Edmonton Journal - Local (2 hours ago)
The Olympic break was so long that, for a while there, it looked like the Edmonton Oilers had forgotten all of their bad habits. They got off to a great start, they had a nice third-period lead. They were cruising. It looked like that 20-day break had translated into a much-needed reversal of fortune when […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 hours ago)
The Edmonton Oilers unravelled in awful fashion, giving up four third period goals to lose 6-5 to the Anaheim Ducks, with their best players leading the charge in defensive miscues. Just a ghastly defensive collapse in the third. The Grade A shots in the game were 20 to 16 for Edmonton, with the subset of […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (5 hours ago)
Dust off those MuchMusic Big Shiny Tunes CDs from back in the day as a triple bill from the 90s hits the Grey Eagle Resort & Casino on Thursday night as part of the +Live+: Like A Rollin’ Thunder tour. 660’s Todd Kaufman caught up with Econoline Crush lead singer Trevor Hurst to discuss the […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (5 hours ago)
Canadian travellers caught in the fallout of cartel‑related violence in Puerto Vallarta are scrambling to return to Alberta, with several accusing WestJet of leaving them in the dark about when they can fly home. Doug Bellamy, who has been stranded in Puerto Vallarta with his two adult daughters since Sunday, says their scheduled WestJet flight...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (5 hours ago)
Calgary's rapid growth has city council rethinking whether a 90‑minute transit ticket still gives riders enough time to get from one end of the city to the other. To put that question to the test Wednesday, CityNews reporter Phoenix Phillips set out on a full‑length journey, from Carrington in the far north to Somerset‑Bridlewood in […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (5 hours ago)
A Calgary‑area restaurant owner is sounding the alarm after thousands of dollars in staff tip money vanished from a digital wallet system he once relied on. Armin Bansal says the funds were withdrawn without explanation, and despite repeated attempts to get answers, he's been left with an empty account and growing frustration. Bansal says the...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (5 hours ago)
Calgary police have identified the victim of a fatal assault in the northeast community of Rundle earlier this month. Officers were called to a home on Rundlecairn Road NE at around 6:20 a.m. on Feb. 13 for reports of an assault. When they arrived, they found a man in his 50s suffering from life‑threatening injuries. […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (5 hours ago)
A Calgary man is facing a dozen charges after police pulled over a speeding vehicle and discovered nearly 430 grams of drugs along with multiple weapons and cash. According to police, officers spotted a vehicle speeding on northbound Macleod Trail near Heritage Drive SE on Jan. 31. After stopping the vehicle, officers performed sobriety tests […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (5 hours ago)
An Alberta Sheriff patrol vehicle is back in the hands of the authorities after it was stolen by an arrested suspect on Tuesday night. Alberta RCMP say they were notified about the theft around 10:12 p.m. It's not clear where and how the cruiser was stolen. Police say the car was located travelling near Gunn, […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (8 hours ago)
The issuance of a duty to warn letter by Vancouver police and continued activity by the RCMP suggest that law enforcement are not convinced threats to Sikh activists have really subsided, even as the Carney government says Indian interference is a thing of the past.
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (9 hours ago)
Will this be a good-news or bad-news budget? Vote in our daily poll! Please tell Naheed Nenshi that Alberta has 1 million more people in Alberta than when Rachel Notley was in power. Plus besides COVID. Inflation has run rampart. Oil prices are down. Every one wants a raise. Every one knows Naheed Nenshi would […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (12 hours ago)
Alberta’s education system will receive $10.8 billion in Budget 2026. In an interview with Postmedia, Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides called the investment “historic.” Despite concerns that enrolment growth and inflation have left the system underfunded, Nicolaides said the increase to the education system is sufficient. “Year over...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (13 hours ago)
Recently, the Business Renewables Centre's (BRC) Renewables in Review 2025 showed that investment in renewable energy in Alberta has all but disappeared. New wind projects have "stalled altogether,” causing the province to actually lose grid-connected wind capacity, and solar added only 38 megawatts (MW), its smallest gain since 2019. That same...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (13 hours ago)
This in from Sportsnet’s Mark Spector, news that Connor McDavid is back on the ice and in the lines for the morning skate against the Anaheim Ducks tonight. Said Spector: “McDavid comes flying out of the tunnel like it’s game time - here at a morning skate in Anaheim. When Bob Stauffer of Oilers Now […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (14 hours ago)
A home under construction in the central Edmonton neighbourhood of Spruce Avenue was destroyed by a fire early Wednesday morning. Just before 5 a.m. Edmonton Fire Rescue Services responded to a fire at a building under construction in the area of 103 Street and 102 Avenue, said a spokesperson from EFRS in an email with […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (15 hours ago)
This in, news that the Edmonton Oilers have recalled winger Matt Savoie from Bakersfield of the American Hockey League. Savoie played one game in Bakersfield and got one assist. He was sent down for salary cap reasons, as the Oilers scratch for every cap dollar they can find with the trade deadline approaching. My take […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (16 hours ago)
Broadway Across Canada’s 2025/26 season offers some things old and some things new. Calgary will have four musicals, with Edmonton getting a fifth in SIX, which Calgary had this season. Both cities will receive another visit from the revolutionary Hamilton, which was one of the most popular offerings in the summer of 2022, as well […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (19 hours ago)
Canada finished the 2026 Winter Olympic Games with 21 medals, cementing its position once again as one of the most consistently successful winter Olympic nations. Canadians should rejoice in the success of all our Winter Olympic athletes and the national pride they conjured over the past 17 days. As athletes return home from the games, […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (19 hours ago)
The Tale of the Gifted Prince, enjoying its world premiere at Theatre Calgary until March 15, is a gift for theatregoers. It is a family-friendly musical that enchants, enthralls and transports both adults and youngsters. Declan is 11, and Aidan is 10, and they were completely mesmerized for the full 150 minutes. Their eyes never […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (21 hours ago)
In Canada's affordability crisis, three of the largest contributors — food inflation, housing costs and business growth — have nothing to do with the madman in the White House and his imbecilic trade wars. United States President Donald Trump and his obsession with tariffs have had far less to do with the price of groceries […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (21 hours ago)
Thanks, Italy Grazie (thank you) Italy for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic games in a backdrop of quaint towns nestled between wondrous mountains where world athletes compete in figure skating, ice hockey, curling, cross-country skiing, speed skating, ski halfpipe, etc. They push their bodies to the highest level, hoping to win a gold medal, but...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (21 hours ago)
Calgary is a city defined by ambition. People come here to build something, be it careers, families or futures. That spirit continues today as our population accelerates toward two million. And from our view at 35,000 feet, Calgary's growth tells a bigger story about what this city can become. For WestJet, a growing population isn't […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (22 hours ago)
After watching Premier Danielle Smith's speech, I am bewildered, finding it to be inconsistent and incoherent. She begins by providing a glowing view of the economy: "The Alberta economy is once again booming. We are leading the entire country in virtually every economic category from job growth to investment to GDP to wages.” Life, seemingly,...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (24 hours ago)
While Canadian airlines started flying to and from Mexico again on Tuesday, caution is still advised in the region, leaving tourists trying to decide what to do. And unless travellers bought the right kind of insurance, they might not be able to get their money back if they want to cancel or rebook their vacations.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
No Edmonton forward got more ice time on the penalty kill than Adam Henrique when the Oilers PK was solid, not great, but solid. But since Henrique played his last full game due to injury on January 3, the Oil’s PK has gone down the toilet. Will his return to action provide the secret sauce […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (A day ago)
On a cold snowy day in February, wildfire might be the furthest thing from your mind. But for about 40 crew members with Alberta Wildfire, it's what they've been living and breathing this month. They've been helping to battle fires in Australia. The CBC's Min Dhariwal spoke with wildfire technologist Andrew Farley about his experience.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (A day ago)
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says he was "disappointed" following a Tuesday meeting with senior officials from Open AI that was arranged after it was revealed that the killer in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., was banned from using the company's ChatGPT platform months before the murders.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Calgary city council has taken a major step toward changing how the city handles minor shoplifting, voting 13–2 to explore a new bylaw aimed at thefts under $100. The notice of motion, co‑signed by Ward 10 Coun.Andre Chabot and Ward 2 Coun. Jennifer Wyness, directs administration to study alternative approaches used in other Canadian cities...
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (A day ago)
Do you support a provincial police service? Vote in our daily poll! Typical Canadians when they lose, blame the refs, 3 on 3, not having certain players put on the team. What if you had won, none of this would have mattered. First Connor McDavid cant play defense, he was on the ice for both […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
A late‑night police patrol near downtown Calgary led to the arrest of two men after an officer witnessed a violent assault in Mission last week. Just before midnight on Feb. 17, a patrol sergeant saw three men attacking another man on the street at 1 Street SW and 19 Avenue. When the officer intervened, the […]
ReadCBC - Calgary (A day ago)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was aware of oil company South Bow's plans to revive parts of the canceled Keystone XL pipeline to the United States when he floated the idea to U.S. President Donald Trump in October, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Flights between Calgary and Puerto Vallarta resumed Tuesday after civil unrest in Mexico forced airlines to suspend service to parts of the country over the weekend. The first two departures from Calgary International Airport, one scheduled before 7 a.m. and another just after 10 a.m., left earlier than expected as carriers worked to restore normal...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Two Alberta teen hockey players were killed in a crash east of Jasper Monday evening, prompting an outpouring from community leaders and a local high school. RCMP say the crash happened around 7:15 p.m., when a pickup truck collided with a semi‑truck on Highway 16. Emergency crews from Jasper and Hinton responded, but the 17‑year‑old […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Will he or won't he? The Edmonton Oilers aren't saying whether Connor McDavid will be in the lineup Wednesday against the Anaheim Ducks, mostly because they aren't really sure. They'd like to sit him, but if the captain wakes up Wednesday morning and decides he's good to go, then they will certainly be taking that […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
This in from Edmonton Oilers head coach, news that star forward Connor McDavid will fly into Anaheim tonight. Edmonton plays Anaheim on Wednesday night. Will we see McDavid in the game, after some speculation he might not play until the weekend? On Sunday in Edmonton, Knoblauch has refused to pinpoint McDavid’s return game, but there […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Since the WHL's trade deadline 20 games ago, the Edmonton Oil Kings have been meh, under .500, a stumble for one of the country's best junior hockey teams. They're still the No. 4 team in the WHL with 77 points in 58 games, with 12 games left in the schedule, behind Prince Albert, Everett and […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating after a man died while being arrested by Edmonton police on Saturday. At roughly 8 a.m. on Feb. 21, officers responded to a report of an assault at a multi-unit shared living facility in the area of 129 Avenue and 119 Street, said police in a Monday news release. When […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Edmonton Police have charged three suspects in relation to a string of online marketplace robberies that may still be ongoing, and warn Edmontonians to be cautious when meeting people from Kijiji and Facebook Marketplace. EPS has received roughly 15 reports of personal robberies during Kijiji and Facebook Marketplace sales in the last month, they...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
This in from Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, news that the Western conference rival Colorado Avalanche are trading for former Edmonton Oilers playoff ace Brett Kulak: “Hearing Brett Kulak is being traded to Colorado.” Going to Pittsburgh is d-man Samual Girard and a second round pick. My take Ouch! Kulak was a much loved Edmonton Oilers d-man,...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
What began as a business converting old shipping containers has evolved into a full-fledged modular construction company led by Modern Modular co-founder Dustin Anderson. "For almost 12 years we were converting shipping containers, and a lot of people were starting to ask us to build houses out of them,” says Anderson. "We did a few […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Alberta is our home. The debate over separation reflects a desire to shape our own future. Yet, optimism is best when grounded in truth, and recent history offers us Brexit. The United Kingdom's 2016 decision to leave the European Union has lessons about the path to independence. The people selling Brexit promised greater sovereignty from […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Not sad to bid jerseys farewell First off congrats to all the Olympic athletes. Sad Canada’s men’s team lost in the gold medal round but still came out with the silver medal and Canada is proud of them and the other competitors for their accomplishments.A word of advice for the next group that represents our […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
To no one's surprise, Danielle Smith continues to dip into the UCP playbook. It's one in which Conservative governments in Alberta, historically, lack any kind of forward thinking, and choose to be reactive, instead of proactive. The most recent example relates to her newly proposed referendums, which if adopted, could severely change immigration...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
TORONTO — The fifth complainant to testify in Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial is set to face more questions today from the businessman’s lawyer. Leora Shemesh began cross-examining the complainant Monday afternoon, focusing on discrepancies in dates and details the woman gave in her statements to police and what she said in court....
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
This in from various Toronto hockey commentator, their sometimes scathing analysis of Team Canada’s player selection, with the management group led by St. Louis GM Doug Armstrong failing to select key players, including Edmonton’s Evan Bouchard and Zach Hyman, who mesh so well on the Oilers with Connor McDavid. Most forceful was NHL insider...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
As Canadians in the Puerto Vallarta region are urged to shelter in place, some Calgarians say they've faced unexpected hurdles registering with Global Affairs Canada as they watch smoke rise outside their resorts and scramble for basic supplies. Vacationing Calgarian Elmita Lobo has been confined to her resort, roughly 12 kilometres from Puerto...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Party planning is officially underway as Calgary prepares to host the 113th Grey Cup later this year, and organizers say this year's celebrations will be bigger than ever. The announcement was made at the BMO Centre, where officials revealed the branding and vision for what they're calling the 2026 Grey Cup Festival, a week‑long celebration […]
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