Edmonton Journal - Local (7 minutes ago)
A senior woman from Edmonton is dead from injuries she sustained after she was inadvertently struck by her own car on Sunday afternoon. Edmonton police say they responded at roughly 2:30 p.m. on May 10 to a report of an incident at a home near 142 Street and 92A Avenue where a 65-year-old woman was […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 hours ago)
The founder of a pro-separatist group in Alberta that's been accused of publishing the personal information of nearly three million Albertans to an online database is allegedly "not cooperating” with at least one of the investigations into the breach. Elections Alberta, which is one of three bodies investigating the alleged leak of the province's...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 hours ago)
This in from NHL insider Frank Seravalli, news that the Vegas Golden Knights are for now withholding permission for the Edmonton Oilers to negotiate with coach Bruce Cassidy, whom the Knights fired late in the 2025-26 regular season. “League sources say Oilers have sought permission to interview Bruce Cassidy as they contemplate significant...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 hours ago)
A former Winnipeg hockey coach who lured a teen player into an inappropriate sexual relationship by exploiting past trauma was sentenced Monday to six years in prison. Provincial court Judge Jerilee Ryle told Madison Biluk the harm she caused demanded denunciation. “The offending was not a one-time lapse in judgment. It persisted for 16 months...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (5 hours ago)
Public health officials have been clear that the hantavirus outbreak is not another COVID-19. But despite reassurances from experts in Canada and abroad that the vuris is not easily transmissible between humans, news of the passengers exposed on the MV Hondius cruise ship has triggered memories of the COVID-19 pandemic and fears of mass infections...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (5 hours ago)
With the war in the Middle East threatening the global supply of oil, most Canadians appreciate the urgent need for a new pipeline to our West Coast and others to the east — entirely within Canada. Albertans are understandably frustrated after a decade of Liberal policies that have blocked access to world markets for oil […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
Advertise who foot the bill Since Alberta Oil will be paying the entire cost of the ALTO High Speed Rail Line between Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto, can we at least, please, get some return for our investment, with an advertising message along the side of the train? I'm thinking of the following message in large […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (7 hours ago)
It’s time, Danielle, to deal with those pesky cities. You know: those with elected mayors, councils, and school boards who dare to think they can plan their roads, manage their libraries, and seek federal funding to fill the budget holes you’ve skilfully created. Worst, perhaps, is they seek to promote education which encourages critical...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (10 hours ago)
It’s well known that many Edmonton Oilers aces were playing hurt in the first round against the Anaheim Ducks, but it’s now clear we can add Evan Bouchard to that list. Late in the second period of Game 1, big Ducks forward Cutter Gauthier bashed Bouchard into the boards, with Bouchard’s face hitting the glass. […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (13 hours ago)
A man is dead, and another is fighting for his life in hospital after a shooting in the parking lot of a northeast Calgary grocery store on Monday night. Emergency crews were called to the parking lot of the North Hill Co-op on 16 Avenue NE around 7:50 p.m. for reports of shots fired. When […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (17 hours ago)
Books that were banned from school libraries by the Alberta government after being deemed inappropriate for children were flying off the shelves at a recent Calgary book sale. The books sold out within the first weekend of the Calgary Reads Big Book Sale at the Calgary Curling Club after being pulled from some Alberta school […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (17 hours ago)
NHL insider Frank Seravalli was on Oilers Now with Bob Stauffer on Monday, repeating his prediction that the Edmonton Oilers will likely replace head coach Kris Knoblauch. Seravalli fleshed out his opinion from last week with a detailed critique of Knoblauch’s work, essentially that Knoblauch picked the wrong assistant coaches and failed to move...
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (18 hours ago)
Should the Forever Canadian question be put to voters? Vote in our daily poll! I see the Premier is at it again. She has now decided to give the Parliamentary secretaries another $500 per month for travelling expenses along with their salary of approximately $125,000 per year plus a gold-plated medical card. Yet the premier […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (19 hours ago)
A weekend tragedy east of Calgary has renewed scrutiny of a rural intersection long considered dangerous by those who live nearby. Two Calgary women are dead following a two-vehicle crash that happened Sunday morning at the intersection of Highway 9 and Highway 564, just east of Delacour. A man and child in the same vehicle […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (19 hours ago)
A Calgary man who left his ex-girlfriend disabled after attacking her with a sword and cutting off three of her fingers, has been placed on 30 court-ordered conditions, including an ankle monitor, designed to protect the community following the end of his prison sentence.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (20 hours ago)
A health warning has been issued for possible measles exposure at a Southern Alberta hospital last week. Alberta Health Services (AHS) says a person with measles was in the Claresholm Hospital emergency room on May 6, between 1:30 p.m. and 8:15 p.m., potentially exposing others who were there at the same time. Anyone who was […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (20 hours ago)
A urinal is a beautiful thing, not only for its stately form, white brilliance, and soothing sounds, but also for its utility. So you can imagine my disappointment when I went to use the washroom at the newly renovated pavilion at Hawrelak Park. There is no men's or women's, only a huge room with about […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (21 hours ago)
Tickets for the 113th Grey Cup in Calgary this fall are now on sale. The CFL championship game is happening at McMahon Stadium on Nov. 15, and will cap off a week of football‑themed festivities across Stampede Park. It’s the sixth time Calgary has hosted the game, and the first time since 2019. Tickets are […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (21 hours ago)
The Alberta government has shot down a request for a raise from the province’s top elections official. Chief electoral officer Gordon McClure told a legislature committee that he has faced an “unprecedented” workload since he took the job in 2024. He asked for a three per cent pay bump. McClure and Elections Alberta have facilitated more...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (24 hours ago)
Alberta is running out of water. The province’s touted new data centres will need lots of water in addition to their energy requirements. So, what to do? Build a dam on the South Saskatchewan River north and east of Medicine Hat. Take a look at Lake Diefenbaker. Way to go, Saskatchewan, 1958. Premier, if you […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Six men have been charged with intentionally damaging vehicles during private sales across Alberta with the goal of purchasing them at a cheaper price. The Edmonton Police Service alleges the buyers would show up in a group of two or three and distract the seller while damaging or tampering with the vehicle. The suspects then […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Come for the mystery, stay for the absolutely excellent last line. A new play by Calgary's James Odin Wade at Workshop West Playwrights' Theatre combines taut dialogue, intense emotion and a gripping narrative that keeps the audience on the edge of its seat until the surprising final scene. It's a satisfying end to the WWPT […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (A day ago)
Road to nowhere Every few hundred years when the world is in desperate need of a courageous visionary leader, one such leader suddenly appears from the shadows and takes charge on the world stage. With vigour and determination, he proclaims a new world order must be constructed and the old order pushed aside. His vision […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (A day ago)
Go Public has learned of more than 30 passengers who were denied compensation after WestJet cancelled flights and blamed safety-related maintenance. Flight data suggests the airline swapped in aircraft requiring maintenance shortly before those cancellations — a practice the regulator called out four years ago.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (A day ago)
Spring seeding is underway and as farmers spend long hours in the tractor planting their crops, they're facing hefty increases to the cost of fuel and diesel. They're already concerned about the 2027 crop year year too, since many will be making those large fuel and fertilizer purchases in the months ahead.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
There’s been a volcanic eruption of rumours around the future of Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch but will the Oilers pull the trigger and bring in a new coach? I suspect that’s going to happen, and, as much as I hate to say this, I see few other obvious paths for the Oilers to […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
The oft-repeated motto, “Once an Oiler, Always an Oiler” hits differently just now, with the Edmonton Oilers crashing out of the 2026 playoffs, but three Edmonton Oilers alumni killing it. One of the three is likely to win a Stanley Cup in his new NHL home next month. Brett Kulak, Taylor Hall and Ryan McLeod […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Don't forget about us Someone should really remind our prime minister that he is Prime Minister of Canada, therefore Canada should be his No.-1 priority. Economically, financially … in all aspects. Instead of giving away billions of taxpayers' money to other countries for whatever causes, flying around the world, contemplating joining the...
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Would you take a vacation in Jasper? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! LONG OVERDUE Re: 'We will no longer be tolerant of what is happening on our streets': Edmonton Police's new approach to crime targets hot spots (May 8). While actions ultimately matter more than words, it's still encouraging to see this new approach […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (2 days ago)
My wonderful mother didn't want anything for Mother's Day, especially flowers, which, under how keen green-thumb pedigree, wilted by Tuesday. Her gift request? Be nice and kind to others. Present possibilities they might not have — but the world enjoy and, most certainly, deserves. So, I have an idea. But before I share my idea, […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
One hundred years after Winnie the Pooh was published, it continues to enchant. Its origins have a happy beginning in the bond between a Canadian veterinary soldier and the cub he named for his adopted hometown, but the story takes an unhappy turn as the Milnes struggled with the effects of fame.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
It was a snub, pure and simple. But leaving Evan Bouchard off the top of the Norris Trophy ballot after a season in which he scored 1021 points (regular season and playoffs) requires a little more finesse to assess than we probably feel like granting. That and more in this edition of… 9 Things 9. […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
Tens of thousands gathered in northeast Calgary on Saturday for Nagar Kirtan, a procession and celebration of the Sikh festival Vaisakhi. The parade, which began at 9:30 a.m. at the Dashmesh Culture Centre in Martindale, featured the singing of Sikh hymns, accompanied by martial artists. Tables and tents distributing free food lined the parade...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
When Said M’Dahoma reached out to Bhu Chana, suggesting they pool their culinary talents into a pop-up, Chana only had one answer: “Yes!” M’Dahoma has long cultivated a following online as The Pastry Nerd, where he shares approachable French pastry recipes on Instagram and TikTok, and on national television appearances. “I was shocked...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
Alberta’s new police watchdog agency has selected its inaugural CEO — but one lawyers’ group says it has concerns about the pick. This week, public safety minister Mike Ellis announced the appointment of Katherine Murphy to the Police Review Commission, a provincial agency that will investigate Police Act complaints and criminal allegations...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
There are two Darnell Nurses. One of them is a pretty good NHL d-man with plenty to offer a team. The other craters his team’s chances of winning. Unfortunately, we’ve seen that second, lesser version of Nurse five years in a row in the playoffs. In the regular season, Nurse is up and down, just […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
Alberta RCMP have arrested a British Columbia man suspected of defrauding a victim of over $700,000 by pretending to be an employee of JP Morgan. Harprit Singh Gill, 47, a resident of Richmond, B.C., has been charged with fraud over $5,000 and laundering the proceeds of the crime. Three Hills RCMP began investigating in February […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
Did you know that the average home contains roughly 300,000 items? In my work, I often hear from Calgarians who “just need a storage solution” or that their space is not big enough. More often than not, we don’t need more space; we need less stuff. We hold on to expensive clothes because it feels […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (3 days ago)
Residents of Rolling Hills, Alta., have purchased the trailer that houses their Canada Post outlet in hopes of keeping it viable as the Crown corporation looks to cuts with a nationwide review of facilities and service levels. Community groups raised $30,000 to buy the structure from the retired postmaster.
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
This Sunday, May 10, millions of Canadian mothers will receive flowers, candles, and cards thanking them for everything they do. The appointments that need to be booked. The forms that need to be signed. The child who is struggling but has not said it yet. You can feel it before you can name it. The […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
The movement to keep certain technologies out of the hands of young people is gaining steam in Canada. Manitoba has announced plans to ban those under 16 from using both social media and AI chatbots. British Columbia Attorney General Niki Sharma has expressed support for a ban, and Nova Scotia, Quebec and Saskatchewan are considering […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
A recent media report about a threatening email sent to Muslim students at the University of Calgary is deeply unsettling — but, for many of us, not entirely surprising. The message targeted the Muslim Students' Association, leaving students shaken and questioning their safety in a space that is meant to foster learning and belonging. As […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
The Canadian economy has lost 112,000 jobs just since January. That's the weakest four-month stretch since the pandemic. The unemployment rate has climbed to 6.9 per cent. But a closer look at the numbers released Friday by Statistics Canada reveals two even more disturbing trends. The job losses in the first four months of 2026 […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (3 days ago)
Renewable trend The percentage of energy derived from renewable sources is increasing rapidly throughout the world even though the amount of fossil fuel usage is not significantly decreasing. This is because nations are increasing their total energy use as they become more prosperous. In many countries wind and solar are cheaper per megawatt than...
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (3 days ago)
Should Evan Bouchard be a Norris finalist? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! WEAKNESS SHOWN The Pretender, namely PM Carney, with a manufactured majority until 2029. This former banker got elected with bold promises for Canada not one fulfilled in over a year. Ignoring Trump and America to eliminate tariffs for important manufacturing sectors in […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
Bill 28 is being presented as "modernization,” but Albertans should look closely at what it would change. The bill grants significant new authority to the minister of Municipal Affairs while reducing the independence of local institutions that help keep communities democratic, transparent, and responsive. It also expands the minister's ability...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (4 days ago)
This in from Edmonton Oilers Bob Stauffer, host of Oilers Now, his salary estimates for key Edmonton free agents Connor Ingram, Connor Murphy, Jason Dickinson, Kasperi Kapanen, and Jack Roslovic Stauffer, a top NHL insider, started out by saying he expects the Oilers to retain restricted free agents Colton Dach and Spencer Stastney, estimating the...
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