Edmonton Journal - Local (15 minutes ago)
There cannot be a worse way to head into the Olympic break than giving up nine goals in back-to-back losses to the Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames. If there was, the Edmonton Oilers would have found it. They creeped into the NHL's three-week hiatus Wednesday night looking like the last-place car in a demolition […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (60 minutes ago)
The Edmonton Oilers lost a game they needed to win. In many ways they played well enough to win. But it was the same old story, with their iffy defence and iffy goaltending doing enough to fail to make up for their great attacking play. In the end, the Calgary Flames beat the Oilers 4-3 […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (An hour ago)
In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province will withhold funding for new judicial appointments unless it gets a say in the selections. Political analyst Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean says the letter is part of Smith's push for Alberta autonomy amid calls for separatism.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (4 hours ago)
This in from Tony Brar of Oilers TV, news that the Edmonton Oilers have again healthy scratched veteran winger Trent Frederic, bringing back Curtis Lazar to the line-up. Podkolzin - McDavid - Hyman Savoie - Draisaitl - Kapanen Mangiapane - RNH - Roslovic Janmark - Samanski - Lazar Ekholm - Bouchard Nurse - Walman Stastney […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (6 hours ago)
Dry, windy, and unusually warm conditions have prompted Alberta Wildfire to issue a series of fire advisories and restrictions across southern Alberta, including the Calgary Forest Area west of the city. Officials say the elevated fire risk means anyone planning burning projects should delay them until conditions improve. All existing fire permits...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (6 hours ago)
Calgary is falling behind the rest of the country when it comes to flexible work arrangements, according to new national data that highlights a sharp shift back to in‑person jobs. As many employers, including the Alberta government, push for full-time, on‑site work, a survey of more than 153,000 Canadian job seekers by JobLeads shows Calgary...
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (7 hours ago)
Should the Oilers bring back Paul Coffey? Vote in our daily poll! Re: ‘Need action right away’: NDP criticizes UCP for health-care system crisis (February 2). One line in this news story stands out: "The province also reiterated its commitment last month to add more than 1,000 hospital beds in Edmonton and Calgary.” This is […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (8 hours ago)
Four people are facing charges after Calgary police uncovered a functioning meth lab hidden inside a shed, along with a stash of drugs, weapons and cash. Officers executed a search warrant on Jan. 30, at a home on Coral Springs Boulevard NE, following a month‑long investigation sparked by reports of suspicious activity in the neighbourhood. […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (9 hours ago)
For many weeks now we’ve heard from numerous insiders that at the 2026 NHL trade deadline the Edmonton Oilers will focus on acquiring a Top 9 forward. But is that Edmonton’s real need? In fact, the problem the Edmonton Oilers have had this year is on defence. It’s an inability to shut down opposed teams. […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (9 hours ago)
A year-long debate over whether to host the 2026 Winter Olympics dominated headlines in Calgary in 2018. The idea was abandoned after the public voted the idea down in a plebiscite. Now, residents are about to watch the Games they could have hosted kick off on the other side of the world in Italy.
ReadCBC - Calgary (9 hours ago)
Richardson's ground squirrels — colloquially known as gophers — are currently hibernating, but they're making headlines after Ottawa rejected a bid by the governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan to permit the emergency use of the controversial rodenticide strychnine to manage the critters' growing population amid a rise in crop damage.
ReadCBC - Calgary (10 hours ago)
Forty years into her marriage, Rhonda Brown learned her husband had killed a woman he'd been having sex with for six years. The private life of the Vulcan County couple was on display in a Drumheller, Alta., courtroom on Wednesday, 16 months after Garry Dean Brown admitted to strangling Ginnean Briggs-Scout.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (10 hours ago)
Recently, the mayor and city councillors defended the upcoming 6.9-per-cent tax increase for 2026 and are fully supportive on increases of 44 per cent for taxes over the upcoming decade. How is it possible that cities like Toronto are having a 2026 tax increase of 2.2 per cent and Calgary is having a 1.6-per-cent increase? […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (10 hours ago)
Last week, the federal House of Commons voted 197 to 137 against a Conservative motion to recognize Canada as a "competitive, resource-producing nation” and repeal a number of federal anti-energy, anti-development regulations. The timing couldn't be worse, given the competitive new realities that Canada faces. Anyone, including Prime Minister...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (12 hours ago)
Engelbert Humperdinck's fairy tale opera Hansel and Gretel returned to the Calgary Opera main stage last weekend for the first time in many years. It is the second of the company's three annual productions and it has a final showing on Feb. 6. The warmly received show captivated the large first-night audience, owing in large […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (16 hours ago)
The road to Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World was appropriately global, even if a bit geographically confused. It began at an Irish pub in Paris when a German tourist with a reggae hat and fake dreads approached Canadian expat Duane Forrest and asked him to play a beloved song from Jamaica’s most famous […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (16 hours ago)
WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Hot Topics, Postmedia’s Rob Wong chats with Postmedia Calgary Flames writers Wes Gilbertson and Danny Austin about rookie defenceman Zayne Parekh’s return to NHL action, how likely it is that the Flames could move Nazem Kadri ahead of the trade deadline and the impressive play of defencemen Zach […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (16 hours ago)
The most recent release by Eric D. Johnson under the Fruit Bats banner began life as a very different entity. Johnson, who has been the driving force and only permanent member of Fruit Bats since 1997, initially envisioned his next project to be a lo-fi collection of covers. The scope was going to be narrow, […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (18 hours ago)
I am not a separatist. And the separatists are doing their damnedest to keep it that way. Having said that, central Canadian politicians and journalists continue to belittle our province and treat us the bad guys of Confederation whenever we object to the continued fleecing of our province to pay for the federal government's favoured […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (18 hours ago)
Recently, citing "feedback” from Canadians, WestJet backed down from its plan to add more seats to certain aircraft — a move that would have reduced space for travellers. The episode also prompted calls for stricter regulation of Canada's airlines, with one headline suggesting there's a "regulation gap” in the industry. The frustration is...
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (18 hours ago)
Not a contender Is Pierre joking? In his speech to delegates at the Conservative convention right here in our own fair city, Mr. Poilievre never once mentioned President Trump. The most mercurial president the White House has ever seen, Trump refers to Canada as his 51st state and to our Prime Minister as Governor Carney. […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (19 hours ago)
Recently, the mayor and city councillors defended the upcoming 6.9-per-cent tax increase for 2026 and are fully supportive on increases of 44 per cent for taxes over the upcoming decade. How is it possible that cities like Toronto are having a 2026 tax increase of 2.2 per cent and Calgary is having a 1.6-per-cent increase? […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
The Toronto Maple Leafs are fighting for their playoff lives while the Edmonton Oilers often seem like they are just trying to stay awake until the post-season gets here. So, don't act surprised that Toronto rolled into Rogers Place Tuesday on the second game of a back-to-back and stole one from the heavily-favoured but fast-fading […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
The Edmonton Oilers concluded a decidedly tepid eight-game homestand at 4-4 after losing on home ice to the Maple Leafs. A brisk opening twenty minutes ended deadlocked at 0-0. It was 2-1 after two, Toronto re-taking the lead just nine seconds after Edmonton had tied it at 1-1 although the Oilers had a lot of […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Calgary is preparing to take the next significant step in overhauling its water infrastructure, as a plan to implement recommendations stemming from the Bearspaw South Feeder Main failure heads to city council for a vote. The proposal follows an independent review of last year's catastrophic feeder main break, which disrupted water service across...
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (A day ago)
Do you donate to a political party? Vote in our daily poll! The asinine comments by bike lane advocates never cease to amaze me. While thoughts on efficiency and heart health are commendable, they're not based in the reality of logistics. Are you going to tell the senior citizen with mobility issues to just ride […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Two masked men shattered their way into a Calgary jewellery shop in the middle of the night, making off with an estimated $200,000 in gold pieces, and leaving the owners shaken. The brazen break‑in at Treasure Mountain Jewellery along Centre Street near 16 Avenue was caught on CCTV just after 1 a.m. on Feb. 2. […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
A Calgary man is facing multiple charges after officers were forced to ram his truck to bring it to a stop following a wrong-way chase over the weekend. Police say the incident began around 12:45 a.m. on Sunday, when patrol members spotted a suspicious Ford F-350 near 96 Avenue NE and Stoney Trail. According to […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Two men are facing criminal charges after a massive LED screen collapsed at an outdoor market in downtown Calgary last summer. Calgary police announced they have charged two Calgarians after a 180‑kilogram LED advertising screen crashed onto a crowd at an outdoor market on June 28, 2025, injuring eight people, including a child. All of […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
On a Friday night in May 1922, a 36-year-old Black woman named Lulu Anderson walked up to the Metropolitan Theatre on Jasper Avenue to see a play titled The Lion and the Mouse. She had the money and the ticket. But she did not have the complexion the management preferred. She was denied entry, assaulted, […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
The best of this country’s folk music will be in the spotlight as the Canadian Folk Music Awards return to Calgary. The 2026 event runs April 9–12 at various venues in the city, including the Bella Centre, the National Music Centre and the Westin Calgary, which CFMA president Graham Lindsay calls ‘folk central.’ A shuttle will […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (A day ago)
An Edmonton couple is sharing the details of their baby's death with CBC News in the hopes revelations about his traumatic delivery can help prevent similar tragedies. Huxley Bowes' death, and the investigations that followed, triggered systemic changes at the Edmonton hospital where he was born.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
This in from Bob Stauffer of Oilers Now, news that Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch is switching out Curtis Lazar for tonight’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, with Andrew Mangiapane going into the line-up. Connor Ingram will start in net. My take 1. Curtis Lazar is no superstar. He’s a fourth line centre. At the […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Premier Danielle Smith says her government will withhold funding for new judicial appointments in Alberta until Ottawa allows the province to provide input on who is picked. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Smith says she expects “meaningful engagement” with the provincial government when filling the vacancy following Supreme Court...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
From established musicians to breakout stars, the Country Music Alberta Awards will shine a light on a host of performers. At the top of the list is Brayden King, with nominations for Horizon Male Artist of the Year, Horizon Single of the Year (Good Ones), Horizon Album of the Year (Stayin' Wild), Interactive Artist of the Year, and the...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Having just celebrated six decades of luminous operation with a retrospective gala of theatre and song Monday night, Edmonton's largest playhouse Citadel Theatre has unfurled its ten-play, 61st season lineup. The company's nearly-ten-year artistic director Daryl Cloran walks us through the new season in the midst...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Alberta's recently announced effort to add physician shifts to help triage patients in crowded emergency rooms has been delayed. The program was to have started over the weekend. The president of the Alberta Medical Association says doctors want to participate but there are issues to be worked out including over pay, billing, liability and...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
The UCP government says it wants "Alberta sovereignty in a united Canada.” Sovereignty means no higher law-making and enforcing power over a people and territory, as was highlighted in U.S. President Donald Trump's recent threats to Danish sovereignty over Greenland. Sovereignty includes military power, passports, embassies, a seat at the United...
ReadCBC - Calgary (2 days ago)
The loss of retail banking service locations is not unique to one bank or to Alberta or to small towns. The Canadian Bankers Association says the number of bank branches is down nationwide: about six per cent from 2020 to 2024. But the closures hit harder in small communities where the options are fewer and farther apart.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
Edmonton is set to begin work on a refreshed brand framework after a unanimous council committee vote. Advertising experts say municipalities' branding plays a key role in economic development, but building a brand is more complicated than just coming up with a catchy slogan.
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (2 days ago)
OVER IT How is it that Canadians are so naive about who to vote for? The Liberals have made nothing but poor decisions over the past 10 years and yet Mark Carney and the Liberals are still miles ahead on approval ratings. Don't be swayed by his charm, his speeches, or his promises. This is […]
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