Edmonton Journal - Local (16 minutes ago)
As I drive around the city, I am growing alarmed by how dangerous the streets have become. To placate their base, the UCP has banned all forms of photo radar. Speed and red-light enforcement need to be brought back to save lives. The fact that there have been 30 traffic deaths to date this year […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (23 minutes ago)
Skate Canada's move as the first sports federation to announce it will no longer hold major events in Alberta due to the province's legislation on transgender people's participation in sports did not come as a surprise to some who know the organization well.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (4 hours ago)
This in from Ira Cooper, the Cult of Hockey contributor and an expert on the rules around NHL transactions, his take on the possibility that the Edmonton Oilers might trade for a goalie, such as Buffalo’s Alex Lyon, in the aftermath of Tristan Jarry leaving Thursday night’s game with an injury. “Roster freeze is in […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (4 hours ago)
A pedestrian has serious injuries following a crash in northeast Calgary on Thursday night. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of 32 Street and 26 Avenue NE for reports of a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian around 6 p.m. One adult was rushed to hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (7 hours ago)
At least Stuart Skinner was durable. The concern around Tristan Jarry when Edmonton traded for the Pittsburgh Penguins goalie is that he’s run into injury trouble recently. Jarry, who already missed three weeks this season with a lower-body injury, lasted just 2 1/2 games as an Oiler before leaving Thursday's game in Boston with a non-contact...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (8 hours ago)
If there's any such thing as a crushing win, the Edmonton Oilers suffered one Thursday night in Boston. On the scoreboard, it was a solid victory against a tough opponent, providing more evidence that the Oilers are launching another mid-season charge. They beat the Bruins at their own game, grinding out a 3-1 decision in […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (8 hours ago)
The Edmonton Oilers turned in a workman-like effort in Boston Thursday, and a well-deserved victory was the result. The opening twenty saw the two sides exchange power play goals. Then, Quinn Hutson broke the tie with a great play in front for his first NHL goal and a 2-1 Oilers lead after two. Edmonton extended […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (10 hours ago)
A young man has been charged following a police shooting at a northwest Calgary CTrain station earlier this week. Around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Calgary police officers responded to reports of a man armed with a knife acting aggressively toward a peace officer in the Dalhouse LRT Station parking lot. Upon arrival, officers confronted the […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (11 hours ago)
A sudden snowstorm brought chaos to Alberta's busiest highway on Wednesday, leaving dozens of motorists stranded and forcing emergency crews to shut down large sections of the QEII between Calgary and Airdrie. Among those caught in the pileup was Sidney, a driver who could not stop in time as blowing snow reduced visibility and turned […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (13 hours ago)
A Calgary woman accused of sending five emails that threatened former Alberta justice minister Jonathan Denis, his mother and several of his friends has seen those charges dropped after evidence was revealed in court that one of the emails was sent through an email-spoofing website based in the Czech Republic and police determined the other four...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (13 hours ago)
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man suspected of starting a fire that forced the closure of a popular downtown Calgary restaurant. Shortly after 4 a.m. on Wednesday, a fire broke out in the basement crawl space of a building on 10 Avenue SW between 1 and 2 Streets. The area […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (14 hours ago)
A months-long police investigation has led to drug and weapons charges against a Calgary man after officers seized drugs, cash, jewelry, and a loaded gun from multiple locations. In September, Calgary police began investigating a man suspected of selling drugs in the East Village near the Calgary Drop-In Centre. Officers observed the suspect...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (14 hours ago)
In light of that three-team Boston-New Jersey-Edmonton trade last March, the offensively challenged ex-Bruins' winger Trent Frederic was still on the Oilers lineup card in his return to Beantown Thursday. But as the fourth-line centre. With no expected special-teams duty to up his ice time, Frederic was between farm call-up winger Max Jones, also...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (15 hours ago)
As an emergency physician and a proud Albertan, I believe everyone should have access to the highest-quality education and health care regardless of their ability to pay. Hearing our premier openly reject progressive policy, while insisting that the government should get out of the "business” of education and health care, should be a clear...
ReadCBC - Calgary (16 hours ago)
An Indigenous youth pilot project is underway in Calgary involving kids facing criminal charges. If all goes according to plan, it will become a weekly specialized therapeutic court for family and youth, where kids address long-term issues driving addictions and criminal behaviour.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (16 hours ago)
The two best former Edmonton Oilers forwards this year? Viktor Arvidsson and Taylor Hall, both part of strong Eastern Conference teams and both scoring like Top 6 forwards again this season. Arvidsson, now a member of the resurgent Boston Bruins, is averaging 2.18 points per 60 minutes this year at even strength, second only to […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (17 hours ago)
Dagmar Jamieson — a legally blind Calgarian who mastered alpine skiing — is now taking on a new challenge: adaptive water skiing. Catch exclusive glimpses into the lives of Calgary's top athletes and sport ambassadors with the 660 NewsRadio Calgary Athlete of the Week. Nominate your star athlete or ambassador for their chance to be […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (21 hours ago)
'The big thing about data centres is they cannot rely on intermittent power ... If you want to move quickly, all roads lead to natural gas, and so we'll be seeing, I would hope in the coming months, some more announcements,' said Premier Danielle Smith
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (22 hours ago)
As with most years, 2025 saw some incredible music released locally. Trying to shoehorn it all into a Top 10 list at the end of the year is no easy task. This year, there were certain artists who topped my overall playlist. I listened to songs such as Laura Hickli’s Call it Off and Dear […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (22 hours ago)
Albertans are told, year after year, right before the holidays, that municipal tax increases are "unavoidable.” Inflation. Growth. Aging infrastructure. Pick your justification. Yet, what's missing from the conversation is where are the municipalities that have actually cut spending, held the line or delivered tax relief? They're nowhere to be...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (22 hours ago)
Well, we're down to the wire. With Christmas less than a week away, you're likely either congratulating yourself on a pantry well-stocked with holiday cookies, treats and food already prepped for the big dinner or, if you're more like me, in a state of panic because your holiday shopping has yet to begin. Fear not, […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (22 hours ago)
It all began with an empty farmhouse on the outskirts of Balzac. Producers and location crews had apparently been all over the United States, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan looking for what would become the central location for the Jennifer Lawrence unsettling psychological comedy-thriller Die My Love. Reportedly, nothing felt right to director...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (23 hours ago)
Some, including opposition leader Pierre Poilievre, are suggesting the government should be invoking the notwithstanding clause to override judicial pronouncements that minimum punishments violate the Charter by amounting to cruel and unusual punishment
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (23 hours ago)
Am I hearing correctly? Councillors voted 13-2 in favour of repealing the $128M Trudeau-incentivized blanket rezoning, yet the city still needs to go through a public hearing? I was, in no way involved, but I do vaguely recall there being somewhere in the neighbourhood of 75% disapproval during that week-long in-person and phone-in period of […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Albertans are being told they are "ready” for higher highway speed limits, based on a government survey answered by about 59,000 people — roughly 1.7 per cent of licensed drivers. Sixty-eight per cent of that group supported the increase. When 68 per cent of 1.7 per cent becomes "Albertans are ready,” consultation has turned into […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
This in from NHL insider Bob Stauffer of Oilers Now, news that the Edmonton Oilers aren’t likely done trading and could well be in the market for a Top 9 forward. Said Stauffer: “What’s intriguing me a bit here is the Oilers might have a couple more options that allow them to play a true […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Some of the historic documents collected by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which went on to form the foundation of Canada’s reckoning with its dark past of residential schools, are now at risk of being destroyed in 2027. In partnership with the Anishinabek Mukwa Dodem - the traditional governing body of the Anishinabek Nation - Tiana...
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (A day ago)
Do you support faster highway speeds? Vote in our daily poll! Coun. Michael Janz has come up with another way to spend other people’s money. His idea that charging for parking at city facilities and attractions would reduce property taxes is just a bunch of malarkey because, given more revenue, the lefties on this council […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
A man is fighting for his life after being hit by a piece of granite at a southeast Calgary workplace. Emergency crews were called to the area of Ogden Road and 41 Avenue SE around 12:45 p.m. after reports that a piece of granite had struck a worker. A man in his 40s was rushed […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Hot Topics, Postmedia's Rob Wong chats with Postmedia Calgary Flames writers Wes Gilbertson and Danny Austin about the Flames’ 6-3 loss to the Sharks in San Jose, and what the Quinn Hughes trade could mean for the potential return in a deal for Rasmus Andersson.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Bell ringing when leaving a cancer ward at the end of successful treatment is not specifically a Christmas tradition. However, it's hard to think of a more Grinch-y action than AHS's decision to stop the tradition for young cancer patients at Edmonton's Stollery Children’s Hospital. And to stop the practice with a letter left casually […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Police have charged a son in connection with his father’s death in southeast Calgary earlier this week. Officers were called to a home in Deer Run shortly after 10 p.m. on Sunday following reports of a disturbance. Once on scene, they found a man in his 70s suffering from severe stab wounds. He was rushed […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Connor McDavid is on track to score 48 goals this year and put up 135 points. Not bad for a guy that some folks are suggesting is trending down now and moving out of his prime. I first took note of this when that sharp observer of all things Oilers, Allan “Lowetide” Mitchell had this […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Alberta RCMP say a drug trafficking investigation led by the community response team has resulted in an arrest and the seizure of a significant quantity of drugs and other items in Stony Plain. Police executed a search warrant on Dec. 11, 2025, at a home in the area of 52 Avenue and 49 Street with […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Theatre Calgary’s Beaches is headed for Broadway. A version of the musical Beaches, which was workshopped at Theatre Calgary in May of 2024, will open on Broadway on April 22 after previews beginning March 27. Beaches had its international premiere at Theatre Calgary, starring Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett, who will reprise their roles as […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
When Beaches, A New Musical opens on Broadway in spring 2026, it will mark a first for Calgary's professional theatre scene: a large-scale musical that premiered in the city and went on to a Broadway run. The production had its international premiere at Theatre Calgary in May 2024. Previews in New York begin March 27, […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Remember when Alberta Health Services (AHS) proposed changes to the pediatric Popsicle policy this spring and received so much public backlash that it was walked back within two weeks? Well, yet another nonsensical policy change has just been announced: quietly ending the ceremonial ringing of the cancer bell in the oncology wards of provincial...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Alberta's tourism industry is built on the strength of the province's breathtaking landscapes, welcoming communities and entrepreneurial spirit. What we have not always had are the year-round tourism opportunities needed to fully unlock that potential and motivate Albertans to spend their hard-earned dollars here at home. For years, Alberta has...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
The University of Calgary is inducting four outstanding individuals and two historic teams into the Dinos Hall of Fame in the Class of 2026. Celebrated in conjunction with the university's 60th anniversary, the Class of 2026 features three athletes, one coach and two teams, who will be inducted during a ceremony in February. Ross Collett […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Floor-crossers justified Why is there so much indignation about Conservative MPs changing to Liberals? In terms of policy and rhetoric, the Liberal party of Canada is the Conservative party. Your candidate is just as conservative, but now their colors are red instead of blue. Why do you expect conservative MPs to hitch their wagons to […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (2 days ago)
In cities across the country, modest homes have become unaffordable for typical families. Calgary and Edmonton have not been immune to this trend, but they've weathered it better than most — largely by making it easier to build homes. Specifically, faster permit approvals, lower municipal fees and fewer restrictions on homebuilders have helped...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
After the killing of 15 Jews on Bondi Beach in Sydney on the first night of Hanukkah, the Australian government proposed new gun controls. But Australia doesn't have gun a problem, at least not one that could have prevented this mass killing. After the Port Arthur massacre on Tasmania in 1996, Australia had already implemented […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Whether this was a banner year for concerts here is a subjective call, depending on your taste. At first glance, 2025 felt like a chipperly typical one, especially compared to 2024 and how 2026 is already shaping up – at least on the flashy, super-promoted surface of the giant stadium and arena events. ...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Two European businesses have agreed to build four new data centres in Alberta for more than $1.2 billion, starting with a pair of projects that are expected to roll out over the next two years in small towns. Data District Inc., a division of the Swiss asset manager Alcral AG, said it was attracted by […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days 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 (2 days 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 (2 days 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 (2 days 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 […]
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