a man was at the bus stop on the […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
A man is in hospital in critical condition after a single-vehicle crash in southeast Calgary on Monday afternoon. Calgary police say a vehicle veered across several lanes of traffic and crashed into bushes near 68 Street and 17 Avenue SE around 2 p.m. Police say the driver, the only person in the vehicle, was found […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (2 days ago)
Alberta's pipeline deal with Ottawa calls for a meaningful offset to carbon emissions. The Pathways project has been in the works for four years, but the companies proposing it and the provincial and federal governments have yet to figure out how to share the costs and risks.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
The Edmonton Oilers continue taking swings overseas, signing another mid-20s European in the hopes he can be a quick fix in the NHL. The Oilers are running short on draft picks, and in their current win-now window they don't have time to wait on those picks, anyway. So the focus is on bringing in bodies […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
This in, news that the Edmonton Oilers have signed a fast forward as a free agent, inking Aku Raty, 24, from Finland. He will be on a one year two-way contract at $850,000. Raty had a big year in the American Hockey League in 2023-24, but struggled to make the Arizona/Utah NHL team after that. […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (2 days ago)
Power providers in Alberta say wildfire severity has increased over the past several years, leading to more mitigation measures, including planned power outages. The outages would occur when specific conditions are in place that could potentially lead to catastrophic wildfires caused by power lines.
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Equalization payments are not a result of direct provincial transfers to Ottawa. That is a misconception being perpetrated by the advocates of Alberta separation. They are wrong. Equalization payments come from federal taxes paid by all Canadians and Canadian companies. Wealthier provinces such as Alberta pay more on a per-capita basis due to the...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Alberta's separation question will not create softer negotiations in the future. He cited the United Kingdom as an example: 'they're still, 10 years later, trying to undo what people didn't think they were voting for,' he said.
ReadCBC - Calgary (2 days ago)
Once destined for demolition, a historic building in southeast Calgary could soon find a new home. The City of Calgary says it is willing to donate the 113-year-old Ogden Block building, once home to a Chinese laundry and boarding house, to "a qualified party able to relocate the building" to make way for construction of the Green Line.
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Trojan Horse Albertans, who consider themselves Ottawa's 'cash cows,' don’t think about the consequences of their possible secession. They should understand the province's rich oil reserves make it a highly desirable target. Even if Alberta gains its long-awaited independence, it would immediately fall into the clutches of the U.S. With Trump’s...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
In the global competition for investment, talent and tourism, every advantage matters. For decades, Calgary Transit's free fare zone has been one of our most effective economic tools — a powerful driver of our downtown economy and a key competitive advantage. Now, Calgary’s city council is considering dismantling it. That would be a significant...
ReadCBC - Calgary (2 days ago)
A Calgary woman got a $13,000 settlement in a civil case but says the paralegal who represented her never delivered the money. Her case is raising questions about the lack of paralegal oversight and consumer protection for the people who hire them — especially in Alberta.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
The rumours are picking up that the Edmonton Oilers might well move out Darnell Nurse this summer. For that to happen, Nurse would have to agree to the trade, as he’s got a full No Movement Clause until next summer, after the 2026-27 season. In the summer of 2027, he can be traded to all […]
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