CBC - Edmonton (43 minutes ago)
Premier Danielle Smith has said the more than 400,000 signatures the Forever Canadian petition garnered, and the roughly 300,000 signatures the Stay Free Alberta petition got, indicates that more than 700,000 Albertans want to put the province's future in Confederation on a ballot this fall.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (5 hours ago)
Zoos and wildlife facilities in Alberta are taking steps to protect their birds from avian flu. Outbreaks on commercial poultry operations in Alberta have been detected east of Edmonton and near Ribstone Creek in east-central Alberta on May 11, and northeast of Drumheller on May 16.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (5 hours ago)
From hail sizes to wind speeds, weather radars help Environment and Climate Change Canada track storms and issue public warnings. But the organization has recently disbanded its radar research team. Meanwhile, it's begun leaning on AI to help make forecasting more accurate. Weather experts say the changes will affect the country.
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (5 hours ago)
Simple solution So 6% of Albertans signed to separate and we are now going to have a referendum on it. I could get that many people to vote for lower gas or beef prices, better medical or schooling, or even to get root beer in all the government water fountains. Why are we even addressing […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (5 hours ago)
Which is a priority to you regarding the police service? VOTE IN OUR DAILY POLL! SIMPLE SOLUTION So six per cent of Albertans signed to separate and we are now going to have a referendum on it. I could get that many people to vote for lower gas or beef prices, better medical or schooling, […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (5 hours ago)
I don't know how Nathan Neudorf, the new assisted living and social services minister, will step into his week. I can't say what sits on his calendar these days. But I wonder about Monday. About a visit that could matter. A visit with Darryl Learie. Just one simple hour. Maybe less. Time enough for a […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (8 hours ago)
Fires and explosions from lithium batteries for e-bikes have led to millions in damage and even deaths across Canada. Fire chiefs have voiced concerns and e-bikes face bans in some buildings and transit. Two companies say they have a safer solution, with added benefits for e-bike riders.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (10 hours ago)
Which is more important? The players Stan Bowman puts together for the Edmonton Oilers this off-season? Of the guy who ultimately stands on the bench behind them? That and more in this edition of… 9 Things 9. Our Edmonton Journal colleague Jim Matheson has suggested Edmonton should talk to Patrick Roy. Agree. And you often […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (16 hours ago)
It has been a good run of classical concerts for the Calgary Philharmonic lately. Going back only slightly, there was the exceptional performance of the Verdi Requiem conducted by resident conductor Karen Kamensek, with a fine performance by the Calgary Philharmonic Chorus. After that, there was the sold-out concert of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, and...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (17 hours ago)
The Servus Calgary Marathon kicked off a weekend of record-high race participation Saturday morning with its 10-km and 5-km runs, as well as a Kids Race and Diaper Dash. More than 20,000 people are registered to participate over the course of the weekend, including Sunday’s marathon and half-marathon, surpassing last year’s record of more than...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (19 hours ago)
Some city councillors suspect a move to end the city’s downtown free fare zone will be derailed when it comes up for a vote next week. Councillors are expected to debate and vote on a measure passed in a 7-4 vote by the Infrastructure and planning committee earlier this month to end the 45-year-old practice […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
Police say a man detained after a lengthy standoff with officers following reports of gunshots in the city’s northeast early Saturday has been released and will not face any charges. At about 2:10 a.m., police received several reports of gunshots heard in the 100 block of Falchurch Cres. N.E. “The residence was contained by frontline […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
Solar power has truly come of age. Dropping in cost by 99.9 per cent over the past 50 years, it is now, by far, the cheapest source of energy in history. Resistant to fluctuations in the price of oil and natural gas, once installed it provides essentially free electricity for the life of the panels, […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
At a recent infectious disease conference, an experienced colleague told me, "On many days, I don't feel like a pediatrician anymore. I feel more like a social worker, psychologist or even a sociologist.” The topic of lonely children illustrates why modern-day pediatricians may feel that way. The rise in loneliness among children is often an...
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (A day ago)
Popularity problem There's a problem in Canada's national parks and that problem is there are too many people visiting the most popular places. So what do the sages of this country do? They offer free admission to the parks from June 19 until September 7. Yep, that will solve the problem. J.D. ROUND, Brooks (The […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (A day ago)
If Carney government bureaucrats wanted to increase costs for consumers, drive businesses out of Canada, and anger the Trump administration all in one policy move, that's exactly what they did on Thursday by making changes to the regulatory framework for the Online Streaming Act. The Online Streaming Act was passed by the Trudeau government in...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
The news about the demolition of the High Level Bridge is incredible and disheartening. The High Level Bridge is arguably one of Edmonton's most iconic structures. The bridge was declared a municipal historic resource in 1995, which ostensibly ensures that the bridge cannot be destroyed or altered, yet city administrators have advised demolishing...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (A day ago)
Celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary wants to bankroll an AI data centre in rural Utah he says would be nearly identical to his proposed $70-billion, 7.5-gigawatt AI data centre campus in northern Alberta. But the Utah project has already been met with fierce opposition from some in the community who are worried about the potential environmental...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (A day ago)
With the possibility of two separation referendums on the horizon, Canadians could be forgiven for wondering what would happen if voters in one province or another decide they no longer want to be a part of Canada. Here's what the law says would happen.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
This in from Chris Pronger, his assessment that former NHL coach Pete Laviolette would be a good pick to lead the Edmonton Oilers in 2026-27. Talking to Bob Stauffer on Oilers Now, Pronger described the pros and cons of Laviolette, a coach that Pronger played for on the 2010 Stanley Cup finalist Philadelphia Flyers, but […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
The City of Calgary has begun sending roughly 600,000 property tax bills to homeowners and businesses, with payments due on June 30. Property owners who do not receive their bill by June 1 are asked to call 311 for a statement. A seven per cent penalty will be added to any unpaid balance starting July […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Alberta’s referendum question on whether to proceed to a binding separation vote is drawing plenty of criticism from people on both side of the separation issue, but it’s also being called out for how it's written. In a televised address Thursday, Premier Danielle Smith unveiled the 37‑word question Albertans will vote on Oct. 19, asking...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
After Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced her government will add a question about whether to pursue separating from Canada to this fall's referendum ballot, CBC News heard from people around Calgary about how they think the vote will affect the city's future.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
This in from Bob Stauffer of Oilers Now, the top Edmonton Oilers insider, news that the team is close to signing Russian forward Maxim Berezkin. Said Stauffer on X: “Now that KHL Playoffs are over and Edmonton Oilers prospect Maxim Berezkin is a 2-time Gagarin Cup Champion with Yaroslavl Lokomotiv…don’t be surprised if the Oilers […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Does road work interrupt your commute? Vote in our daily poll! I rarely send a letter that allows my emotions to take over. However the Liberal government has really done it this time. Taking the Snowbirds out of service is the most stupid example of mismanagement that I have ever seen. The government is disregarding […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Edmonton police are asking for the public's help to identify a person of interest in an arson that occurred near the Garneau neighbourhood in March. Police responded at approximately 11:50 a.m. on March 19 to a call for assistance by Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (EFRS) who were attending a fire at a home under construction […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Calgary police are asking for the public's help to identify a man linked to a bank‑fraud scheme. Investigators say the scam began around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, when a woman received a phone call that appeared on her caller ID as the Bank of Montreal (BMO). The caller claimed to be from BMO's fraud department […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
A woman whose two dogs killed an 11-year-old boy at her home showed a “wanton disregard for his life,” a judge said Friday as he found her guilty of criminal negligence causing death. Alberta Court of King’s Bench Justice Eric Macklin handed down the verdict against Crystal MacDonald, 46, whose two dogs fatally attacked Kache […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
The Edmonton woman whose dogs fatally mauled an 11-year-old boy has been found guilty of criminal negligence after a judge concluded she didn’t do enough to control the dogs after a string of earlier attacks. Crystal MacDonald, 46, began shaking and briefly left the courtroom Friday as Court of King’s Bench Justice Eric Macklin gave […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
On Oct. 19, Albertans will have the opportunity to have their say on several important questions in a referendum. I am asking our cabinet to consider adding an additional question: "Should Alberta remain a province of Canada or should the Government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Do you support the referendum question Danielle Smith announced? Vote in our daily poll! Where is all the money the Alberta is taking in with the high oil prices? Because it sure isn’t being spent on health, education or helping the Alberta people. This government needs to start spending on the necessary, instead of their […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Not all infill is bad infill. That is one of the messages an award-winning Edmonton infill builder has. Another is that infill doesn't have to be controversial, while a third is that infill can mean a greener, more energy-efficient home. "Infill sometimes gets a bad rap,” said Les Wold, owner and general manager of Effect […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Finally, some hope! That's how I would sum up the run of the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup playoffs. In a time shaped by heaviness, division, anxiety and political fatigue, hockey has become a welcome interruption — a reminder that joy and hope still have a pulse in this country. I'm not sure I […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
Alberta's Family Supports for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) program funds respite for families and therapy or other support for children with disabilities. But advocates say the waitlist for support has been growing. We're hoping you'll tell us what you've experienced and what difference that has made for you and your children.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Former Edmonton Oilers prospect d-man Michael Kesselring could well be on the move this summer, as he’s a restricted free agent with the Buffalo Sabres and was a healthy scratch during the playoffs. Hockey’s top insider Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet took note of Kesselring’s status recently and said on Oilers Now: "I got to tell […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
Halima Abdi is fighting another removal order to Kenya set for Monday that is forcing her to make a gut-wrenching decision:bring her kids with her and deprive them of growing up in Canada, or leave them behind in the care of the Alberta government, without a mother.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Over the past two decades, the longest Kris Knoblauch has been out of work as a hockey coach is two months, back when the WHL Kootenay Ice fired him in 2013 and out of the blue Erie Otters GM Sherry Bassin called offering him a job. If Bassin hadn't rescued him, Knoblauch was thinking of […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
I must admit that one of my favourite things about growing flowers is the fragrance. To me fragrance just adds so much to the gardening experience. It is easy to add this fragrance to your deck or balcony by growing roses in containers. Some roses such as the Explorer series may even overwinter in the […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
A few years ago, Lee Berger almost died when squeezing into a cave system in the so-called Cradle of Humankind. It was in South Africa, where continued exploration of the Dinaledi Chamber in the Rising Star Caves had led the adventure-prone American paleontologist and his team of relatively svelte scientists into harrowingly tight spots. Berger...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Lori Beattie knows a thing or two about walking. She’s travelled every path and trail listed in her new updated book, Calgary’s Best Walks. Over the past few months, we’ve highlighted some of the 95 walks in her book, complete with necessary details and tasty stops along the way. This month, we explore walk No. […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
As Albertans grapple with how best to deal with the chaos and uncertainty engulfing our province, I suggest we make use of the famous inversion technique. Instead of asking ourselves how to win against the forces that threaten us, we should ask ourselves how to lose — then do the opposite. The inversion technique works […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Earlier this month, Calgary's infrastructure and planning committee recommended ending the downtown Free Fare Zone — a section of the CTrain line where riders can travel without buying a ticket. That proposal goes to council for a vote on May 26. Council should vote to end the service, because it effectively relies on a subsidy […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Just when I thought this city council's contribution to public infrastructure would be limited to decisions on how many ancient buses to replace or which decrepit arena to tear down, it turns out the group, ahem, now has a much bigger bridge to cross. Two of them, in fact. City administration’s announcement that a pair of Edmonton's...
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Not a sport! Ice Wars. Bare Knuckle Hockey Fights. What in the h.e. double hockey sticks is going on here? This is supposed to be a sport? Why would anyone waste their money going to watch such a thing? Fighting is a part of hockey, the fastest sport on Earth – has been for decades […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Premier Danielle Smith's phrase "a sovereign Alberta in a united Canada” is not clarity; it is political fog. Alberta is not sovereign. It is a province with constitutional powers inside Canada. The wording lets separatists hear quasi-independence while moderates hear federalism. This pattern is familiar. The UCP rescinded the coal policy first...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Unless the Vegas Golden Knights grant the Oilers permission to talk with Bruce Cassidy sometime soon (which may never happen), Edmonton will be talking to a lot of people about their open Head Coach position. As well they should. Fishing from a deep pool of candidates is always smart, even if you have a preconceived […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is putting a new question about separation in an October referendum, but it won’t explicitly address the issue. In a televised address on Thursday, Smith told Albertans that while she supports Alberta remaining in Canada, she is “deeply troubled” by the recent court decision to quash an Alberta independence...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo has quietly welcomed a pair of young grizzly bears as its newest residents. Turner and Fitz were introduced Thursday at the zoo after losing their mother last year in an encounter with a human. According to Jax Hoggard, animal care supervisor for the zoo's Wild Canada section, both bears are healthy […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
Members of Danielle Smith’s United Conservative (UCP) caucus have passed a motion asking her to include a question about separation on Alberta's fall referendum ballot. The recommendation came Thursday afternoon following a vote by the UCP majority special committee reviewing Thomas Lukaszuk's "Forever Canadian” petition. The four UCP members...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
Over the past two decades, the longest Kris Knoblauch has been out of work as a hockey coach is two months, back when the WHL Kootenay Ice fired him in 2013 and out of the blue Erie Otters GM Sherry Bassin called offering him a job. If Bassin hadn't rescued him, Knoblauch was thinking of […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (3 days ago)
The Shakespeare Company is taking a little detour into French classic comedy with a production of Tartuffe by Moliere. While going with a new playwright is a step out of the Shakespeare Company's usual lane, it makes sense to Artistic Director Richard Beaune, who would like to expand offerings to include more classics in the future. "I’m […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
One man is dead, and two individuals have been rescued after the trio fell into a glacier crevasse in Jasper National Park on May 12. Mounties responded around 5:30 p.m. on May 12 to a request to assist the Jasper National Park visitor safety team in rescuing three people who had fallen into a glacier […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
It looks like a good-to-great-to-glutted summer to be hunting for help in goal, something Edmonton Oilers GM Stan Bowman has said he’s going to do. There didn’t seem like a goalie worth having at the NHL trade deadline. But that has changed dramatically. The Oilers have one good free agent option and several good-to-great trade […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
It is so sad to hear of possibly preventable deaths in our Edmonton hospital emergency rooms (ERs). I appreciate the Alberta Medical Association, United Nurses of Alberta, and other groups and individuals who have asked for government attention and action, as this is not a new issue, nor is the exceptionally long wait for care […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (3 days ago)
The dots saved Maggie Hall. Those are the Calgary artist’s own words, which she admits may sound dramatic or hyperbolic. But they are true nonetheless. The “dots” refer to the artistic technique she has been obsessed with in the past couple of years. The process is called CMYK dot paintings, a painstaking exercise where images […]
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