CBC - Calgary (10 minutes ago)
With 16 new measles cases reported in Alberta on Thursday, the province's number of confirmed cases has surged past the 300 mark and currently sits at 313. These cases are the latest in a series of measles outbreaks reported across all five Alberta health zones.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (An hour ago)
It’s not often rap star Lil Wayne tweets about a hockey game, but it’s not often there’s a play as controversial as the non-call on Edmonton Oilers forward Viktor Arvidsson for his obvious trip in OT on Vegas Golden Knights defenceman Brayden McNab. It's actually insane this wasn't called a penalty. Hope McNabb is ok. […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (An hour ago)
The Edmonton Oilers and the Vegas Golden Knights face off tonight in Game 2 of what amounts to the Pacific Division final. Here is how the game played out with online commentary from fans and pundits from both sides, and elsewhere: Pre-game Las Vegas Hockey website SinBin.vegas @SinBinVegas VGK have been excellent in Game 2 […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 hours ago)
It was a barn burner of a game, super close, nasty and thrilling, marked by playoff-worthy controversy, with Connor McDavid making an out-of-this-world deke to win it over overtime. The closeness of the game was seen in Grade A shots, 20 for both teams, with the subset of most dangerous 5-alarm shots 10-9 for Vegas. […]
ReadGlobal News - Edmonton (3 hours ago)
Leon Draisaitl took a pass from Connor McDavid and scored off the rush at 15:20 of overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 5-4 victory over the Vegas Golden Knight,s on Thursday night, and a 2-0 lead in the second-round series. “We knew they were going to come and they were going to push,” Draisaitl said...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (4 hours ago)
If this was a mob movie set in the Vegas desert, the Edmonton Oilers would be lining their trunk with plastic and buying a couple of shovels. They haven't quite "eliminated” the Golden Knights yet, but it wouldn't hurt to get some holes dug. The Oilers put their second-round series in a death grip Thursday, […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (8 hours ago)
Mounties south of Calgary are looking for a suspect after a pair of vehicles had their windows damaged this week. RCMP began investigating Thursday after getting reports of damaged vehicles in the area of 6 Avenue and 5 Street in the town of High River. Police say video footage shows a suspect damage windows around […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (9 hours ago)
Measles, which is a vaccine-preventable disease, is surging across Alberta, as 313 confirmed cases have been reported as of Thursday. This is the highest number seen in the province since the 1980s. As new cases continue to pop up, Alberta doctors came together on Thursday to warn the public of the deadly disease, while urging […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (9 hours ago)
In a move that could shape Calgary’s green future, a proposed bylaw to protect trees on private property was defeated Thursday. With the city's tree canopy shrinking, city council is now looking to Calgarians to step up and help keep these trees standing tall. With Calgary's tree canopy shrinking, a city council committee debated a […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (9 hours ago)
Thousands of Government of Alberta employees will be holding strike votes starting next Thursday. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), which represents 23,500 provincial employees, said the province applied on April 30 to lock out its members. After seeing the United Nurses of Alberta settle on a new deal and secure a 20 per […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (9 hours ago)
The Edmonton Chamber of Commerce (ECC) departed from convention at its latest State of Our City event to have a more “frank, solutions-focused conversation” about the city’s future, which notably excluded the mayor. “We’re not here to beat anyone up, but we are determined that we’re not going to settle for the status quo anymore, […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (10 hours ago)
An evacuation order was issued for the village of Boyle just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday. With the fire growing less than two kilometres from the community, all residents of Boyle - located around 150 kilometres north of Edmonton - were asked to travel to a reception centre in Lac La Biche immediately.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (10 hours ago)
A Southern Alberta man is facing child porn charges after an arrest by the province’s internet child exploitation unit. Officers searched a home in the town of Blairmore in Crowsnest Pass last month after getting a tip from the RCMP about someone sharing child sexual exploitation materials on social media applications like Discord and Snapchat....
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (11 hours ago)
Opposition New Democrats said Thursday the Alberta government’s Bill 55 opens the door for private ownership of hospitals, something the government denies, stating such accusations amount to “empty fearmongering.” The Health Statutes Amendment Act was introduced in the legislature last week and proposes hundreds of changes across its 332...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (11 hours ago)
A former Edmonton Police Service officer on trial for assault denied he kicked the alleged victim in the head, describing his actions as a “push” and a “distractionary technique” intended to get control of a resisting suspect. Oli Olason took the witness stand in his Court of King’s Bench trial Thursday and told jurors he […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (11 hours ago)
Did a jet fly over your campsite this past weekend? Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft will have an increased presence in the Kananaskis region as part of security efforts for the upcoming G7 Summit in June. Preparations are expected to take place from early May to mid-June when the summit kicks off. The summit goes […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (12 hours ago)
Panellists for an independent review of the rupturing of the Bearspaw south feeder main in June of last year — which triggered Stage 4 water restrictions and boil water advisories for some communities while forcing all Calgarians to reduce a quarter of their daily consumption — have been selected, according to the city. The group […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (13 hours ago)
The opposition NDP says the Alberta UCP government is destroying public health care as they team up with Friends of Medicare and Alberta unions covering healthcare workers to warn Albertans. In a news conference on Thursday, the groups raised the alarm about the recently introduced Bill 55, the Health Statutes Amendment Act, saying it lets […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (14 hours ago)
Two weeks after his 12-year prison sentence expired for the rape and kidnapping of a Calgary teenager, Corey Manyshots was placed on 23 court-ordered conditions, including electronic monitoring, designed to protect the community — a rare step taken only for the most high-risk offenders.
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (14 hours ago)
A cyberattacker has recently tried to extort school districts that buy data storage services from U.S.-based software firm, PowerSchool, using sensitive information that was breached in December, despite several assurances from the company that the threat had been averted. PowerSchool, whose services are used by the Calgary Board of Education and...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (14 hours ago)
This in from the Vegas Golden Knights, reports that forward Pavel Dorofeyev will miss Game 2 tonight, with d-man Alex Pietrangelo a game-time decision. Reported Jesse Granger of The Athletic: (Vegas coach Bruce) Cassidy says Pietrangelo has a chance to play tonight, they'll make the call later. He ruled Dorofeyev out for tonight.” Both...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (15 hours ago)
Finding enough rooms at the inn is proving no mean feat for Japanese government officials set to attend the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis next month. The Asian country’s foreign affairs staff are almost certainly not alone in scrambling to find suitable lodging in a Calgary region that’ll also be hosting about 20,000 Rotary International...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (16 hours ago)
We live in precarious times. Canada's newly elected prime minister was in Washington this week. Although the prime minister reports constructive discussions, President Trump does not appear ready to stand down on punishing tariffs, and no country is more vulnerable than Canada. We send 75 per cent of our exports to the U.S., and 30 […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (17 hours ago)
Scaachi Koul’s initial concept for her second book of essays was completely different from how it turned out. It took her some time to figure this out, however. All the Calgary-born journalist, podcaster and pop-culture commentator knew at first was that the concept wasn’t working. She signed a contract in 2018 for a follow-up to […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (17 hours ago)
Fresh from a trip to Orlando representing Team Canada, Calgary’s Carson Williams is just beginning to explore his aspirations in cheerleading. Catch exclusive glimpses into the lives of Calgary's top athletes and sport ambassadors with the 660 NewsRadio Calgary Athlete of the Week. Nominate your star athlete or ambassador for their chance to be...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (18 hours ago)
In Jason Buxton’s quiet thriller Sharp Corner, there was one location and set piece that was clearly central to the film. That would be the sharp corner of the title and the house that lies perilously just beyond it. It’s on a rural road and leads to a number of fatal accidents outside Josh and […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (21 hours ago)
On Karla Marx’s sophomore album, Fruity, the comedian revisits an awkward rite of passage that many of a certain age went through in the Canadian education system. The segment, called The Gender Pinnie, revolves around the dreaded partner dance. For many, it was the most feared part of gym class, where “sweaty teenagers” were forced […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (21 hours ago)
No single meal embodies "quality time with your mom” more than afternoon tea. Traditional tea service, with its tiered trays, crustless finger sandwiches, and multi-layered desserts, can seem a bit fussy, but tea seems to be having a bit of a moment these days. Maybe it's our collective search for small luxuries in an unpredictable […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (21 hours ago)
Dan Brown’s 2003 novel The Da Vinci Code has sold more than 80 million copies and been translated into 44 languages. The 2006 film version, starring Tom Hanks as symbologist Robert Langdon, grossed $760 million and spawned two sequels. The success of the novel and film is like a sword of Damocles hanging over Graham […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (22 hours ago)
Freedom in general, and freedom of speech in particular, is deeply embedded in American identity. In the age of social media, which enables the mass dissemination of false information, freedom of speech is also being dangerously weaponized by the far right. This freedom took on an almost sacred dimension in the United States with the […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (22 hours ago)
Dale McFee was anxious about buying his first large property, a strip mall in Prince Albert, Sask., where he worked as a police officer. Based on his successful four-year stint with the Prince Albert Raiders, McFee had a good name in hockey-mad P.A. but he didn’t have the money for such a large purchase, so […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (22 hours ago)
Why now? Why has Premier Danielle Smith chosen this moment to make a big deal out of the possibility of Alberta waving goodbye to Confederation? Part of it is strategic: Hit the "new” Liberal government with the possibility of the country breaking up to see how many concessions the UCP government can wring out of […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (22 hours ago)
Has your commute been slowed by construction? Vote in our daily poll! I cannot fathom why Donald Trump would be allowed to attend, or is being invited to attend the upcoming G7 Summit in Canada. He is still a convicted felon, and we don't welcome convicted felons regardless of their occupation or social status. Who […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (23 hours ago)
KUREK A TRUE CANADIAN Jagmeet Singh feebly and egregiously clung to power and kept the Liberals in power for two years for the sole purpose of qualifying for his pension. Had he not performed in this pernicious way, we would have had a Conservative government. Instead, we are saddled with another Liberal debacle. A true […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Premier Smith and her caucus were never given a mandate to pursue any form of Alberta sovereignty without first seeking a clearly worded public referendum or calling an election explicitly centred on that issue. The United Conservative Party's current approach to governance is increasingly concerning — appearing to echo a “made-in-Alberta”...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
Brad Moran and the Calgary Canucks host the 2025 Centennial Cup, beginning Thursday at Max Bell Centre. The annual hockey tournament to crown a Canadian Junior Hockey League king begins Thursday and runs through May 18, with 10 teams vying for the coveted championship, won last year by the Ontario Junior Hockey League's Collingwood Blues. […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
The Calgary Hitmen have traded forward Carson Wetsch and a conditional second round pick in the 2028 WHL Prospects Draft to the Kelowna Rockets in exchange for 2008-born defenceman Ben MacBeath, a first-round pick in 2027 (Kelowna), second-round pick in 2025 and third-round pick in 2025 WHL Prospects Draft. "We have seen Carson grow as […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
This in from arguably hockey’s sharpest announcer, Ray Ferraro of TSN, his amazement at the play of the Edmonton Oilers in coming back from a 2-1 deficit to beat Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 in Game One of their series. “Frankly, I was stunned with how the second period played out,” Ferraro said on the Ray […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
The $100,000 annual Edmonton Arts Prizes have been awarded, showcasing an impressive range of local talent and vision! Longtime playwright, queer advocate and drag legend Darin Hagen has taken the City of Edmonton Film Prize for his documentary Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story, it was announced at a ceremony at Roxy Theatre Wednesday...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
After the Edmonton Oil Kings lost the WHL bantam draft lottery last month to the Regina Pats with the best odds going in, and they missed out on the slam-dunk selection of phenom forward Maddox Schultz — an early comparison to Connor Bedard — they had to quickly pivot after not getting the No. 1 […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
The Speaker of the Alberta legislature is resigning his seat in the assembly to become the province’s representative to the United States. “Serving this assembly has been one of the greatest honours of my lifetime,” Nathan Cooper said Wednesday in a speech to the house announcing his resignation. “Working as the assembly’s chief diplomat...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
After more than a year in care of the Calgary Humane Society, it’s longest resident ‘Mr. Worldwide’ is finally heading to his forever home. The humane society says the beloved pitbull spent 382 days in their care before a family who heard about him on the radio adopted him. “They’re a family dog,” says adopter […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Spring has sprung in Edmonton’s real estate market with a flood of new listings cropping up over April. But consecutive months of strong sales and few listings continue to put upward pressure on prices in all categories. The Realtors Association of Edmonton’s (RAE) April housing update, released Friday, shows continued strong sales activity,...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
As central and northern Alberta deal with wildfires, officials in Calgary say they are monitoring conditions to make sure they are well prepared. An already scheduled Emergency Management committee meeting at Calgary City Hall heard on Wednesday that the city remains a hotspot when it comes to natural disasters. The city says they have identified...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is fed up with Alberta's premier and her policies. “Pack up your bag and go. That's my message to the premier. You're not welcome here anymore,” said Adam. Those include a move to lower the number of signatures required to start a referendum vote, even one […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
An Edmonton police officer whose former colleague is on trial for putting his boots to a man’s head told jurors he believed the man was resisting arrest. The assault trial of former Edmonton Police Service Const. Oli Olason entered its third day Wednesday with testimony from Const. Daniel Fedechko. A member of the EPS tactical […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Calgary officially has a new interim police chief was officially introduced on Wednesday. The Calgary Police Service (CPS) says Katie McLellan was officially sworn in as the new chief earlier in the day. Former chief Mark Neufeld resigned last week after six years with the force, the Calgary Police Commission said at the time that […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
A former Alberta premier has a new job in the provincial courts. The provincial government says David Hancock has been named assistant chief justice of the Alberta Court of Justice in the Edmonton Family and Youth Division. Hancock, a long-time legislature member, served as interim premier and Progressive Conservative Party leader after the...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Power producer TransAlta Corp. is hoping to sign agreements this year with prospective Alberta data centre partners that would draw on natural gas-fired electricity it generates in the province. “We continue to focus on securing exclusivity with key partners by mid-year with detailed design and definitive agreements expected by year-end,” CEO...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Two undeveloped roads through Haskayne Legacy Park will no longer be accessible to the public, after Calgary city council voted 10-3 Tuesday to redesignate the right-of-ways as park space. The decision will limit access to a kayak and paddleboat rental business that operated last summer off the shore of the Bearspaw Reservoir, a section of […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Residents in rural areas northeast of Edmonton have been ordered to leave their homes because of separate wildfires. Sturgeon County The wildfire alert for Sturgeon County was expanded early Wednesday morning to include the Town of Redwater, as the blaze continues to grow. The Sturgeon County fire chief says the wildfire grew beyond fire retardant...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
A 17-year-old boy has died from injuries sustained in a collision with a vehicle while skateboarding in the northwest community of Huntington Hills last week. At approximately 6:20 p.m. on April 30, a 2011 Buick Enclave struck the teen in the intersection of Hunterview Drive and Hunterbrook Road N.W. The vehicle, driven by a 79-year-old […]
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