Edmonton Journal - Local (49 minutes ago)
The Edmonton Oilers failed to contain the mediocre Nashville Predators, losing 4-3 in overtime. In total, the Grade A shots were 15 to 14 for the Preds, the subset of more dangerous 5-alarm shots eight each. So a close game, full of mistakes and miscues from both sides, but the Preds were one Grade A […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (49 minutes ago)
With Tristan Jarry back in the net after missing the last 11 games, and the Oilers goaltending situation up in the air as a result, all eyes were on Edmonton's crease Tuesday in Nashville. And that goes for the Oilers, too, who watched their goaltender spend much of the night under siege because of their […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (51 minutes 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.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (51 minutes ago)
NATO is talking about improved Arctic security, says the alliance's secretary general. Some of those talks reportedly involve a European troop presence in Greenland. It's a remarkable turnaround for an alliance that has until recently tried to ignore the region.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (51 minutes ago)
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Prince Rupert Tuesday to meet with Coastal First Nations to discuss major projects in northern B.C. Gitga'at First Nation spokesperson Art Sterritt said he hopes to educate the prime minister on the consequences of a potential spill, and why the current oil tanker ban should be respected.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 hours ago)
Calgary City Council spent Tuesday reviewing the independent report on the Bearspaw South Feeder Main failure, shifting the conversation to the potential costs of future improvements to the city's water system for residents. City administration walked councillors through the report's recommendations and outlined the next steps, including the...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 hours ago)
Police are investigating a series of property damage reports in northwest Calgary that may be connected to the use of replica firearms. Calgary police revealed the investigation shortly after 5 p.m. on Tuesday. While details about the extent of the damage have not yet been released, investigators say early information suggests the incidents could...
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
Should the city tow snow route scofflaws? Vote in our daily poll! Letter writer Ken Uhren seems to think government employees provide more value warming a seat in an office rather than being able work remotely. Nevermind they could be more productive when they're not wasting tax dollars on commercial real estate or clogging up […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (4 hours ago)
Say hello, yes, "ni hao” to the Chinese men's national hockey team. Longtime NHL assistant coach Perry Pearn, who has been a globetrotter the last several years, also coaching the Japanese national side, helping in Italy with their men's squad and also taking a turn in the KHL in Yekaterinburg, starts a nine-game exhibition series […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (5 hours ago)
Visitors heading to Banff this summer should prepare to pay more for parking, as the town moves ahead with a significant rate hike it says is aimed at easing congestion during its busiest months. Starting May 1 and running through Oct. 31, hourly parking rates in select downtown areas will rise from $7 to $12 […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (5 hours ago)
Police say a fatal altercation inside a northwest Calgary home last week that left a man dead and a woman recovering in hospital was an act of self-defence. In an update on Tuesday, Calgary police now say the incident has been ruled a non‑culpable homicide, and the man was killed by the woman after he […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (6 hours ago)
'The expectation from Calgarians is that city council is going to hold our city administration to account, but also to support them in providing the resources, the culture to get that work done,' Mayor Jeromy Farkas told reporters, when asked about a potential firing
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (7 hours ago)
As we recognize Alzheimer's Awareness Month in Canada, I'm moving into my 19th year of caregiving for my mother, who was diagnosed with young-onset dementia at the age of 54. For context, I turned 40 years old last September, and have been her caregiver for most of my adult life. While the disease is insidious, […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (8 hours ago)
Police in southern Alberta have laid a series of charges against a man accused of targeting vulnerable girls and confining and sexually assaulting them over multiple incidents. Lethbridge police were called to an apartment near downtown Lethbridge on Dec. 19 after getting reports that a 14-year-old girl was being held inside. When officers arrived,...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (9 hours ago)
Will the Edmonton Oilers make another move before NHL trading deadline? NHL insider Frank Seravalli was asked this question recently on The Big Show with Rusic & Rose. The Frankly Hockey commentator had no doubt that the Oilers are all-in, looking for help both at forward and on defence. “You’ve got Connor McDavid doing ridiculous […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (10 hours ago)
This in from the Edmonton Oilers, news that Top 4 d-man Jake Walman and No. 1 goalie Tristan Jarry on healthy and off of Injured Reserve: “The Oilers have activated goaltender Tristan Jarry & defenceman Jake Walman from long-term injured reserve. The team has also placed forward Adam Henrique on LTIR & moved goaltender Connor […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (11 hours 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 were a little too sloppy in their own end of the ice and struggled with goalie Spencer Knight in Chicago's end, […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (12 hours ago)
Amid comically slushy streets and rather impressive parking lot snow mountains, 19 bustling breweries invited the patrons of Wyrd Bier Adventure to sample their creative concoctions over the last week, the sprawling flavour festival continuing on through Feb. 1 in and around the city. As if built to please the deeply pregnant (though,...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (12 hours ago)
From being designated for assignment by the floundering Oakland Athletics in 2023 to setting the record for hits in an MLB postseason, Ernie Clement has been on quite a ride. Now the gritty utility infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays will add another achievement to his growing resume, as he’s been tabbed to represent Team USA at the upcoming...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (13 hours ago)
In Millet, a small town less than an hour south of Edmonton, many Albertans used their Monday night to sign a petition calling for an independence referendum from Canada. The lineup to get inside the Millet Community Hall went out the door and onto the sidewalk. Later in the evening, it reached the nearby fire […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (16 hours ago)
Throughout my tenure as a city councillor, member of Parliament, cabinet minister and mayor, I have come to a singular conclusion — progress is not born from winning arguments, it is forged through the steady, often difficult work of building trust, seeking common ground and choosing collaboration over conflict. It is with this spirit of […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (16 hours ago)
Kyle Lowry really wasn’t sure he was going to get to play in Toronto one last time. He knew it would take a sizable 76ers lead for head coach Nick Nurse to call him up from the far end of Philadelphia’s bench. Fortunately, Lowry’s teammates knew it too. After nearly six minutes of “We want […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (17 hours ago)
Not the answer I agree with many of your readers that Canada is in an economic mess, thanks mostly to Justin Trudeau. I also agree Alberta has been treated poorly by the feds for decades. But if you think separation is the answer, give your head a shake. Having worked in the oil industry for […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (18 hours ago)
Re. “Doctors sound alarm over state of emergency rooms,” Jan. 10 So the Ministry of Hospital and Surgical Health Services’ statement regarding the request for a state of emergency from Edmonton doctors appears to be able to be summed up as, “Yep, sure is bad out there. Thank you for your service; we offer you […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (24 hours ago)
The Edmonton Oilers downed the Black Haws 4-1 in a game that had no business being close. The Oilers were just dominant in the first, shots 10-5 from 19 shot attempts on the young Chicago netminder who yielded only one. Edmonton was no-less in control in the second frame despite a couple turnovers of their […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (A day 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 (A day 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.
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (A day 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 (A day 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 (A day 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 (A day 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 (A day 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 (A day 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 (A day 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 (A day 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 […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day 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 (A day 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 (A day 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 (A day 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 (2 days 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 (2 days 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 (2 days 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 (2 days 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 (2 days 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 […]
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