Edmonton Journal - Local (50 minutes ago)
This in, speculative insider talk about the Edmonton Oilers trading away d-man Darnell Nurse, notable because it’s the first time such talk has ever been so loud and prominent. On Oilers Now, host Bob Stauffer asked guest Brian Lawton if Nurse was open to a trade — Nurse has a full no movement clause — […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 hours ago)
Political analysts and organizers used to be obsessed with the "gender gap” between male and female voters. If a candidate or party did noticeably better among men, that was seen as a bad thing. There is, of course, often still a gender gap. In the 2024 U.S. presidential election then-candidate Donald Trump did so much […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
Faced with an erratic U.S. president who demonstrates a fondness for coercive and protectionist trade policies, Prime Minister Mark Carney is determined to lessen Canada's heavy dependence on the huge American economy. To that end, the prime minister has set goals to double Canada's non-U.S. exports by 2035 and forge stronger commercial and...
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
Gold Standard B.C. is going full-time daylight time. Saskatchewan is full-time standard time. Which is better? Consider that on Jan. 3 in Red Deer the sun rises at 8:44 MST. With full-time MDT the sun would rise at 9:44, which would mean every kid in Red Deer would be going to school in the dark, […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (4 hours ago)
"A rising tide lifts all boats.” Former U.S. President John F. Kennedy's quote wasn't about municipal budgets, but it serves as a useful test for a city at a crossroads: growth must lift everyone, not just a few. Ambition that dazzles is easy; ambition that leaves no one behind is harder. Calgary is growing. New […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (4 hours ago)
Outstanding health care requires many things. A research-focused medical school leading in discovery science, innovation and teaching excellence is essential. We are fortunate in Calgary to have the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM), which in less than 50 years has become a leading Canadian faculty in a top five research-intensive university. Named...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (4 hours ago)
The Calgary I first came to know, when I arrived in the city near the end of 1989, was a resilient, can-do, entrepreneurial place; a place still recovering from the economic downturn of the 1980s with determination, optimism, compassion and a population hovering around 700,000 – less than half of what it is today. I […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (4 hours ago)
Premier Danielle Smith is right to reconsider Alberta's twice-yearly clock change, but we must choose permanent standard time over daylight time. Our biology relies on circadian rhythms — internal clocks synchronized by morning light. Standard time aligns closest with solar noon (when the sun is at its highest point), keeping our social schedules...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (6 hours ago)
Relatives of a prominent Alberta separatist who met with U.S. officials are upset that he has failed to pay back more than $1.3 million that he owes from a court order issued almost a year ago. A B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled in March 2025 that Dennis Modry, a co-founder of the Alberta Prosperity Project, misappropriated the money from the joint...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (6 hours ago)
British Columbia's move to permanent daylight time has reignited conversations across the country about scrapping biannual time changes. After B.C. Premier David Eby announced Monday that most of the province will change its clocks for the last time this weekend, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said it's time to consider following suit. Other...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (6 hours ago)
Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the man responsible for the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash, could be deported to India within weeks, leaving behind a wife and two children who are pleading with Canada to let him stay. At the same time, some families of the victims say Sidhu should have been removed from Canada years ago.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (10 hours ago)
The Edmonton Oilers edged to within just two points out of the Pacific Division lead Tuesday after a 5-4, come-from-behind OT win over the Ottawa Senators. The Oilers traded a pair of goals with the Sens in the first. Then, Edmonton's defensive struggled continues with two goals on broken plays in the second, to make […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (11 hours ago)
It's not how they drew it up in practice. And it's not the kind of game they've been promising to play for weeks. But on another one of those nights when the Edmonton Oilers fell back on their own habits and dug themselves a precarious hole, they dug in and outscored their mistakes 5-4 in […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (11 hours ago)
Defenceman Connor Murphy had just finished a spa day in chilly Winnipeg Monday with his Chicago Blackhawks teammates, taking a road trip breather to enjoy the thermal baths and massages when told he was going to the Edmonton Oilers. Certainly some added wellness in the standings going from a lottery team to a team with […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (12 hours ago)
This just in from Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman, news that the Edmonton Oilers are in on Jordan Binnington trade talks. On Oilers Now, Friedman and host Bob Stauffer discussed the Oilers’ long-time issues in net, Stauffer noting that some would say Edmonton still needs a goalie, even after trading for Connor Ingram and Tristan Jarry […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (17 hours ago)
Should Alberta end the semi-annual time change? Vote in our daily poll! I cannot believe how much time is spent on this subject every year.Wasting time and money every year.The total time in question is 2 HOURS TWICE A YEAR. Can anyone tell me they have stayed up late partying and have to go to […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (17 hours ago)
Alberta's teachers are expected back in court this week for their constitutional challenge of the provincial government's back-to-work legislation. The Alberta Teachers' Association says it will appear in court Wednesday and Thursday morning. The union is trying to get a judge to take immediate action on a provincial law ordering them back to work....
ReadCityNews - Calgary (17 hours ago)
Fans hoping to learn where the 2028 World Cup of Hockey will take place will have to exercise a bit of patience. In a press conference from Calgary on Tuesday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman told reporters that a decision on a host location will be made “in the not too distant future,” but that the […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (17 hours ago)
The Alberta government is introducing a six-month cap on recipients of income support benefits who aren't meeting expectations. While the change is expected to save the province a significant sum over the next few years, some community organizations are concerned.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (17 hours ago)
So, Andrew Mangiapane played the first shift for Bakersfield in their Tuesday morning game with the Colorado Eagles, and not another one. That legitimizes him being an American Leaguer, playing a game, doesn't matter how many minutes or seconds. There are no more paper transactions allowed. To be eligible for a recall to the Edmonton […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (17 hours ago)
This in from Edmonton Oilers prospect expert Bruce Curlock, news that forward Andrew Mangiapane played just one shift for the Bakersfield Condors in their morning game today. Said Curlock: “For those hoping to watch Andrew Mangiapane in Bakersfield. He played the first shift of the game and none since. I'll go out on a limb […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (18 hours ago)
Alberta Hospitals Minister Matt Jones says he doesn't blame doctors for the delay in a core initiative to address extreme pressures in the province's emergency departments. Jones said Tuesday he's hopeful the government and doctors can still find a way to hire the emergency department triage liaison physicians he previously promised for February.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (18 hours ago)
This in from Edmonton Oilers prospect expert Bruce Curlock, news that forward Andrew Mangiapane played just one shift for the Bakersfield Condors in their morning game today. Said Curlock: “For those hoping to watch Andrew Mangiapane in Bakersfield. He played the first shift of the game and none since. I'll go out on a limb […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (18 hours ago)
A rollout has stalled more than a month after Alberta pledged to reinstate the triage liaison physician role to six of the largest emergency departments in the province amid a growing standoff between the province and frontline doctors. Dr. Warren Thirsk, the head of emergency medicine for the Alberta Medical Association (AMA), said he has […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (19 hours ago)
Dutch speed skater Jorrit Bergsma became a quick fan favourite in February's Winter Olympics, sporting his mullet style "cowboy cut." Though the athlete is Dutch, the haircut is Canadian. Bergsma came to Calgary two years ago to have his legendary cut created and continues to visit his favourite Calgary barbershop to this day.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (20 hours ago)
Look, I get it. I’ve served as a cabinet minister here in Alberta, worked with rural communities across North America, and spent years watching pipelines get blocked, while equalization payments and investment flows elsewhere. It’s tempting to think we’d be better off on our own. But every day this separatist conversation continues, Alberta...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (21 hours ago)
Ever-evolving, this year's women-celebrating SkirtsAfire leads large with its theatrical productions — no fewer than four plays featured on the festival program's front cover. Staying true to the 14-year-old multidisciplinary fest's theatrical roots, part of this is agile resource allocation in funding tough times — deploying more...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (23 hours ago)
It is as much the characters as it is the story that Nick Green has created that make watching his play, Casey and Diana, so rewarding and memorable. Green has used the historic 1991 visit of Princess Diana to Casey House, Toronto’s first AIDS hospice, as the catalyst for his comic-drama about embracing life in […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (A day ago)
Kyle Hudgeon is annoyed and worried after vandals targeted the 2004 Ford truck parked outside his home — six times, in less than a month. Hudgeon is one of several vehicle owners in the northern Alberta city to have a recent run-in with thieves or vandals.
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
As people who work directly with Alberta’s wild horses, we want to share a consequence of coal mining development that rarely makes headlines: what happens to displaced wild horses. Recent reports confirm that coal leases now cover nearly 10 per cent of Clearwater County — land that overlaps directly with the Clearwater Equine Management...
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (A day ago)
Don't gouge us To all Alberta oil and gas businesses, I want you guys to know all Albertans support what you do, but this is the time to gather more Alberta support by keeping down gas prices during this war against Iran and the change in season. Go ahead and charge everyone else more, but […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
If the critics of Alberta’s deficit budget bothered to look across the country, they would see that every province, territory and municipality will have a budget deficit this year, which includes our federal government. B.C.’s budget deficit for this year is $11.6 billion, Ontario’s 2025 deficit was $13.5 billion. The main reason: a massive...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Are the Edmonton Oilers working on a blockbuster trade? I’m starting to wonder. This in from NHL insider Brian Lawton: “I think Murphy is the calm before the storm for Edmonton Oilers.” Lawton was, of course, referencing Edmonton GM Stan Bowman picking up Chicago d-man Connor Murphy for a second round pick on Monday. And […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Calgary business owners say they are being squeezed from both sides after a promised easing of municipal taxes was erased, and the province moves ahead with a sharp increase to the education property tax. A $500‑million jump in the provincial education requisition, announced in Alberta's latest budget, is expected to add nearly $350 to the […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (2 days ago)
A case of horrific child abuse was in a Calgary courtroom Monday as Justice Ken McLeod considers a fit sentence for a 41-year-old man who pleaded guilty last spring to aggravated assault, forcible confinement and failing to provide the necessaries of life.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
A Calgary high school is mourning the loss of one of its students who died after being caught in an avalanche at the Nakiska Ski Resort late last week. Students and staff at Queen Elizabeth High School were somber Monday as the Calgary Board of Education confirmed 15-year-old Emilio Hrazdira was the teen killed in […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
This just in from Oilers Now host Bob Stauffer, news that the Edmonton Oilers likely aren’t done making moving moves at the 2026 NHL trade deadline of March 6. “I do not believe the Oilers are done. The NHL trade deadline is Friday. I could possibly see as many as two more trades. OK? It […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Mounties have charged a man after he was allegedly recorded committing an indecent act in a public building in Okotoks last month. Police began investigating in the afternoon of Feb. 23, after getting reports of a man engaging in a sexual act in a public area. RCMP say they obtained video footage and identified a […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Would you keep or trade Darnell Nurse? Vote in our daily poll! For a party that says it loves personal freedom blah blah blah, the UCP sure does take an interest in what each of us wants to do with our bodies. Now they are choosing to interfere in our right to die to please […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the war in Iran underscores the need for a new pipeline connecting her province’s oil reserves to the West Coast. The threat of shipping disruptions has seen global oil prices jump since American-Israeli attacks on Iran over the weekend. Smith says any disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, a key […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Premier Danielle Smith says she hopes failing recall petitions against members of her caucus mean Albertans are feeling heard. Two dozen recall petitions were launched late last year against United Conservative Party legislature members, but so far, none have been successful. At least half were confirmed to be unsuccessful as of last week. Most of...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
This in from Mark Spector of Sportsnet, news that the Edmonton Oilers have acquired d-man Connor Murphy from the Chicago Blackhawks, with the Chicago retaining half of Murphy’s cap hit. Murphy, soon to be 33, is a right shot d-man on an expiring contract at $4.4 million this year. Said The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta: […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
"I feel like it takes a while to figure out the pro game; when you can take chances, when you have to get it in, and doing it on a consistent basis. So, I think last year, that's just what I kind of did the whole season, was just try to figure out the pro game."
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
The Edmonton Oilers had both of their players on the NHL waiver wire Monday clear. Andrew Mangiapane and Alec Regula appeared headed to the AHL. The moves create two roster spaces on the big club but as important if not more…it creates critical cap space. Mangiapane in the AHL saves about $1.15m, Regula around $700K. […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
Gas prices inched up a few cents overnight in Canada as the North American oil market reacts to escalating tensions in the Middle East, where the U.S. and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran Saturday that threatens to destabilize the rest of the region.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
This in — based on expert speculation on Edmonton’s salary cap situation and two insider sources — news that the Edmonton Oilers will recall forwards Josh Samanski and Ike Howard from Bakersfield today. The move is being done in part for salary cap reasons, but I’m also hoping Samanski, a big, checking centre fresh off […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (2 days ago)
It's not that Calgary bid on the 2026 Winter Games and lost out to an Italian proposal. The city famously declined to bid at all, putting the idea to a plebiscite in November 2018 that saw more than half of voters opt against even trying to bring the Olympics back to the city that hosted the 1988 Winter Games.
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
The U.S. government seems to blame foreign countries and companies for its poor economy — hence, the reason for trade tariffs. This may make sense, except for two reasons: Many of the imported products to the U.S. were initiated by American companies looking to find more economical solutions that resulted in higher profits. The 2025 […]
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