Edmonton Journal - Local (5 hours ago)
This in from Mark Spector of Sportsnet, more confirmation that the Oilers are close to a deal with centre Jason Dickinson: “Re: Jason Dickinson and EDM, hearing ‘very positive movement towards reaching a deal.’ As he said at exit interviews, Dickinson's family quite liked EDM. Should be a big week in EDM, with coaching hire […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (6 hours ago)
Participants of Saturday's cruise through Sundre say it's their place to be proud of their province after the Sundre Pro Rodeo parade was cancelled due to what the rodeo association called a wave of online harassment targeted at volunteers after a decision to disallow a pro-Alberta float.
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (6 hours ago)
Brendan Bakai was recently browsing on social media when he stumbled upon a post by Sport Calgary. He instantly knew what his family’s weekend plans were. Bakai and his wife, Elisabeth Kelly, ended up spending their Saturday morning at MNP, seeing one of their two boys learn fencing — for free. “It’s just something they […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (9 hours ago)
A severe thunderstorm watch issued by Environment Canada Saturday morning has been upgraded to a yellow warning as rain and hail hit parts of Calgary in the afternoon. In a statement issued Saturday afternoon, Environment Canada said meteorologists are tracking “a cluster of severe thunderstorms capable of producing strong wind gusts, up to...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (10 hours ago)
A cyclist died on Saturday after a vehicle struck the bike and several other vehicles over the span of two blocks in the northeast community of Tuxedo Park, according to Calgary police. The collision occurred on South Centre Street, between 19th Avenue and 21st Avenue N.E. After hitting the cyclist, the vehicle then rammed a […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (10 hours ago)
Mayor Jeromy Farkas took to social media Saturday morning to respond to online backlash against the city’s Stampede week noise bylaws. Several politicians, including Pierre Poilievre, Danielle Smith, Calgary Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel Garner, and former Conservative leader Rona Ambrose Veitch, posted to X Saturday morning to back claims made by...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (11 hours ago)
In Jamaica, where religion shapes moral order and where violence against LGBTQ+ people is pervasive, living openly as a transgender person can pose a deadly risk. For Terry-Kay Walker, 38, that life-or-death moment came to a head one night when she was coming home from a fashion show in New Kingston. "Me and my best […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (12 hours ago)
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in a Thursday night shooting in Marlborough involving two vehicles. Investigators believe the occupants of the two vehicles, a white 2010 Mazda 3 and a black Nissan Murano, “became involved in an interaction” shortly before 9:30 p.m., and an occupant of the Nissan pointed a...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (16 hours ago)
Edmonton police are seeking a suspect wanted in connection with a May robbery at a Kingsway vape store. At around 9 p.m on May 5, a man walked into a vape store in the area of Kingsway Avenue and 105 Street armed with a can of bear spray, police said in a Friday news release. […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (16 hours ago)
Thousands of paths, known as seismic lines, carved into Canada's boreal peatlands for oil and gas exploration could be speeding up climate change, suggests a study from University of Waterloo researchers. In Alberta's boreal peatlands alone, these paths, found in B.C. and Saskatchewan as well, are long enough to wrap around the Earth nine times.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (18 hours ago)
An ambitious Grande Prairie teen has raised more than $40,000 for an event that he hopes will show other young people that the city isn't boring, by showcasing their talents. Music, food, sports and entertainment will be on display for the first-ever GP Youth Fest in Muskoseepi Park on June 25.
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (18 hours ago)
There was a time, centuries ago, when wine was little more than a mishmash of grapes dumped into clay amphorae, crushed and left to ferment (thanks to the ambient yeast that lives all around us). Over time, we began to understand the character traits of various grapes, isolating the varietals to appreciate their distinct flavours, […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (18 hours ago)
The sun was still smouldering in the western sky when we rolled into the RV park at the Golden Golf Club. I carefully backed our little trailer into site No. 6, scarfed down a couple of doughnuts (dinner of champions), and in minutes I was waggling a driver on the first tee. Three hours later […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (19 hours ago)
The recent Alberta–Canada memorandum of understanding (MOU) on industrial carbon pricing has generated both optimism and concern. Some view it as an important step toward reconciling economic growth with emissions reduction, while others remain skeptical. Portions of Alberta’s energy sector, particularly the oilsands industry, are concerned...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (19 hours ago)
For months now, Alberta business groups and labour unions have been predicting an economic meltdown in the province while the spectre of separation hangs over Albertans' heads. Doug Griffiths, who is president of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce (and who was once one of the reddest Tory ministers in the government of red Tory premier […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (19 hours ago)
Was it worth it? As happy as I am at the prospect of no more loss of life in Trump's war on Iran, one has to wonder what exactly he's accomplished? Seems to me the biggest winners in this exercise of futility is the IRGC. Not only did they stand up to arguably the biggest […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (19 hours ago)
While I'm glad that Preston Manning will be voting against separatism, I am concerned that he states, "The onus is on the pro-federalists.” I suggest that the onus is on separatists to provide answers to important issues and questions that many raise. Let's not let the separatists off the hook in their responsibility to provide […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (20 hours ago)
The city recently announced that it is breaking its 30-year contract with TransEd and will be taking over operations of the southeast Valley line. No explanation as to why the takeover by city officials. No explanation as to what it will cost the city to breach the contract, and how the “capped” breach of contract […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (22 hours ago)
Legal experts say the federal social media ban for kids leaves many questions unanswered — including whether it violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Lawyers and law professors are raising flags about gaps in Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, that could leave Canada open to legal challenges.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (22 hours ago)
Speaking at Trinity College in Ireland last weekend, Mark Carney recalled that Edmund Burke, the 18th-century politician and philosopher and an alumnus of Trinity, had once described society as a partnership between those who are living, those who are dead and those who are yet to be born.
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
VANCOUVER — Four years ago, Chris Gutierrez spent his nights in a converted shipping container in the sweltering heat of Qatar as he followed the Canadian men’s World Cup journey. The makeshift accommodations were created in so-called fan villages to house international spectators like Gutierrez, who made the 20-hour trip to Doha with a handful...
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (A day ago)
Letter writer Jeffrey Anderson seems to want a reason why Alberta shouldn't separate from Canada. Typically you ask for a reason TO do something, rather than a reason NOT to do something. Maybe Jeffrey needs a reason not to stub his toe in the morning, or else he might just do it to 'own the […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
As a high school principal who has served in multiple school divisions across Alberta, I have seen firsthand the meaningful impact that effective school resource officer (SRO) programs have on students, staff, and the broader community. Having worked alongside SROs for many years, I can say with confidence that the Edmonton Police Service's SRO...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
A confident and healthy Marco Arop is ready for a fresh challenge at the Canadian track and field championships this weekend in Ottawa. The 800-metre specialist will compete in the 1,500 preliminaries at Terry Fox Athletic Facility on Saturday at 7:07 p.m. ET.
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Years of helping low income residents have earned Martha Hart Calgarian of the Year honours. The distinction comes from the Calgary Awards and recognizes Hart for her extraordinary contributions to the city in making life better over the years. After her husband Owen Hart died in a wrestling accident in 1999, she turned his memory […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
When I opened Cowboys Dance Hall in 1996, Calgary was a very different city. Over the past 30 years, Cowboys has grown alongside Calgary — from a dance hall to a Stampede tent to Cowboys Music Festival and Cowboys Park. We are proud to have invested in our city, created thousands of jobs, and welcomed […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
Alberta's plan to introduce Canada's first recycling fee on solar panels is drawing criticism from the renewable energy industry. Sector leaders argue the $14 charge per panel is disproportionately high and could discourage investment in what was once the country's hottest green energy market.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Alberta’s government is now giving a 119-year-old historical society some transitional funding after the group was left out of the latest budget. The government’s February budget was tabled and passed without the $76,000 that for years went to the Historical Society of Alberta. Arts and Culture Minister Tanya Fir said at the time that it was...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
An estimated 20,000 Alberta kids are on a waitlist for the Family Support for Children with Disabilities program. In the meantime, parents are losing their jobs or are unable to find work because children are being banned from daycare. They are taking on debt to fund therapy. They report stress to the point of burnout.
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Public office is a commitment, not a pit stop. But somehow, Ward 13 councillor Dan McLean missed the memo. Eight months into his re-election as a city councillor, he no longer wants the job voters elected him to do, and he now expects the same voters to make him a provincial MLA. Calgarians should be […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (2 days ago)
According to an announcement Thursday by the Smith government, starting in September some physicians in Alberta will be allowed to treat patients in both the public health-care system and on a privately-paid basis. Opponents of this reform will erroneously proclaim the demise of the province's universal health-care system and a shift towards...
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Poilievre's dilemma Pierre Poilievre's recent Calgary speech illustrated his dilemma. He has to support the federalist cause in Alberta or risk losing 30-odd safe seats and never becoming prime minister. If he comes down too hard on the separatists, he risks losing a dozen or more Alberta seats and never becoming prime minister. So he […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
The $100 Alberta Energy Rebate is an insult dressed up as relief. When Albertans are being crushed by soaring utility bills and relentless cost-of-living increases, this one-time handout is laughably inadequate. It exposes a government that is either willfully ignorant or dangerously out of touch with the reality facing its own citizens. A $100...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
This in from the Edmonton Oilers, news that they are holding on to their top performing minor pro goalie Connor Ungar, 24, with a new one-year deal. “The Edmonton Oilers have signed goaltender Connor Ungar to a one-year, two-way contract with an AAV of $850,000. Ungar (6'2”, 205 lbs, 24) divided his 2025-26 campaign among […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Danielle Smith and the UCP seem to think that giving us $100 gas rebate is better for us than a 13 cent reduction in gas. That’s the equivalent of the Liberals telling us that we would get back more in climate rebates than we’d spend on green taxes. Is the UCP so myopic that they […]
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