Edmonton Journal - Local (28 minutes ago)
It was the Edmonton Oilers Dad's Trip all right. Just ask the Chicago Blackhawks. They were calling Connor Ingram their daddy by the middle of the second period. On a night when the Oilers a little too sloppy in their own end of the ice and and struggled with goalie Spencer Knight in Chicago's end, […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (32 minutes ago)
Russia and China are working together more closely in the Arctic — both in the air and at sea, says the top U.S. commander of the North American Aerospace Defence Command. The co-operation also appears to be more tightly co-ordinated in a possible attempt to test U.S. and Canadian reaction.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (An hour ago)
Crews in Edmonton have started working to clear slush and snow off residential streets. While crews are in a neighbourhood, a parking ban be in effect and will last about three days. Vehicles that are parked on the roadways will be ticketed but won't be towed.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (3 hours ago)
When most people think of community giving, it's unlikely energy providers come to mind — but for much of Alberta, they do.These providers, known as community energy marketers, reinvest proceeds from utility bills to fund community initiatives throughout Alberta, primarily in smaller communities.
ReadCBC - Calgary (3 hours ago)
Calgary's representative for Ward 2 is advising caution and due diligence in responding to last week's independent panel on the city's recent catastrophic pipe ruptures. Meanwhile, other members of council are stressing the urgency of the current crisis.
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
Are you concerned about the situation in Iran? Vote in our daily poll! Re: Eye in the sky: Alberta RCMP’s high-tech operations centre gives officers a big edge on criminals (January 11). This system should be expanded to regions experiencing gang violence, shootings targeting homes and businesses for extortion, robberies, break‑ins, car thefts...
ReadCBC - Calgary (5 hours ago)
Canmore residents say heavy snowfall this winter has made driving difficult on the town's roads, prompting an increase in complaints. A town official says unusual weather conditions made snow clearing more challenging and required additional removal work.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (6 hours ago)
The Edmonton Oilers have signed the AHL’s second leading goal scorer Quinn Hutson, Edmonton’s top prospect on the Bakersfield Condors, to a two year extension at $875,000. Puckpedia reports: “The Oilers signed 24 y/o F Quinn Hutson to a 2 year $875K cap hit extension Yr 1: $850K Salary, $400K Minors, $500K Guaranteed Yr 2: […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (6 hours ago)
WETASKIWIN — A judge repeatedly sighed and accused lawyers of dragging their feet on the first day of testimony in the trial of a man charged in a deadly police chase in Edmonton. Peter Ashby’s trial got off to a rocky start Monday as Crown, court and defence sparred over procedural issues related to the […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (6 hours ago)
Members of the Iranian community in Edmonton are waiting with mixed hope and dread for news of loved ones in Iran, where two weeks of protest and revolt by millions of citizens has been cloaked in blood and silence by the Islamic Republic's regime, which has apparently cut all communication lines inside and outside the […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (6 hours ago)
Edmonton’s Food Bank is starting 2026 on firm ground after raising $4.5 million in fundraising and 240,000 kilograms of food donations through its annual festive campaign. The donations are the fruits of labour born from the food bank's annual festive giving campaign, which ran for eight weeks last November and December. The campaign reached its...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (6 hours ago)
A Calgary man was taken to the hospital after falling through thin ice on the Bow River on Sunday morning, but his dog remains missing despite an extensive search. Calgary Fire Department (CFD) crews were called to a section of the river near Bowmont Park in the city’s northwest around 11:50 a.m. According to CFD […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (7 hours ago)
Peel Regional Police (PRP) have arrested a 43-year-old man in connection with the largest gold theft in Canadian history and charged him upon arrival at Toronto Pearson International Airport after he flew in from Dubai. The arrest is the latest development in Project 24K, an investigation into the April 2023 theft of more than $20 […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (7 hours ago)
Calgary officials say the city is nearing a significant milestone in its response to the Bearspaw feeder main break, but residents are urged to remain vigilant as the system is gradually brought back online. Mayor Jeromy Farkas struck a cautiously optimistic tone during Monday afternoon's update, telling Calgarians that crews are edging closer to...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (9 hours ago)
The first week of the 40th annual One Yellow Rabbit High Performance Rodeo has everything from actors, singers, dancers and musicians to puppets. Festival producer Oliver Armstrong says in its 40 years the Rodeo has “spotlighted the avant-garde, the bold, and the boundary-breakers, earning it the reputation as one of the world’s leading...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (9 hours ago)
This in from Bob Stauffer of Oilers, news that veteran Andrew Mangiapane will replace hot rookie Ike Howard in the Edmonton Oilers line-up for tonight’s game against Chicago. Mangiapane has been a healthy scratch in five of the past six games for the Oilers. Stauffer reported the line-ups from the morning skate in Chicago: RNH-McDavid-Hyman […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (10 hours ago)
This in from Bob Stauffer of Oilers News veteran Andrew Mangiapane will replace hot rookie Ike Howard in the Edmonton Oilers line-up for tonight’s game against Chicago. Stauffer reported the line-ups from the morning skate in Chicago: RNH-McDavid-Hyman Podkolzin-Draisaitl-Kapanen Mangiapane-Roslovic-Savoie Janmark-Lazar-Frederic Howard...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (11 hours ago)
With the most recent break in the Bearspaw water line, I wonder whether there is an opportunity to review additional redundancies in the system. Is it possible to avoid using potable water for commercial uses (irrigating golf courses and parks, car washes, making ice at community arenas, etc.)? How difficult would it be to rejig […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (13 hours ago)
A few years ago, Kyle Lowry told reporters he would never accept a role as a bench warmer or an unofficial coach just to reach his 20th NBA season. Well, allegedly. “Really?” said Lowry, cursing for emphasis. “I lied.” After taking a moment for the reporters’ laughter to die down, the 39-year-old Philadelphia 76ers point […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (14 hours ago)
A social service provider in Medicine Hat has been denied access to apply for federal dollars meant to address drug addiction — which could have made the difference in keeping a daytime homeless shelter open this winter. The city is asking for reconsideration.
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (16 hours ago)
Nenshi wears this Premier Smith is right on the money blaming his royal purpleness, (former Calgary mayor Naheed) Nenshi, for the water main debacle. Remember his reckless spending of the pile of rusting iron poles at the west end of the city or the big blue ring on Airport Trail, some call a portal to […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (24 hours ago)
This in from Bob Stauffer, host of Oilers Now, more news about Edmonton Oilers red hot goalie prospect Connor Ungar, who came up with a shutout and a win in Bakersfield of the American Hockey League. Said Stauffer: “The Condors’ Connor Ungar with another stellar start. Makes 25 saves for the shutout. Now 5-0/1.38 GAA/.953 […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (A day ago)
The player's cheeks still burn — red from exertion and cold — as his father lifts the equipment bag, that battered testament to a child's dreams. Together they shuffle toward the car, where his mother has kept a sanctuary warm. Their breath hangs in the crystalline air, small clouds of life itself made visible. A […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (A day ago)
Operation Jingle All the Way sounds festive and fun, but that wasn't the case. The Calgary police initiative from Dec. 22 to 23 was a two-day crackdown on crime and social disorder on the south portion of the city's bus and CTrain routes, with officers clearing encampments and pressing charges for weapon and drug possession.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
I have no doubt the Edmonton Oilers will have any trouble scoring enough goals to make a return visit to the Stanley Cup Final. But the jury is still out on another aspect of their game equally important to that… Preventing enough of them. That and more in this edition of… 9 Things 9. Connor […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
The Art Gallery of Alberta is channeling its creative energy to revitalize membership numbers that have struggled to recover since the COVID-19 pandemic. Enrollment bottomed out at roughly 2,800 individuals during the pandemic — a steep decline from the 10,000-member high reached when the renovated gallery reopened in 2010.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
This past fall, the federal government ran a pilot program on Cape Breton for its long-delayed firearms confiscation scheme. The six-week-long test as a colossal failure. The federal public safety department expected Cape Bretoners would turn in 200 guns during the month-and-a-half long trial. They turned in 25. Since the feds had given the Cape...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Alberta’s new disability program, which provides lower monthly payments but fewer clawbacks if the person earns employment income, is set to launch this July. The province has stressed the Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP) will not replace the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) program, which caters to people who are...
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (2 days ago)
The panel doesn't point to one cartoon villain who sabotaged Calgary's water system. Rather, it shows how — for at least two decades — city officials and politicians lacked clear incentives to prioritize maintenance and backup capacity for Calgary's water utility.
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Sensible shift It is heartening to see the positive shift in leadership at city hall in such a short time. A more attentive council, honest transparency and an eye on the sensible priorities of the city can be credited to Mayor Farkas. Calgarians should be glad he took the same path as another famous leader […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
The Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings engaged in trench warfare of a hockey game, neither side giving up much. Edmonton dominated in OT with five Grade A shots, but failed to score. The match had to be settled in a shootout, with the Kings winning 4-3. In total, the Grade A shots were 15 […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
You can't win ’em all. Nor, if you're the Edmonton Oilers, can you win three in a row. Fans expecting to see a pair of milestones — Edmonton winning three games in a row for the first time this season and Connor McDavid extending his points streak to a career-high 18 games — went one-for-two […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Have you ever had to wait for police or EMS? Vote in our daily poll! So, auto insurance claims a loss of over a billion dollars and blames a rate cap on good drivers. Here’s a wild thought, why not charge bad drivers more? There are certainly enough of them. Perhaps if cops pulled over […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
A new forecast from Dalhousie University shows that 7,000 restaurants went out of business across Canada last year and predicts another 4,000 could close in 2026, with Ontario expected to take a significant hit. Industry pressures are mounting on both sides of the ledger. "The supply side, of course, you have to look at input […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
"In the last six years, and in particular the last year, there's been a lot of attacks by the current government on public education," Moussa said. Those attacks, she said, include chronic underfunding, dedicating public funds to private schools, changes to policies around sexual health education, and the province's two recent enactments of the...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
This in, news that the St. Louis Blues have signed defenseman Philip Broberg, 24, to a six-year deal worth $8 million per year. Here’s some early reaction: The Athletic’s stat analyst Dom Luszczyszyn @domluszczyszyn A great deal for Philip Broberg who emerged as a legitimate top four defenseman last year and has proven himself further […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Southern Alberta’s Blood Tribe is castigating what it sees as the province’s enabling a drift toward separatism and is vowing to join other First Nations’ legal actions against it. On Friday, the First Nation issued a statement that opposed the decision to allow the launch of a pro-independence petition and provincial legislation that appears...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Opioid-related deaths are trending down across Alberta, but emergency room visits and Emergency Medical Services responses to substance-related events are nearing all-time highs. According to Alberta’s substance use dashboard, EMS responses to opioid-related events from January to September 2025 far exceeded the totals from the previous year. The...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
This in from the Edmonton Oilers, news that they have sent down veteran pro d-man Riley Sillman to Bakersfield of the American Hockey League. Andrew Mangiapane will also be sitting again for the Oilers in tonight’s game against the Los Angeles Kings. Mangiapane is on the trading block. My take 1. Stillman played safe hockey […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
As the Edmonton Oilers geared up to salute Leon Draisaitl Saturday night after joining Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri, Mark Messier and Connor McDavid as their fifth 1,000th-point player in team history, Draisaitl knows he has come a very long way from that first NHL season 11 years ago when he had nine points. There was […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
For three years running the Edmonton Oilers have started out their seasons in awful slumps. For three years running those slumps ended in November, with the team finding a way to turn things around. But in only one of those years did the Oilers head coach lose his job. In 2023-24, Jay Woodcroft was fired […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (3 days ago)
Dr. Paul Parks, the president-elect of the section of emergency medicine of the Alberta Medical Association, said he is calling for drastic action from the provincial government at the urging of physicians from across the province and across hospital divisions.
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
On Dec. 24, Premier Danielle Smith wrote on her social media account: “This Christmas Eve, I'm thankful for the incredible non-profits supporting Albertans. Our UCP caucus had the chance to give back last week, ahead of the busy holiday season, by packing potatoes at the Calgary Food Bank @calgaryfoodbank. It's not too late to support a […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
My dentist is a great guy, and I trust him completely with my teeth. But my face? A posting on his Instagram feed asks, "Did you know you can get your Botox done during your regular scheduled dental appointments?” In 2013, Alberta became the first province to approve and regulate the use of Botulinum toxin […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (3 days ago)
Losing proposition Anyone who claims the U.S. invasion of Venezuela is to capture the oil is being silly. Venezuelan oil is low-quality, requires much more processing than WTI Crude oil, is being drilled on dilapidated infrastructure, and is located in a politically unstable country. Oil companies in the U.S.A. have plenty of reserves and licences,...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
Another day reading further factless complaints about city services. The wave of complaints about snow clearing demonstrate just how out of touch these people are to the cost of providing public services. Everyone seems to have forgotten that we just experienced a record snowfall, four times more snow than the 30-year average. Expecting snow to...
ReadCBC - Calgary (3 days ago)
An independent review of the 2024 catastrophic break of the Bearspaw feeder main recommended a series of changes to the city's water system, including to introduce a dedicated water utility department that could become a municipally owned corporation, similar to Enmax.
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (3 days ago)
Are you worried about the state of health care? Vote in our daily poll! Re: LILLEY: Gun buyback pilot nothing short of failure after netting 25 weapons (January 9). The situation is, at the very least, embarrassing and a misuse of public funds. Are policymakers truly convinced that someone roaming the streets, firing at homes […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
A Calgary city councillor is preparing to introduce a motion next week that would support closing the Sheldon Chumir supervised consumption site and replacing it with an in‑person, on‑demand opioid treatment centre. The proposal comes as debate continues over the future of harm‑reduction services in the Beltline and across the city. The...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
Calgary police are investigating a death in northwest Calgary on Friday afternoon. The investigation began after officers were called to Edgemont Road NW in the community of Edgemont around 4:15 p.m. Police are only calling the death “undetermined” at this point and have not disclosed the circumstances or whether foul play is suspected. The...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
A photo taken at a northwest Calgary car wash, intended to "roast” drivers for washing their vehicles during the city's ongoing water restrictions, has sparked online debate, including criticism of a City of Calgary vehicle seen in the lineup. The image, widely shared on Facebook, questioned why Calgarians were still using car washes despite...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (3 days ago)
Some emergency departments across Canada report that the rapid spread of influenza has contributed to overcrowding, as some children and adults face long-lasting fevers, with the latest federal report showing a slight declining picture of flu activity across the country.
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