CBC - Edmonton (21 minutes ago)
As Sylvan Lake grows, some seniors worry they might not be able to live in their community for much longer because they don't have a suitable place to live. A report done for the city shows a mismatch in property types available to what's needed.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (21 minutes ago)
The federal government announced Tuesday new regulations to tackle one of the most potent forms of climate pollution: methane from the oil and gas industry. The announcement comes as an environmental group releases new footage that shows the extent of of the problem in Alberta while Ottawa softens its approach in that province.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (24 minutes ago)
The UCP government has twice amended the Citizenship Initiative Act to clear the way for separatists to force a referendum on their terms. Every legitimate poll and the remarkable results of the Forever Canadian movement demonstrate the majority of Albertans will ultimately defeat any separatist referendum. In the meantime, unfortunately, divisive...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (6 hours ago)
Tristan Jarry and the Edmonton Oilers out-duelled Stuart Skinner and the Pittsburgh Penguins in Edmonton’s 6-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. Jarry came up with more big saves and Skinner let in one iffy one to Matt Savoie when the game was still close in the second. In total, the Grade A shots […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (8 hours ago)
You can sometimes forget, when the best player in the world is on your team, what a luxury it is to have what many believe is the second best player in the world riding shotgun. But it never takes long for Leon Draisaitl to keep reminding everyone. One of the best shooters in the game. […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (8 hours ago)
Do you have winter tires? Vote in our daily poll! (Re: 'Bell – Numbers in! Alberta a big step closer to 120 km/h speed limit on divided highways,') When I was stationed (in my army days) in Germany, I drove the Autobahn. Let's be honest, there isn't a highway in this province designed for high […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (10 hours ago)
A pair of moose calves were relocated after an altercation with a dog in northwest Calgary on Tuesday. Alberta Fish & Wildlife (FWES) and Calgary Fire Department crews were dispatched around 1:30 p.m. to Arbour Crest Way NW in the community of Arbour Lake after a call from a resident. The resident let their dogs […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (12 hours ago)
An Alberta man is facing multiple charges after RCMP say a delivery driver was assaulted and threatened with a gun during an appliance delivery gone wrong. According to Sundre RCMP, officers were called to a rural area near the town after a delivery driver reported being attacked on Dec. 4. The driver attempted to deliver […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (12 hours ago)
Skate Canada is icing plans for hosting national and international-level events in Alberta after Premier Danielle Smith passed legislation around gender in sports. "Skate Canada considers a variety of criteria when selecting host locations for its national events. Following a careful assessment of Alberta's Fairness and Safety in Sport Act, Skate...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (14 hours ago)
Alberta is inching closer and closer to a vote on leaving Canada after a fresh citizen initiative petition was filed with Elections Alberta. Applicant Mitch Sylvestre believes now is the time for independence from Ottawa. His proposed question: Do you agree that the Province of Alberta should cease to be a part of Canada to […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (14 hours ago)
Alberta will have a new electoral map for the next scheduled provincial election. This is important because it determines how Albertans will be represented in the legislature. The number of MLAs in the legislature will increase from 87 to 89 and provincial constituency boundaries will be redrawn. As Edmontonians, we are worried that the proposed...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (17 hours ago)
The board of directors of Alberta’s Crown investment corporation has appointed Ray Gilmour as its top executive. The Alberta Investment Management Corporation, known as AIMCo, managed more than $179 billion of assets as of the end of 2024. That includes investments for public sector pension plans representing thousands of Albertans. Gilmour had...
ReadCBC - Calgary (18 hours ago)
The provincial government is taking steps toward improving Alberta's lucrative sand and gravel industry. But concerned residents of aggregate hot spot Rocky View County say those changes are more geared toward speeding up gravel development than addressing longstanding quality of life concerns from those negatively impacted by gravel pits.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (18 hours ago)
Who will win the Tristan Jarry-Stuart Skinner showdown? The first bit of evidence on the big trade for the Oilers comes tonight when the two goalies face one another in Pittsburgh. It will indeed be Jarry vs Skinner tonight in Pittsburgh. Quinn Hutson, currently 3rd in AHL w/16 goals and 4th in points, will play […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (18 hours ago)
This in from Bob Stauffer, host of Oilers Now, tonight’s line-up for the Edmonton Oilers against the Pittsburgh Penguins, with the American Hockey League’s hottest rookie Quinn Hutson making his season debut and goalie Tristan Jarry starting against his old team, with Stuart Skinner in nets for the Oilers: RNH-McDavid-Hyman...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (18 hours ago)
Senior Rabbi Menachem Matusof of Chabad Lubavitch of Alberta said the Hanukkah celebration is about spreading a message of 'light over darkness, freedom of expression, freedom of religion and celebrating the miracle of the few that won over the many'
ReadCBC - Calgary (22 hours ago)
WestJet is pressing pause on its overhaul of the seating arrangements, after completing about half of its fleet. One passenger says she noticed a considerable difference in legroom on her two WestJet flights on the same type of plane about a week apart.
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (22 hours ago)
Alberta is making a serious bet on AI infrastructure, but the risk is that infrastructure is the only thing we build. Over the past year, Alberta has moved aggressively to position itself as an AI infrastructure powerhouse, with up to $100 billion in data centre investment, and a federal-provincial MOU that ties increased oil and […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (23 hours ago)
Stop the hate The mass murder and wounding of Jewish people at Bondi Beach in Australia could happen anywhere, including Canada. What are our political leaders (e.g. Mark Carney) doing to stop the alarming increase of antisemitism in this country? Nothing! JOANNE and WAYNE MORCOM (The situation needs more than just 'thoughts and prayers') Minimum...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (23 hours ago)
An Edmonton judge is being asked to sentence a former youth worker who lured a 13-year-old and amassed a collection of child sex abuse images to somewhere between house arrest and four years in prison. Abraham Woo appeared in the Edmonton Court of Justice Monday after pleading guilty to child luring and possession of child […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (24 hours ago)
The provincial government has floated the idea of closing Calgary's only supervised consumption site several times since 2021, and its latest promise to shut the site down next year still leaves many with questions about that timeline, and what will replace it.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Re. “Residents have no right to free street parking,” Opinion, Dec. 13 Here we go again: Another infill developer trying to justify his projects (in this case, Mr. John Clarke). The key points of contention he states regarding the changes that will occur in older established neighbourhoods are very true. He states that homes in […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
The Chicago Blackhawks have placed former Oilers goalie Laurent Brossoit in waivers, meaning any one of 31 other NHL teams can grab the 32-year-old goalie on the last year of his $3.3 million per year contract. Brossoit has been out of hockey for more than a year due to injury and hip surgery but just […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (A day ago)
Are Alberta MLAs well-behaved? Vote in our daily poll! It's disappointing that a bunch of fans are able to make management cave and trade Skinner. I'm a huge fan, never miss a game, and to be honest, Skinner, who can be inconsistent, was probably one of the most consistent players on the ice this year. […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (2 days ago)
City administration said the decision will start a process that amends the land use bylaw to bring back districts that were in effect prior to citywide rezoning. The changes will head to a public hearing next spring before going to council for another vote.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
Amendments to Alberta's legislation on citizen-initiated referendums mean Corb Lund's recently-approved application for a petition drive to stop new coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains is cancelled and the singer has to re-apply.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
In the waning hours of the fall session of the Alberta legislature, the UCP government used its majority to pass Bill 12. Euphemistically named the Financial Statutes Amendments Act, this Trojan horse bill effectively and arbitrarily redefines the very concept of disability — at least, in Danielle Smith's Alberta — by creating two, and only...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
This in from the Edmonton Oilers, news they’ve done the right thing and called up Quinn Hutson, the hottest rookie in Edmonton’s system and in all of the American Hockey League. As Bakersfield Conbors broadcaster Ryan Holt reports, Hutson is: • Leading The AHL rookies in scoring • 4th among all AHL skaters in scoring […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
The Edmonton Oilers are attempting to inject some life into their moribund bottom six by recalling the hottest rookie in the AHL. Quinn Hutson, who leads all American League freshmen in goals (16) and points (28) in 24 games, is on his way to join the Oilers, who are in need of an injection of […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
I recently read about the plan to redevelop Fortress, Nakiska and Castle into year-round resorts, at a cost of $4 billion. I understand that we should do everything we can to encourage more tourism, but at what cost? Teachers were sent back to work with the very contract they voted against. The province said there […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Watching the weather on TV this morning, large parts of Canada were all yellow. However, it was impossible to determine what areas had high wind, freezing rain, dangerous cold, rainfall or snowfall warnings. All these events were the same colour. Why did we change from something that worked to something that is useless? Peter Chernik, […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
In 2024, the federal government released its draft Ocean Noise Strategy. The long-awaited plan suggested a real effort to understand, mitigate and manage underwater noise in Canada's oceans. Twelve months on, we are still waiting for a formal response, despite plans for Arctic development moving ahead at full speed. This leaves us ill-prepared...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
On Dec. 5, Parliament debated Bill C-218, which would amend the Criminal Code to say that a mental disorder cannot by itself qualify a person for medical assistance in dying (MAID). In February 2024, the federal government delayed the planned expansion of MAID for mental illness, pushing it to early 2027. While the decision to […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Ten days and counting until Christmas. Here are some musings from our editorial cartoons this week, as the holiday approaches. For another visual take on the latest news and features, check out our new Graphic of the Week feature at calgaryherald.com/graphics.
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Recalls union initiative With 20 UCP members now petitioned for recall, this is looking more and more like Alberta unions working to overthrow the duly-elected UCP provincial government. The petitioners are claiming UCP members are disconnected with their constituents, and that is the main reason for the push to recall. However, in each case, the...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Q: I really enjoy your column and love the fact that we can read it year-round. I have a question about fresh Christmas trees. My husband and I have decided that we will no longer be using an artificial tree and are going back to our childhood and the memories of a real tree. Can […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Calvin Pickard did his bit. The Edmonton Oilers did not, as Edmonton lost 4-1 to the Montreal Canadiens. The Oilers gave up four breakaways and Pickard stopped them all. But he couldn’t stop everything. And Edmonton’s power play simply could not beat Montreal’s own hot goalie Jakub Dobes, at least until it was too late […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
'This kind of disingenuous behaviour by the government is disappointing,' Lund said. 'But as frustrating as this is, we will continue in this fight, reapply for a new petition and fill out as many forms as we have to if it stops coal mining in the headwaters of our rivers'
ReadCBC - Calgary (3 days ago)
Albertans — predominantly members of the South Asian community — gathered at the Venice Banquet Hall in northeast Calgary for a town hall Saturday to address concerns around extortion and crime, with municipal, provincial and federal officials in attendance.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
Nothing cleanses the palate of an Oilers fan base than a spanking of the Maple Leafs in Toronto on a Saturday night on Hockey Night in Canada. This, after a week that came to an end with substantial change on the Edmonton roster and in its dressing room. That and more in this edition of… […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (3 days ago)
Two 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy organizations plan to continue with a court challenge of a provincial law affecting gender-affirming care for youth, despite the Alberta government passing legislation that protects three of its laws affecting transgender youth from legal action.
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