Edmonton Journal - Local (3 hours ago)
It was a trade that Edmonton Oilers GM Stan Bowman struggled with for almost a year. It was a trade that was part of a wholesale change in Edmonton’s nets that NHL insiders said was highly improbable, such was the difficulty of making such drastic moves in-season. It was a trade that Bowman felt he […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (5 hours ago)
A Calgary mother is urging families to stay vigilant at public recreation facilities after her belongings were stolen from a YMCA locker, one of several similar incidents reported that same day. Tammy Cherwinsky says she was visiting the Shane Homes YMCA at Rocky Ridge with her daughter on Jan. 17 when their afternoon swim took […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (6 hours ago)
A months-long investigation into a suspected predatory towing scheme has led to charges against a Calgary man linked to two local towing companies. Police began investigating in December 2025 after two insurance companies reported troubling interactions with Southway Towing and Country Side Towing, both owned by the same individual. According to...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (7 hours ago)
A hit-and-run in northwest Calgary left one person injured and a vehicle flipped onto its side on Wednesday afternoon. The crash happened around 1:40 p.m. near Hunterview Drive and 78 Avenue NW, where officers arrived to find a vehicle overturned and the driver still inside. The Calgary Fire Department says firefighters stabilized the vehicle and...
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (7 hours ago)
Who should be the Oilers’ full-time backup? Vote in our daily poll! This year in particular, it wasn't just the city that let things slip, private businesses did as well. Many privately operated parking lots, for example, resembled ice rinks, even while charging drivers steep fees, often around $19 a day or only slightly less. […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (7 hours ago)
Turns out Stuart Skinner was the one to blame after all. And if you can’t sense the sarcasm dripping from those words, you might want to go grab a paper towel. I’ll wait … Or is it? There is a certain segment of the Edmonton Oilers fan base who has been saying that all along, […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (8 hours ago)
We know that pro sports is a cruel business, where a guy can be saving his team's butt one year and the next, he becomes a third wheel in a relationship because management and fan bases deal in the here and now. Loyalty in the real world is admired. In hockey, football, baseball, loyalty is […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (8 hours ago)
If you have tickets for Christopher Hunt’s solo show Ribstone, count yourself fortunate indeed. The show, a co-production of Lunchbox Theatre and The High Performance Rodeo, completely sold out its five-day run before it even opened. There was no word of mouth, only the knowledge that one of Calgary’s most beloved actors was about to […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (8 hours ago)
'We know there's a really large component of our immune system that's actually found in our gut, in our intestine, and so when they are exposed to these bacteria — the healthy bacteria that we find in fermented foods — that actually strengthens our immune system'
ReadCityNews - Calgary (8 hours ago)
A string of dangerous attacks involving pellet guns, baseball bats and widespread property damage is linked to an ongoing “school-related” conflict between two groups of youths, according to Calgary police. Police have now charged five teenage boys in connection with the escalating series of incidents that unfolded between Jan. 12 and Jan. 14,...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (8 hours ago)
Calgary police are warning residents after a series of break‑and‑enters last month that investigators believe may be tied to travelling crime groups targeting homes across the city. Officers responded to three similar incidents between Dec. 5 and Dec. 13, 2025, each involving forced entry, ransacked bedrooms, and a focus on high‑value jewelry...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (9 hours ago)
A homicide investigation that began earlier this month, west of Calgary, has led to a murder charge against a 40‑year‑old woman. According to the Tsuut'ina Nation Police Service, emergency crews were called to Wintergreen Road at 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 5 for reports of an unconscious woman. The 29‑year‑old was pronounced dead at the scene, […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (10 hours ago)
Despite calls from some Alberta doctors, the provincial NDP and now one of the province's largest unions, the Government of Alberta says it will not declare a health-care emergency nor reopen the legislature for an urgent debate. Alberta's minister of assisted living and social services says there's no point to recalling MLAs. "Calling back the...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (10 hours ago)
This in from Tony Brar of the Oilers TV, Edmonton’s new line and defence pairings, as the team prepares for Thursday’s game against Pittsburgh, with Vasily Podkolzin bumped down from the top line. RNH - McDavid - Hyman Howard - Roslovic - Savoie Janmark - Lazar - Mangiapane Podkolzin - Frederic - Regula* *Taking reps […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (13 hours ago)
Sports saved my life. A response I gave after long reflections and soul searching, when asked about success. Some ask, "How can a person who was born on an Indian reserve, sent to three residential schools and separated from family, love, and care, be expected to succeed?” For six-and-a-half years on the world's most unique […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (17 hours ago)
Nearly five years ago, Jade Eagleson packed up his car in Calgary and made the long drive to Nashville. It was a recon mission of sorts. The country singer left his young family at home. In hindsight, it was the right thing, even if enthusiasm got the best of him. “It was about a 36-hour […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (17 hours ago)
When Vivek Shraya performs with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra on Jan. 30, the evening will contain a number of firsts. It’s Shraya’s first time playing with a 66-piece orchestra. It’s the first time members of the Calgary Phil will perform Shraya’s pop songs, although most will be taken from the artist’s 2017 Polaris...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (19 hours ago)
The Jasper wildfire that destroyed one-third of the mountain-park town in the summer of 2024 was caused mostly by negligent forest management by Parks Canada, not climate change. In an analysis of the hugely destructive fire, uncovered by the online news service Blacklock's Reporter, the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) said that hundreds of thousands...
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (19 hours ago)
Next month, amid weak oil prices and uncertainty fuelled by recent developments in Venezuela, which could depress prices further, the Smith government will table its 2026 budget. Albertans should brace themselves; every $1 drop in oil prices is a $750 million hit to the Alberta government's bottom line, and the outlook isn't bright. Due in […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (19 hours ago)
Don’t do it, Mark The old adage that there is a sucker born every day continues to be true with Trump`s latest scam — a peace board for Gaza. He has invited leaders of different countries to come on board providing they pay $1 billion upfront. You can bank on the fact Carney will jump […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (20 hours ago)
Re. “90% of residents ignore parking ban,” Jan. 20 Your headline states that 90 per cent of residents did not remove their vehicles from residential streets to enable the streets to be cleared of snow. Can you please provide facts to back this up? On my residential street, every resident moved their vehicle off the […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
You could tell the Edmonton Oilers were going for a third win in a row. And not just because they lost. For most of Tuesday night at Rogers Place, where the puck didn't drop until 8:20 p.m. and the game didn't start until about midway through the third period, the looked Oilers as mediocre as […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
The Edmonton Oilers could not solve Jake Allen late, Tuesday night, after their own goalie kept them in it early. It was a game in which the Oilers looked far from sharp at either end of the ice. Much ado about nothing over the first twenty minutes, just four shots apiece in the first. Edmonton […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (A day ago)
Premier Scott Moe is back in Saskatchewan after a trip to China with Prime Minister Mark Carney to secure a trade deal. A preliminary agreement was made between the two countries to remove all tariffs from canola meal and peas and to reduce tariffs on canola seed to 15 per cent.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
The first of more than two dozen recall petitions launched against members of Alberta’s legislature has come up short. Jenny Yeremiy submitted to Elections Alberta Tuesday her petition against Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides — but said she needed thousands more signatures. Carrying “Recall Nicolaides” signs and a banker’s box of...
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (A day ago)
Do you spend time in the river valley? Vote in our daily poll! City Hall announced they are incapable of ticketing and towing, have poor communication about snow removal and continue to allow developers to build without providing parking. Simple solution, start enforcing your bylaws and issue tickets and owners of vehicles being towed should […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
A Calgary man is demanding answers after finally getting his stolen truck back, four years after it disappeared, and discovering it in what he describes as unusable condition. Joseph Bradette's truck was stolen from northeast Calgary more than four years ago. Although the vehicle was eventually recovered, Bradette says it was mistakenly released to...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Cult of Hockey segment review: Games 41 to 50 The best Edmonton Oilers news of the day? That Kasperi Kapanen was back on the ice skating today after leaving Sunday evening’s game after wiping out into the boards skates first. It looked at that moment like Kapanen might be out for some time, after already […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
A boy abducted more than two years ago from Calgary, who was flown across the world to different countries to avoid detection, has returned home after international police services arrested his father, officers said. Investigators say the father, 62-year-old Muhammad Zia-Ur Rahman, was suspected of abducting his then 5-year-old son on Nov. 29,...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Harlem-born hip hip idol A$AP Rocky is bringing his trap and cloud rap to Edmonton’s Rogers Place July 3, one of four Canadian dates just dropped Tuesday morning on the Don't Be Dumb World Tour. Backdropping many a sweaty club and all-night afterparty with hits like Praise the Lord (Da Shine), Rod Stewart collab Everyday, […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (A day ago)
Ben Maize, a Calgary man accused of tunnelling into his neighbour's apartment, ran his own criminal trial Monday. Betty Golightly testified that she arrived home one day to find her apartment locked from the inside, then discovered holes in the drywall near her fireplace that appeared to lead to a tunnel to the unit below.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
From Edmonton to Okotoks, and many places in between, there have been massive lineups to show support for Alberta independence. Supporters of the "Stay Free Alberta” petition – to leave Canada and become an independent state – say they are already well on their way to their goal, which is 177,000 signatures by May 2. […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
This in from TSN’s Ryan Rishaug, news that the Edmonton Oilers will go with Connor Ingram in net tonight, and play 11 forwards and seven d-men due to winger Kasperi Kapanen’s injury. Reports Rishaug: “Looks like an 11 and 7 formation tonight. Roslovic back to the wing with RNH and Frederic. Ingram in starters net.” […]
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