CBC - Edmonton (42 minutes ago)
Leaders of Red Deer's arts and cultural scene say the latest allocation of municipal grants saw a total of $1.1 million in funding requests, more than double the $495,000 that city has budgeted for. Some say reduced support from the city will put the future of some groups at risk.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 hours ago)
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is vowing to keep up the fight against Ottawa as she admits many of her United Conservative Party members still need to be convinced that her recent pipeline pact is indeed a victory. The milestone deal with Ottawa signed earlier this week clears regulatory hurdles for a potential pipeline to the West […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (5 hours ago)
Game Day 26: Oilers vs Kraken (2 p.m. MST game start) The Edmonton Oilers can’t get saves and can’t stop goals against. But fans of the team come across as sane enough about the team’s goaltender situation. And while most fans would like to see change in the net, there’s also a realization that there’s […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (10 hours ago)
There's an uncomfortable pattern in modern economics — when big corporations stumble, it becomes a public emergency. But when ordinary people stumble, it's a private problem. The consequences of this double standard are especially visible today, as cities debate how to revive their downtowns. Who deserves public help, and who doesn't, reveals our...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (10 hours ago)
If we told you that the United States’ rank in life expectancy among wealthy nations was declining, would you be surprised? You might attribute this to the country’s poor governance, which has led to growing income and wealth inequality, indifference to citizens suffering from housing and food insecurity, a lack of unionized jobs and a […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (10 hours ago)
Canada can't keep the lights on anymore by relying on its playbook of operating siloed regional utilities, favouring trade to the U.S. over neighbouring provinces, and coasting by on its serendipitous geology and geography. For a nation rich in oil, gas, hydro, wind, solar and critical minerals, we have somehow shot wide on an empty […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (10 hours ago)
Unless the public opposes it, a massive stretch of forest in Kananaskis could be clearcut this winter. Does this sound like deja vu? Two years ago, the same area around Loomis Creek and the Highwood River was set to be clearcut. At that time, a massive public movement mobilized to oppose the clearcutting, but the provincial […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (10 hours ago)
Former city councillor Courtney Walcott is right about one thing — new homes built under blanket upzoning are not cheaper than the ones they replace. Unfortunately, that is where the accuracy of his argument ends. In a recent Calgary Herald column (Nov. 21), Walcott says rezoning "wasn't designed” to make new homes cheaper. Instead, he […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (11 hours ago)
Do you feel safe crossing Edmonton streets? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! STAY CALM OK, everybody come down from their high on the handshakes, paper documents, even columnists all gaga over how Carney seems to be on board with oil. I gotta believe the ONLY reason he is all pro Alberta now is that […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (11 hours ago)
The resignation of Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault from Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet (but not the Liberal caucus) on Thursday, after Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build an oil and bitumen pipeline to the Pacific coast, has made the agreement look like a bigger win for Alberta...
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (11 hours ago)
Thanks, but no tanks Cheering for your team to lose is bad sportsmanship. Just getting a No.-1 pick does not guarantee a winner. It would be nice to have a superstar on the ice but, face it, Edmonton has had numerous high picks over the last 30 years and exactly the same number of Stanley […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (12 hours ago)
Steven Guilbeault's resignation from cabinet isn't a national crisis. For years, he was the most aggressive opponent of Alberta's resource economy ever to sit at the federal table. His policies, fully backed by the previous prime minister, inflicted long-term damage on Alberta's growth, competitiveness, and workforce. Now, a new federal–Alberta...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (14 hours ago)
Just before Papa Roach’s lead singer Jacoby Shaddix was about the sing the angsty mid-tempo rocker Falling Apart Friday night at the Saddledome, he offered a solemn speech about his own path to sobriety. He spoke about his decision 13 years ago to cut alcohol and drugs from his life and embrace religion. To be […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (21 hours ago)
Calgary Transit is asking for millions in additional funding as it struggles to keep pace with the demands of a rapidly growing city. The city's 2026 budget includes a $59 million adjustment for transit, with allocations spread across several priorities, including $25 million in one-time operating funding for the low-income transit pass, $14...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (23 hours ago)
A new McDonald's location under Calgary's 4th Avenue Flyover is breaking from tradition, offering service exclusively through its drive-thru and takeout counters. The decision, rooted in crime prevention strategies, could signal the start of a new fast-food trend in the city. The site previously housed a Starbucks that closed amid concerns over...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (24 hours ago)
The Vatican announced on Nov. 21 that Pope Leo appointed Bishop Stephen A. Hero as the Archbishop of Edmonton. Postmedia met with Hero to talk about his history with Edmonton, his auspicious return to the city, and his vision for the future of Edmonton’s archdiocese. Q: Congratulations on your selection as Archbishop of Edmonton. How […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (A day ago)
The details of the decade-long, fractious debate over the Northern Gateway pipeline may have faded in memory, but that fight takes on a renewed relevance today, as Ottawa and Alberta come together with a new vision for a pipeline through British Columbia.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Along Blackfoot Trail in southeast Calgary, the holiday spirit is already in full bloom thanks to one ambitious young entrepreneur. Julien Millaire, a 22‑year‑old recent college graduate, has launched a new business selling real Quebec‑grown Christmas trees. But for Millaire, the venture is about more than festive décor — it's also about...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
At a time when some small to mid-size music venues have been forced to close their doors or find new digs, Commonwealth Bar & Stage in Calgary is charging forward in a direction of bold growth. Commonwealth unveiled a renovation and rebranding this month, intended to inject new vibrancy into the city’s music scene. Live […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
The Tea Party: Pinkies up! One of those rare, long-lived bands still boasting their original lineup, the Tea Party came together in 1990 with the Beat generation poets in mind, starting with a Doors-y "Moroccan-roll” mystical sound that pumped out ethereal Middle-Eastern vibes, then industrial rock-lite into their power jams. After...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
This in from the top NHL insider, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, his speculation that one possible answer for the vexatious riddle of Edmonton’s goaltending could be the Oilers acquiring former Edmonton goalie Laurent Brossoit, who missed all of last season with injuries. Friedman noted that Brossoit, 32, is now coming back to the Chicago minor...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
There is a simple truth at the centre of Alberta's auto insurance debate. When you are injured in a collision, what matters most is whether you can get help, get answers, and stand up for yourself if something goes wrong. The Care-first model removes that ability. It shifts power away from ordinary people and gives […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
This in from Tony Brar of Oilers TV, news that two key Edmonton Oilers forwards Jack Roslovic and Kasperi Kapanen are out for a few weeks. Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports: “Roslovic will be "a couple of weeks.” Knoblauch is not anticipating his return anytime soon. Kapanen "may be several weeks.” Team is waiting […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Alberta's recent announcement on expanding private delivery within a publicly funded system has started an important and overdue conversation. As a group of Alberta physicians, we have worked in and supported the public health-care system for decades. Our aim is to offer a frontline and balanced perspective on why these proposed changes make sense...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
There was nearly as much frost on the inside of the windshield as there was on the outside. I suspect that's because when I'd parked the little trucklet the day before, the temperature was still above freezing but now, at -11 C, the moisture trapped inside had condensed and turned crystalline where it encountered the […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
For most of its history, the notwithstanding clause has been a constitutional footnote — a dusty emergency lever in Section 33 of the Charter, meant for true crises. It was designed as a last resort, to be used sparingly, transparently and only when absolutely necessary. Alberta is now using it as though it were a […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (A day ago)
With the MOU, will a new pipeline be built? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! FAVOURITE JONES MEMORY I was saddened to hear of Colleen Jones' death but will always remember my favourite Colleen Jones memory was her covering the CFL on Labour Day for CBC. CBC TV dedicated the entire day to the lead-up […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (A day ago)
Nice Christmas gift There is no veto in the agreement but there is a requirement for consultation in the Asia-Alberta pipeline to Prince Rupert, B.C. Every Canadian should understand this pipeline is "approved” subject to the most advanced environmental carbon capture technology in the world — which Alberta has no problem with — and private...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Canada loves a good fight with itself. If we're not bickering over equalization payments, we're trading jabs about climate policy, political courage, or who counts as a "real” environmentalist. But nothing lights the fuse faster than the word "pipeline.” Say it aloud, and the country divides into camps faster than a Stanley Cup playoff crowd....
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
What do you get with an NHL goalie? Who can say? Who knows? Not I and likely not you. When you look at the top ten regular goalies in the NHL this year by save percentage, only three of them were starters in the National Hockey League last season. The other seven were back-ups. No. […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
Ottawa and Alberta signed a memorandum of understanding that gives the province special exemptions from federal environmental laws and offers support for a new oil pipeline to the B.C. coast. CBC's chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton discusses what comes next after this historic agreement.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
As Calgary City Council continues its budget deliberations, a proposed $40 million allocation for downtown office-to-residential conversions has sparked debate among councillors. Just last week, city officials were touting the program as a model for other municipalities and unveiled new details about nine new conversion projects. "Cities across...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Three Calgary police officers have been removed from duty following two separate but linked investigations into sexual misconduct. The initial investigation, led by the Calgary Police Service and overseen by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, began in January due to “internal concerns” about an officer allegedly meeting women while on...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Ding dong the witch is dead. The biggest win for Alberta as a result of Thursday's memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the province and the federal government over a West Coast pipeline has to be the resignation of the detested Steven Guilbeault from the Liberal cabinet. When he was Justin Trudeau's environment minister, Guilbeault was […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Calgary International Airport has reopened its west runway after years of construction, a significant infrastructure project timed to meet growing passenger demand ahead of the busy holiday season. The Calgary Airport Authority projects passenger volumes could rise by as much as 40 per cent over the next five years, and officials say the new runway...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
A freight train derailed early Thursday afternoon south of the town of Vulcan in southern Alberta. According to reports, around 34 rail cars left the tracks just after noon near the village of Champion. CPKC says the majority of the cars involved, 31 hopper cars, were loaded with grain products. Three tanker cars carrying vegetable […]
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
After another respected name in Indigenous arts and culture was revealed to not have Indigenous ancestry , some scholars say it's time to examine the Canadian institutions that have helped these people build their careers. Celebrated Ontario-based author Thomas King wrote Tuesday that he learned he has no Cherokee ancestry, despite having...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
A week after RCMP officers seized more than eight million illegal cigarettes, the Alberta government is planning to get tougher on contraband tobacco, with legislation that includes mandatory reporting of seizures and harsher financial penalties for buyers, sellers and distributors.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Falling oil prices and trade troubles continue to threaten Alberta’s finances, but the province’s deficit is expected to shrink only slightly. It has been pegged at $6.4 billion, down $40 million from a projected $6.5 billion this summer. The latest update still means this year’s budget represents a massive multibillion-dollar swing from an...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Stuart Skinner might want to take out his frustration with a goalie scrap, maybe text Mike Smith to see how it's done, but Skinner has never dropped the mitts even in junior, so he'll have to make due with fighting to make more saves. He knows he has to be better. The angry folks in […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Jack Roslovic, who has been shooting the lights out this season but got in the way of some unfriendly opposing fire in Tuesday's loud Edmonton Oilers' blowout loss to Dallas, might not play against the Kraken in Seattle. It may be more than a flesh wound for Roslovic, who has 10 goals. "He's being looked […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
As the holidays approach, small business owners across Alberta are bracing for what could be their busiest and most uncertain season in years. This Nov. 29, Small Business Saturday is more than a date on the calendar. It's a chance to support the entrepreneurs who keep our communities vibrant, especially when they need it most. […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
This in from the Edmonton Oilers practice today, hot shot attacker Jack Roslovic not on the ice, and possibly out with injury. Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch reported to the media: “He is questionable for Saturday. He’s getting looked at by the doctors today. And I don’t have an update if he’s going to play on […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Q: I always enjoy reading your informative column in the Edmonton Journal, and some of your information is posted inside our garage for future reference. Hopefully, you can give me your advice on pruning. In Edmonton, we have three trees 35 years old. An apple, crabapple and a flowering crab tree. All in good condition, […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
As the season of giving approaches, we reflect on what truly matters: family, health, and the promise of a brighter future. For the thousands of Albertans facing a cancer diagnosis this year, that future is arriving faster than ever, thanks to the generosity of a dedicated community of supporters and donors. The statistics are sobering: […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
A suspected drunk driver is facing charges after a three-vehicle collision in Parkland County sent one person to hospital. RCMP say the driver was travelling eastbound on Highway 16A around 7 a.m. Thursday when his van veered into the westbound lane. The van sideswiped a vehicle near 231 Street before colliding head-on with a pickup. […]
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