Edmonton Journal - Local (2 hours ago)
This in, a bombshell move by the Vegas Golden Knights, firing Stanley Cup-winning head coach Bruce Cassidy with eight games left in the regular season and replacing him with long-time NHL John Tortorella. Vegas Golden Knights @GoldenKnights The Vegas Golden Knights have relieved Bruce Cassidy of his duties as head coach. John Tortorella has been...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (5 hours ago)
George Springer, Jesus Sanchez and Kazuma Okamoto hit homers and Eric Lauer had nine strikeouts as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Athletics 5-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game series sweep. Springer turned on the first pitch Luis Morales (0-1) threw for his 64th career leadoff home run. Sanchez added a two-run shot […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (6 hours ago)
Alberta’s premier says she welcomes diverse opinions in her caucus after a legislature member of her United Conservative Party opined a referendum on separation is good for the province. Danielle Smith also reiterated on her provincewide radio show Saturday her government supports Alberta staying in Canada, and she has taken steps to obtain...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (8 hours ago)
A man in his 20s is dead and police are looking for suspects after a fight inside a southeast Calgary home earlier this week. Emergency crews were called around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, to a home on Crestwood Road SE. in the community of Ogden. When they arrived, they found a man suffering from life‑threatening […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (8 hours ago)
White-nose syndrome, a deadly disease that has decimated bat populations across North America in recent years, has been detected in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta for the first time, marking a significant spread since it was first confirmed to be in the province two years ago.
ReadCBC - Calgary (13 hours ago)
From Calgary's iconic skyline to the splendor of the annual Stampede festival, several of the city's most recognizable features have made it onto the silver screen over the years. But what makes a movie shot at least partly in Calgary, a 'Calgary' film?
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
Kenney again? We have to endure another round of speaking from Kenney? I read in the Sun that (Jason) Kenney will be debating Keith Wilson in May. This lapdog for the Liberal government did nothing for Alberta during Trudeau's reign as 'king' of Canada and now is intent on carrying water for Carney. He was […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
Albertans are being hit by higher taxes because the provincial government is scrambling to cover its overspending. The government is borrowing another $9.4 billion while tipping the provincial debt over $100 billion for the first time in history. Instead of cutting the size and cost of the government and eliminating wasteful spending, the...
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
Will Edmonton benefit from the defence spending boost? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! TAXPAYERS HIT RE: Pipelines old news (letters, March 27). First, the TMX pipeline only ballooned to $35 billion after the liberal government decided to buy it. Second, the "clean” energy sector is only growing due to government subsidies, at taxpayers expense....
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (14 hours ago)
Ross Norton and the Alberta Northern Lights wheelchair basketball team have a delightful problem on their hands. And they're taking names — literally. The Northern Lights are hosting the Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Championships in April at the Saville Centre. But this isn't just another tournament. Oh no. This weekend is a doubleheader of...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (17 hours ago)
Companies have been keen to jump on the AI bandwagon in the last year, unveiling new AI features that promise to help users level up their dating game. But some users, particularly women, say it's making it more difficult to tell fact from fiction, and making the quest for love more difficult.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (19 hours ago)
Are these (finally) the "real” Edmonton Oilers? That and more in this edition of… 9 Things 9. The Oilers have inked unsigned free agent Tomas Cibulka to a 2-year ELC. He will carry a cap hit of $955K. Soon to be twenty-two, Cibulka is 6'0 176, and shoots left. He spent 4 years in the […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Calgary is expecting another round of spring snowfall, with forecasters warning of difficult travel and changing conditions through the remainder of the weekend. A special weather statement issued Saturday afternoon by Environment Canada cautions that poor travel conditions are expected tonight through Monday morning, as “bands of heavy snow”...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
It was a fork-in-the-road game for the Edmonton Oilers Saturday, when the two biggest pillows in the Pacific Division started swinging for the fences at Rogers Place. It got all kinds of scary there when the first-place Anaheim Ducks turned a 3-0 rout into a 3-2 cliffhanger with two quick goals midway through the third […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
A decades-old Chinatown favourite is serving its final meals this weekend as its owners prepare for a well-deserved retirement after more than three decades in business. From downtown office workers grabbing a quick, cheap lunch to seniors relying on its ready-to-steam meals, Something More — a small barbecue shop at 114 3 Ave S.W. — […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
The Bow Valley’s infamous grizzly known as ‘The Boss’ has emerged from hibernation, heralding the return of spring — and the return of bear season. The nearly 700-pound bear, who was tagged by Parks Canada as Bear 122, is notorious in Banff National Park for his dominance, and for surviving being hit by a train. […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
The Edmonton Oilers did it again, playing the kind of defensively sound, smart puck possession game they’ll need to succeed in the playoffs to hold on and beat the Anaheim Ducks, four to two on Saturday. The Edmonton scored four goals on the rush, a lucrative goal rush of a game if there ever was […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
Premier Danielle Smith says she expects to seal a carbon pricing agreement with Ottawa within days as next week’s deadline for key elements of the Alberta-Canada energy memorandum of understanding (MOU) near. An agreed industrial carbon price in Alberta is one of two crucial pieces of the MOU still outstanding ahead of the April 1 […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (A day ago)
When six prominent Albertans penned an open letter to then-premier Ralph Klein in 2001, many viewed the suggestions it called for as extreme. But a quarter century later, as Albertans ready for a potential referendum vote on their future in the country, the letter has a renewed relevance.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
In this week's Pause For Pets, we introduce you to a middle-aged dog biding her time in temporary housing at the city's animal shelter. Six years old, Harlow is a pretty pitbull mix. Gentle and affectionate, she thrives on forging friendships with humans. Harlow’s mastered the basics like sit, down and paw, and if you […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
Calgary police are investigating after two men with gunshot wounds were dropped off at a city hospital early Saturday. It’s not known where or when the shooting occurred. CPS Staff Sgt. John Guigon said the shooting was “without a doubt” targeted and there is no ongoing danger to the public. According to police, the two […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
The important intersection between healthy teeth and a healthy body begins long before birth, and ignoring that truth is costing Canadians millions of dollars annually. Holistic pediatric care is not simply a term which evokes warm, fuzzy feelings. What a pregnant mom eats impacts the health of her baby's teeth way before the baby is […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
Businesses missing customer calls, emergency services unable to access information, and pastors not reaching their congregations — several residents of Pincher Creek, Alta., say they're being affected by spotty cell service and mobile data. Some experts say it's part of a nationwide pattern of poor rural connectivity.
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
It is 3 a.m. on Aug. 20, 2019. Scott and I are facing each other on the love seat, our legs intertwined. He is looking at me deeply with both love and sadness in his eyes. We shared this quiet moment knowing it was our last night. His last night as a dad and a […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Five years after Canada expanded Medical Assistance In Dying to people with disabilities who are not dying, one province has said enough. Alberta's Bill 18 would refuse to deliver Track 2 MAID within its health system. It is an important signal, but provincial legislation cannot amend the federal Criminal Code. Alberta's Bill 18 restores the […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
It's too bad federal government lawyers were at the Supreme Court this week arguing against Quebec's use of the Constitution's notwithstanding clause in conjunction with that province's controversial 2019 law, Bill 21. Also known as the secularism law, Bill 21 forbids the wearing of religious symbols at work by any public servant including...
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Tipping point We are seeing more and more people's frustration with the spread of the so-called 'tipping culture' in North America. I, for one, am in total agreement. Last May we were on Vancouver Island in Chemainus. I stopped at a local B.C. government liquor store to get some beer. There was one staff member […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Last week, the Canadian government provided its weekly update on measles cases in Canada. As of the week ending March 14, two provinces, Manitoba and Alberta, were responsible for 96 per cent (38 and 37 cases out of 78, respectively) of the cases in Canada. No other province or territory reported more than two cases […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
Cuba appears to be tottering toward some kind of political transition. Some Cubans are concerned that the residents own nothing and are too impoverished to take over the few functioning businesses on the island, while there is a large and wealthy diaspora community (and potentially also foreign investors) who would be able to swoop in and buy...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
Canada's army is preparing a sweeping reorganization just as the National Defence Department moves to finalize its mobilization plan. Senior commanders warn the current force is ill suited to a more dangerous world, with proposals under study to expand reserves and generate hundreds of thousands of additional personnel in a crisis.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
A declassified copy of the RCMP Security Service's dossier on the precursor to the Assembly of First Nations reveals the use of spies, infiltration and physical and electronic surveillance targeting one of the most widely respected First Nations political leaders in modern history — George Manuel.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Kazuma Okamoto scored the winning run in his Blue Jays debut and Kevin Gausman had 11 strikeouts as Toronto opened its 50th anniversary season with a 3-2 walkoff victory over the Athletics on Friday night. Okamoto hit a two-out single in the ninth inning and moved to third on an Ernie Clement double. Andres Gimenez […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (2 days ago)
In January, CBC News took the rare step of emailing teachers directly because of the unprecedented labour situation in Alberta and the teachers' claims about what kids are facing in the province's classrooms. Here is a series of reports inspired by what we heard.
ReadCBC - Calgary (2 days ago)
CoolIT Systems, a specialist in liquid cooling for AI data centres, is set to be acquired by U.S. company Ecolab for $4.75 billion US, in what's being called one of the city's biggest tech deals of all time. As part of the acquisition, the company's 650 employees will receive substantial cash payouts.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan says he believes a referendum on whether Alberta should separate from Canada is necessary to address provincial grievances with the federal government. The Opposition is calling on the premier to remove him from her caucus.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith will be setting up shop in Calgary for a few days in early April. Sexsmith will be playing two shows at the National Music Centre on Apr. 8 and 9 entitled ‘Sexsmith Sings Lightfoot,’ a tribute to iconic Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who Sexsmith says he has been heavily influenced...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Joel Quenneville didn't know if the phone would ever ring again in his NHL exile with anybody offering a coaching lifeline. But there was a phone a friend on the other end last May, his old Hartford Whalers teammate Pat Verbeek, who was running the Anaheim Ducks. And after much due diligence by Verbeek, after […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Do you think ‘care-first’ insurance will save you money? Vote in our daily poll Mark Carney says a referendum on separation will hurt investment. Oil company CEOs say Carney should remove bills C69 and C49 to show that the Liberals are serious about investments. So far Carney is all talk and no action. Curtis Radcliffe […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
How much does it cost to win a vote in a municipal election? In Edmonton's 2025 mayoral race, that question can be answered — at least in part — by combining official vote totals with finance disclosures filed with the City of Edmonton. The result is a simple but revealing metric — dollars spent per vote. The […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Twenty-five Edmonton and area medical professionals say they’re concerned new Alberta limits on medical assistance in dying would cause needless suffering and put clinicians in “ethically untenable” positions. The doctors, psychiatrists and others that work in the medical assistance in dying program, better known as MAID,...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
We write as clinicians involved in medical assistance in dying (MAID) across Alberta to express our strong concern and opposition to the proposed Bill 18, the Safeguards for Last Resort Termination of Life Act. This legislation signals a fundamental lack of trust: in Albertans to receive information about MAID, in patients experiencing intolerable...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
This in from Edmonton Oilers, news that they have signed 21-year-old Czech d-man Tom Cibulka to a two-year deal. The Journal’s Jim Matheson reports: “Ladi Smid, going to Sparta Praha next season to be assistant coach, likes Oilers free agent D signing Cibulka. He's small at 176 pounds but says lots of Czech Elite League […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
This in from Edmonton Oilers, news that they have signed 21-yer-old Czech d-man Tom Cibulka. The Journal’s Jim Matheson reports: “Ladi Smid, going to Sparta Praha next season to be assistant coach, likes Oilers free agent D signing Cibulka. He's small at 176 pounds but says lots of Czech Elite League teams wanted to sign […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Colton Lott went to Utah this week wishing he could be in two places at one time. After all, the chance of winning two titles in a span of nine days — one from the 2026 LGT World Men's Curling Championship state-side and the other from the 2026 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship at Cloverdale […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
A review of a judge’s decision to deny bail for a Calgary man arrested on extradition warrants connected to accused drug kingpin Ryan Wedding has been set for May 8. A judge denied bail in February for Allistair Chapman, saying U.S. prosecutors have a strong case against him. Chapman and nine others were arrested last year in […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Got any embarrassing stories about your family? Appropriate now on stage at The Theatre is the kind of script that may make your own family history feel banal. This is the Alberta premiere of Appropriate, which first premiered off-Broadway in 2014, and went on through subsequent productions to win numerous accolades, including four Tony awards....
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Before Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s ill-fated dash home and before Ernie Clement’s drive to left that Andy Pages, a rare mid-inning defensive sub, sprinted 123 feet to snare, there was Vladimir Guerrero Jr. versus Blake Snell to open that wild bottom of the ninth. Given the chaos that followed, it’s an at-bat that’s largely remained out of the...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
Two million begins with one. One person stepping onto a street that feels safe, one neighbour catching a bus that arrives on time, one student wheeling into a classroom. Calgary isn't just growing in numbers; we are growing in who we choose to include. If we design for one, we must design for all. Calgarians […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
I am a Bow Valley resident who spends more than 100 days a year paddling the lakes and rivers of Banff National Park. The recent notice proposing paddle craft closures at Bow Lake and Lake Minnewanka is deeply frustrating and, frankly, difficult to understand. Over the past several years, Parks Canada has steadily removed paddling […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
One of the fundamental principles of the provincial government's strategy for attracting artificial intelligence (AI) data centres to Alberta, released in 2024, is BYOP — bring your own power. Essentially, AI data centres are huge complexes (the size of a football field or larger) full of vast banks of computers searching through much of the...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
Swan Lake: A fresh reimagining of this peak Tchaikovsky-scored classic by former Paris Opera Ballet étoile Benjamin Pech is a Canadian premiere, reimagining Siegfried's friend Benno as a villain, while still embracing the Russian Petipa/Ivanov traditions. Kristian Fredrikson's costumes, especially on Odette, are stunning, and like the brilliant...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
Q: We have a large lot with a huge expanse of lawn, which was great when we bought the house and had kids living at home. Now, after 14 years in this house, we find that the three spruce planted in the far bottom corner of the lot have grown so large and take so […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (3 days ago)
Schneider hurting Jays I really feel bad for the Toronto Blue Jays players this year after giving their total hearts last year in the World Series. The reason I say this is the terrible calls made by John Schneider in the playoffs, and he signed a new contract through 2028. Anyone who knows anything about […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
Re. “Province, Ottawa announce early deal on methane,” March 26 Methane is the single most damaging climate emission (80 times more potent than CO2) and, ironically, industry leaks are the least expensive to fix. Methane (natural gas) leak reporting from companies and provinces in Canada has long been known to be falsely understated. I am […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (3 days ago)
A WestJet flight attendant alerted the federal government to an "imminent safety risk" and called for a "prompt review" after a passenger on a flight to Calgary in November became 'stuck in his seat' on a reconfigured plane that had less legroom, documents obtained by CBC News show.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
What happens in Vegas also happens in Edmonton. It happens everywhere. Rogers Place. T-Mobile Arena. Regular season. Playoffs. With Leon Draisaitl and without. No matter where the Oilers and Golden Knights meet, the result is always the same — the Golden Knights end up stumbling out of the building like the guy who just took […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
The Edmonton Oilers scored a thrilling victory on the road in Vegas Thursday with all sorts of implications riding on this one. The Oilers led 1-0 after a spicy first, and 3-2 after two with both sides playing an intense brand of hockey. Vegas capitalized on a turnover to tie it at 3 in the […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
Thousands of young people crowded into Calgary's Big Four building this week, hoping face‑to‑face conversations might succeed where online applications have gone unanswered. Calgary's annual Youth Hiring Fair drew a large turnout as teens and young adults searched for work in what many describe as a discouraging job market....
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
Calgarians packed council chambers once again as the marathon public hearing on blanket rezoning continued on Thursday. Another day of public submissions on whether Calgary City Council should repeal the citywide rezoning bylaw brought forward a new wave of personal stories from residents who offered emotional testimony and pointed criticism of a...
ReadCBC - Calgary (3 days ago)
Alberta's electoral boundaries commission issued a final report Thursday that proposed removing two rural seats from Alberta's political map, but it was accompanied by a starkly different "minority report” alternative that proposed splicing several big-city ridings with rural seats.
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (3 days ago)
Do city councils need codes of conduct? Vote in our daily poll! So the city of Edmonton wants to consult with the public on the upcoming budget. So far they haven’t listened to the public on getting rid of Blatchford, bike lanes, infill, construction delays and going over budgets, stopping streetscaping, plastic bag ban and […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
Five days after a massive snowslide buried a section of it, the Icefields Parkway linking Banff to Jasper reopened Thursday. Starting at 2 p.m., a single lane of traffic began flowing through a 250-metre stretch of Highway 93N about 18 kilometres north of Lake Louise in an alternating fashion. There’s a no-stopping zone along the […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
Calgarians are being told to stay vigilant with their water use as repairs continue on the Bearspaw South Feeder Main. City crews have now finished backfilling all nine sections of the damaged pipe, and work will shift to refilling the line starting Friday, according to officials, who stress the job is not over yet. "Although […]
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