Calgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Last week, B.C. Premier David Eby went to China. He wasn't going for a photo op, but led a trade mission with forestry executives, energy players and port authorities. His goal: secure market access for B.C. lumber, critical minerals and LNG. B.C. moves forward. Alberta risks being left behind — though the stars are finally […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
Community leaders say the project shows Central Alberta is an attractive place for defence and technology companies to invest. People at the company, Technalogix, say the project is an example of why Canada's recent defence and military buildup should prioritize local companies.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
So much for the Edmonton Elks’ win streak to start the season. The last undefeated team in the Canadian Football League brought its 0-3 record against an 0-3 opponent in the B.C. Lions in what looked like, on paper anyway, the mismatch of the season. And then the cloud the double-E had been floating on […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
The law of unintended consequences states that interventions in complex systems always yield unanticipated or unintended outcomes. Use of CMHC funds to construct Airbnb rental units is merely one of the unintended consequences of the new zoning bylaw proposed by Edmonton city administration and passed into law by Edmonton city council. More to the...
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Are Canadians safe? According to the RCMP, there are 4,000 criminal cartels operating in Canada. Hundreds of super drug labs also exist throughout Canada. These cartels work together, selling these drugs throughout Canada and the world. Canadians are no longer safe in their own homes let alone on the street yet our Government does nothing […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
The San Jose Sharks aimed to add some veteran help to their young blueline this summer. In the end, it evidently came down to Sharks GM Mike Grier trading for either Darnell Nurse of Edmonton or Morgan Rielly of Toronto. And it was the Oilers who won out in this race to dump salary on […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
Edmonton city council has voted in favour of an administration proposal to create special zones that would see rezoning to allow for increased building heights. The future of Rossdale was up for debate on Monday at city council's public hearing. However the proposal to create special zones was opposed by nearly 20 residents who spoke at the...
ReadCBC - Calgary (2 days ago)
Good Vibes Memory Choirs started as a research project that studied the impact of choral singing on people living with dementia. The research showed that group singing promotes brain health and provides a community for those navigating a dementia diagnosis and their support networks. CBC's Nate Luit talked to choir members and their families about...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Edmonton police are appealing for witnesses after a senior citizen involved in a car crash last month died in hospital. The 81-year-old victim died of his injuries Saturday, weeks after his vehicle was hit while making a left turn on 97 Street north of the Yellowhead, police said Monday. The collision happened just before 6 […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Anyone who pays property tax in Edmonton should get a 20 per cent discount to help pay for new front-end parts we have to replace hitting the thousands of potholes. Oh wait, I forgot bike lanes used by maybe ten per cent of the population a few months of the year is the number one […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
Two teens are facing charges after a routine traffic stop in northeast Calgary uncovered more than 840 grams of suspected drugs, along with ammunition and cash. Calgary police say officers pulled over a vehicle around 5:25 p.m. on Wednesday near 68 Street and McKnight Boulevard NE after noticing the registered owner was wanted under the […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
Elections Alberta says it’s set to begin verifying the signatures on a petition looking to force a vote on the province separating from Canada. The petition was submitted in early May, but just two weeks later a judge quashed it after ruling the petition was out of line with provincial law and that First Nations […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (3 days ago)
Convoy protest leader Tamara Lich had to obtain permission from her parole officer to attend an official Independence Day event at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Ottawa. She's serving a conditional sentence after being convicted of mischief in October 2025.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
There is a rapidly growing reward for information after an Alberta wild horse was found shot in central Alberta. The Help Alberta Wildies Society (HAWS) says Grey Hawk, a wild horse known to advocates, was seen alive and in good condition west of the hamlet of Caroline on Wednesday before being discovered dead by campers […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (3 days ago)
Synapse Real Estate Corp. wants to build a massive data centre complex. The town government sees an opportunity to boost its tax revenue and local employment, while many residents worry about pollution, noise, home values, safety and strain on local health care and emergency services.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
The Edmonton Oilers have re-signed a key college prospect. Forward Owen Michaels inked a two-year contract extension on Monday. He was a pending Restricted Free Agent. The AAV is $900k. Michaels had originally signed a one-year ELC at the tail end of the 2026 season. Whether he remains an RFA or becomes a Group 6 […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (3 days ago)
Alberta and Ontario's premiers have unveiled the proposed route for a 3,300-kilometre pipeline that would transport oil from Western Canada to refineries in southern Ontario. The Northern Shield energy corridor would start at Hardisty, Alta., pass near Regina and Winnipeg, and end in Sarnia. What's still unknown are an estimated price tag, timeline...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
The Grande Prairie Police Service is strengthening its efforts to combat human trafficking and sexual exploitation through a new partnership with #NotInMyCity, a national organization focused on prevention, education and survivor support. Police Chief Dwayne Lakusta said the partnership marks an important step as the service prepares to become...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
It is absurd to expect us to believe that more than 32,000 signatures for the anti-coal petition were not acceptable. As a canvasser, I made sure everything was filled out as required, and when I turned my signatures in the process was thorough to make sure it was all done correctly. The idea that our […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
One man is facing charges following the theft of industrial equipment and copper wire in southeast Calgary, valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars. Calgary police say three people broke into Crypto Therm Manufacturing Inc. in the Foothills Industrial area on Nov. 4, 2025. The suspect left the area before officers arrived. Over the following...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
Calgary Wild FC have hired former Australian midfielder Leah Blayney as the soccer club’s new head coach. The 40-year-old from Katoomba, Australia, was most recently an assistant coach of the Japanese women’s team. Lydia Bedford, who coached the Wild to a 9-14-2 record in the Northern Super League’s inaugural season, departed earlier this...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
This in from Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman on the 32 Thoughts podcast, confirmation that Ottawa Senators free agent Claude Giroux will not be signing in Edmonton. “They were in on Giroux. They’re not going to get him. But they were in on him. I wonder if they have any interest in a guy like (Wild free […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (3 days ago)
Wars not helping Europe and North America are sweltering while severe storms are causing devastating flooding and tornadoes. Nations are struggling to meet the Paris Accord's global warming targets to reduce greenhouse gases that cost taxpayers dearly, while warring in Ukraine and Iran is adding greenhouse gases to the air due to combat explosions,...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
Will unrestricted free agent Claude Giroux end up with the Edmonton Oilers or not? It doesn’t sound like the Oilers are Giroux’s first choice, but it’s still possible. You see, the Philadelphia Flyers have in an $18 million per year offer sheet for Anaheim forward Leo Carlsson, and both Philadelphia and Giroux’s decision on Giroux’s […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
Richmond Champion is riding out the way he envisioned … As a winner. Not that the world-renowned bareback rider wouldn't have been billed as one regardless of his score Sunday at the Calgary Stampede. But the victory — a whopping one with a sensational 90 score — sure does make his walk away from the […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
This in from the Edmonton Oilers, news they have signed two young d-men, “Shakir Mukhamadullin to a two-year contract extension with an AAV of $ 1.75 million as well as Spencer Stastney to a one-year contract extension with an AAV of $1.525 million.” The Mukhamadullin signing was reported on Saturday, but the Oilers are making […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (4 days ago)
Grande Prairie's 18 year-old Oliver Dawson was named the city's parade marshal for Canada Day 2026 for his feats in the swimming pool. Dawson has broken two Canadian breaststroke speed records so far, and he doesn't plan on slowing down anytime soon.
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (4 days ago)
This patriotism rings hollow I am really getting tired of these expats who display their patriotism from afar. The latest expat to declare his undying love for Canada is Bryan Adams, who has lived in England for the last 30-odd years. During the last general election there was Mike Myers with his own brand of […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (4 days ago)
Canada lost 3—0 to Morocco on Saturday in Houston. There it is. The score, plain as a fence post. And it closes the book on one of the finest four-game runs this country has ever strung together at a World Cup. Now, before you lean over and remind me that a loss is a loss, […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (4 days ago)
Did you watch the Canada-Morocco World Cup match? VOTE IN OUR ONLINE POLL! KILL CARBON TAX Carney, thanks for the agreement to build a new pipeline to Vancouver. Now if you could cancel the onerous, insane, financially irresponsible carbon tax and so-called carbon sequestering investments the oil and gas industry has to put in place, […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (4 days ago)
The Edmonton Oilers start the 2026-27 NHL season as a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. Yes, there is still a lot of race ahead. But the General Manager cleared a few seemingly insurmountable hurdles on Free Agency Day. That and more in this edition of… 9 Things 9. With Darnell Nurse leaving the organization, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (4 days ago)
You can’t win 'em all. But you never want to lose this one. The Edmonton Elks were woken abruptly from their dream 3-0 start to the season with a 36-24 loss to the previously winless B.C. Lions in Kelowna’s Apple Bowl on Saturday. It was as much a must-win a game as it gets in […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (4 days ago)
SEATTLE — The power of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s brand and the Toronto Blue Jays' reach is such that even amid his frustratingly mystifying down season, fans still voted him as the American League's starting first baseman for the All-Star Game. Guerrero will not go to Philadelphia for his sixth Midsummer Classic, saying Saturday that he needs to...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (4 days ago)
This in, news that the Edmonton Oilers have locked up d-man Shakir Mukhamadullin, 24, on a two -ear deal with a $1.75 million cap hit per year. Puckpedia reports: “The Oilers signed 24 y/o D Shakir Mukhamadullin to a 2 year $1.75M cap hit contract. Yr 1: $1.55M Salary, $200K Signing Bonus. Yr 2: $1.75M […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (4 days ago)
In the wake of Philadelphia's turbulent $90-million offer sheet to Anaheim's young centre Leo Carlsson, teams are likely going to be more proactive to get their restricted free agents signed early rather than too late. "There's blood in the water with the offer sheet,” said one veteran agent. "And there could easily be more coming.” […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (5 days ago)
Aubrey “Drake” Graham is leaning into a superstition in hopes that it will give Canada’s men’s soccer team the boost it needs against Morocco on Saturday. The Canadian rap superstar posted a bet he was placing on Morocco to win on his Instagram Friday night. “Won the last time…gonna try reverse curse strategy,” the caption […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (5 days ago)
A man is dead after he was shot during an altercation with RCMP in Irricana on Friday night. Mounties said officers responding to a 911 call located a suspect on Highway 9 — about 60 kilometres northeast of Calgary — at about 6:20 p.m. “An altercation occurred with police in which at least one officer […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (5 days ago)
I want to live in a province where every person, regardless of how they came to be here, is treated as a human being worthy of dignity and respect. In the Oct. 19 referendum, you get to decide if that's the province you want, too. Do we want Alberta to be a community that values […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (5 days ago)
I am Calgary-born and raised. I learned to put on concerts here, and I have put on a lot of them. These days, the work takes me all over the world, which offers some perspective on which rules are worth fighting. I have been on the production teams of Badlands and Stampede party tents, and […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (5 days ago)
In February 2025, Kathleen Lowrey, a University of Alberta anthropology professor, took her 14-year-old daughter to swim at Edmonton's Bonnie Doon Leisure Centre. In the women's change room, they encountered a nearly naked man with fake rubber breasts hanging around his neck. Staff said he was entitled to be there. That city’s policy grants...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (5 days ago)
Funjeepups A Beautiful Song / A Star Wish By Michael Slack (Tundra) The first two picture books in this new comic series introduce young readers to three woodland creatures named Button, Dot and Dollop. Their adventures take place in the magical forest where they live. One morning, while out for a walk, they encounter a bird […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (5 days ago)
We've reached mid-summer, and we are finally starting to see bounty from the vegetable garden. It's exciting to bring edibles to the table. But can we have a bigger yield and extend the harvest? To get answers to these questions, I reached out to keen vegetable gardener and Calgary Horticultural Society horticulturist Kath Smyth for...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (5 days ago)
I have long been a cynic about the chances of a second bitumen pipeline being built from Alberta to the West Coast. After the events and announcements of Thursday, move me up into the category of skeptic. There is some meat on the bones now. What Alberta Premier Danielle Smith submitted to Prime Minister Mark […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (5 days ago)
Regarding the renovations at 24 Sussex Drive, I think this is something that is desperately needed. The Prime Minister of Canada deserves a residence befitting the position. I also think it's true for the Leader of the Opposition. However, for Pierre Poilievre, instead of Stornoway, I think the nearest Motel 6 would suffice (no offs […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (5 days ago)
Armchair critics To all the so-called armchair hockey players and naysayers who are criticizing the Flames picking Joe Iginla, I have one question. Have any of you village nitwits ever worked or played through broken ribs? It is one of the most painful injuries you can have. I have a feeling young Mr. Iginla will […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (5 days ago)
REPAVING NEEDED Our roadways in Edmonton are terrible and most need to be repaved. This is now July and plenty of potholes to be filled, some still around from previous years. The bottom line here is we require many of Edmonton's roadways to be repaved. They are way past patching them. The only thing I […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (5 days ago)
The betting industry predicts that FIFA World Cup 2026 will be the biggest gambling event in history. Governments around the world have gone from banning sports betting to embracing it. But critics worry that it normalizes gambling as part of enjoying sports.
ReadCBC - Calgary (5 days ago)
After Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled an official proposal for an oil pipeline to the West Coast on Thursday, one pollster sees the opportunity to win over a narrow group of undecided referendum voters, while some groups supporting the province's independence don't put much stock in the deal.
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