Edmonton Journal - Local (6 hours ago)
This in on Darnell Nurse, multiple sources ramping up the pressure on Darnell Nurse, the Edmonton Oilers and all potential trading partners to make a move. First, here’s NHL insider David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period: “Edmonton continues to explore Nurse trade options. Multiple sources say Anaheim has expressed serious interest in Nurse. More...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (6 hours ago)
He was one of the top-ranked defencemen in this year’s draft. He opted to skip the draft itself, instead hearing his name called from his family’s cattle ranch in Cypress Hills, Man. And Carson Carels is the newest member of the Calgary Flames after they selected him with the sixth overall pick in the 2026 […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (8 hours ago)
A Calgary man is pushing back against the city's street‑sweeping rules after receiving a ticket he says he shouldn't have been given. So far this year, the City of Calgary has issued nearly 39,000 tickets to drivers who left their vehicles parked where street‑sweeping signs were posted. Last year, more than 34,000 tickets were handed […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (8 hours ago)
A suspect is dead after an RCMP officer-involved shooting in Cold Lake Thursday afternoon. It’s the latest fatal RCMP officer-involved shooting in the province in a year. "On June 25, 2026, at 4:48 p.m., Cold Lake RCMP received a domestic call for service. RCMP officers attended and determined the suspect had a firearm; the two […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (9 hours ago)
Five years after a man was stabbed to death at 93 Street and 105 Avenue, murder charges have been laid, say Edmonton police. On Friday, city police announced charges have been laid charges in relation to the 2021 homicide case of Allan Freed, 55. Around noon on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, Downtown branch officers responded […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (10 hours ago)
It’s awards season for the performing arts community ahead of the summer break for professional theatre. The Betty Mitchell Awards are on Monday June 29 and the Calgary Theatre Critics Association will hand out it's awards on July 6. Ahead of the official hand outs 660 Newsradio caught up with critics Louis Hobson and Jenna Shummoogum […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (10 hours ago)
In a speech during the Brick tournament’s Team Alberta jersey presentation, former Edmonton Oilers centre and coach Craig MacTavish gave his two cents on the hiring of controversial head coach Mike Babcock. While talking about the coaching staff for Team Alberta at this year’s Brick invitational hockey tournament, MacTavish pivoted to...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (10 hours ago)
This in from hockey writer Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia Ottawa, a rumour that the Edmonton Oilers are one of the teams looking at trading for 31-year-old Rasmus Ristolainen, a right shot d-man on the Philadelphia Flyers. Writes Garrioch: “The Senators have been chasing Rasmus Ristolainen of the Philadelphia Flyers since last spring's trade...
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (10 hours ago)
Do separatists realize that the map of Alberta will need to undergo changes if they get their way? Waterton, Banff, Jasper, and Wood Buffalo National Parks would be sliced off as they belong to Canada. Elk Island National Park is a bit tricky — it's a very small land mass in the middle of the […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (11 hours ago)
A pedestrian was rushed to hospital with life‑threatening injuries after they were struck by a work truck in northeast Calgary on Friday. Emergency crews were called to McDougall Road and 9 Street NE around noon for reports someone was struck by a vehicle. Officers arrived to find one person hurt. They were rushed to hospital […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (11 hours ago)
They do have lots of their own prospect goalies — Samuel Jonsson, Nathaniel Day, Eemil Vinni (Finland) and Connor Ungar. But they covet Cossa, who has played three years in the AHL. There's no reason why he can't be their version of Carolina's Brandon Bussi.
ReadCityNews - Calgary (11 hours ago)
The death of a teen girl in Calgary last fall has led to what police say is the city’s first manslaughter charge in connection to a fatal drug overdose. Calgary police say two 16-year-old girls met a 40-year-old man in downtown Calgary on Nov. 27. The group later went to the man’s home along Centre […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (12 hours ago)
A call about a suspicious vehicle in northeast Calgary led to a police chase across the city that ended with three people arrested and numerous charges laid. Police were first called around 9:05 p.m. on Monday to Del Rio Place NE in the community of Monterey Park for reports of someone tampering with a grey […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (12 hours ago)
Separation uncertainty has an economic cost, and it arrives long before any vote takes place. It shows up in the decisions businesses make every day. Across Alberta, businesses are already adjusting to a more unsettled environment. Investment timelines are being reconsidered, hiring plans revised, and long-term growth strategies tested against a...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (13 hours ago)
Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating a fatal police shooting on Deerfoot Trail after officers confronted a woman inside a stopped SUV that was reportedly driving erratically. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) says Calgary police were first called about a driver acting strangely near Deerfoot Meadows on Sunday. Calgary...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (14 hours ago)
One major Calgary music festival has walked away from the Confluence, but another says its plans remain unchanged. Calgary Bluesfest confirmed it will proceed as scheduled, even as Country Thunder dismantles its site following a last‑minute decision to cancel this weekend's event. Bluesfest producer and artistic director Cindy McLeod said the...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (14 hours ago)
RCMP say a months‑long investigation into widespread copper‑wire thefts across southern Alberta escalated into a police chase and ended with three arrests and tens of thousands of dollars in damage. Mounties began looking into a series of thefts and property damage in May 2026 after copper wire was repeatedly stolen from oil and gas sites […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (14 hours ago)
Soccer is the great equalizer — all you need is a ball and a few friends to play. Its simplicity allows for it to be naturally picked up by children around the world. It's this global nature of soccer that always captures my imagination whenever the World Cup comes around. Fans from around the world, […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (15 hours ago)
A Calgary police officer has been charged with assault after an internal investigation into an arrest. Calgary police say they responded to a service call on May 22 where one officer allegedly used “excessive force” by punching a person several times after they had already been arrested. After reviewing the case with the Edmonton Crown […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (15 hours ago)
Chaos and desperation are flooding over the National Hockey League in a way we haven’t seen in 50 years, not since the days of 1970s when the rival World Hockey Association formed and stole away star players like Bobby Hull, Gordie Howe and Wayne Gretzky. What’s up with the NHL just now? A new outbreak […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (18 hours ago)
For the past 30 years, the Badlands Passion Play has been one of Alberta’s top tourist attractions. Over these three decades, more than 300,000 people have seen this live reenactment of the final days in the life of Christ, in the largest outdoor theatre in Canada near Drumheller. “Although most of our guests from outside […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (19 hours ago)
On May 20, Alberta’s Ministry of Children and Family Services announced a new "needs-based” funding model for shelters providing services to women and children facing domestic abuse, effective July 1. The model is intended to "address service demand and capacity concerns.” However, more than a dozen shelters in rural communities will...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (20 hours ago)
The Alberta government says it is working to improve access to cancer care with a new 10-year strategic plan. It comes amid new cancer cases rising, health systems coming under increasing strain, and ongoing concerns over long waits for key cancer surgeries.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (20 hours ago)
Charges against an Edmonton teen arrested during a break-in will no longer proceed after a judge found “disturbing” misconduct on the part of the police officers who arrested him — including excessive force, threatening to shoot the 13-year-old and mocking him when he began to cry. Justice Julie Lloyd of the Alberta Court of Justice […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (20 hours ago)
In case you missed it amid the recent downpour of news about, well, downpours, Edmonton is putting an end to a rather bizarre and forgettable experiment in public transit. The city is set to take over the operation of the southeast Valley Line LRT in the next year or two, ending an agreement that would have seen private...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (20 hours ago)
This week, Edmonton received another glaring example of the destructive effects on businesses of city road construction. PlayWright, the restaurant run by talented local chef Steve Brochu inside the Citadel Theatre, was forced to close its doors because of a significant drop in customers after city crews showed up six months ago and began...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (20 hours ago)
Q: Really enjoy your column and have for many years. I have a bit of an unusual problem. I just moved into an older home and want to start growing my own vegetables. The backyard of the home did not have any garden, so I dug one in the only spot that is available. Unfortunately, […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (20 hours ago)
Need to work together Regarding the noise bylaw. I'm glad city council is listening to complaints and addressing them. In the spirit of one getting more through conversation rather than confrontation this issue could have been resolved much earlier. Mayor Farkas could have met and spoken directly with provincial representatives, Tourism Calgary,...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (21 hours ago)
The last few days have been rather challenging for Premier Danielle Smith. The allegations of her involvement in corruption schemes, alleged close ties to businessman Sam Mraiche, the main figure in a procurement fraud case, and finally the calls of the Assembly of Treaty Chiefs for a treason investigation create a negative backdrop for Smith […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
The Edmonton Elks aren’t just a wet-weather team. They fared well in fair weather Thursday, with a 23-18 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Princess Auto Stadium in their first dry conditions of the season. It was Edmonton’s first win in Winnipeg since 2018, and they left the field 3-0 for the first time […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
I am moving on from Mike Babcock-gate. I will re-litigate the off-ice version of the new Edmonton Oilers Head Coach if and when it is called for. Promise. But until then, let us look at the impact Babcock is likely to have on the roster. On the ice. Which players should thrive, maintain status quo, […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
As disappointing as the cancellation of Country Thunder Alberta has been, the inaccurate conjecture from critics has only added to the gut-punch of this difficult, but, ultimately, necessary decision. It’s hard to determine what has been more entertaining in the last 24 hours: Online armchair festival producers who don’t buy tickets or...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
'We are working to collect money to send to Venezuela to help not only the people who are now without housing, and don't have anything right now, and also to help people who are rescuing them,' said Ernest Gudino, a volunteer with the Venezuelan Canadian Association of Calgary
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
An immersive show in Calgary this week is asking audiences to do something unusual, lie down and close their eyes. Echoes of the Land is back at the Werklund Centre's Big Secret Theatre, inviting people onto the floor for a 60-minute experience built around live drumming, poetry and music as part of National Indigenous History […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Crews broke ground Thursday on a massive affordable housing project that is the largest in Calgary Housing’s history. The Southview development is located just off of International Avenue (17 Avenue SE), between 33 and 34 streets, and will eventually provide homes for more than 1,000 Calgarians. “Today is about keeping a promise that Calgary...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
As we await the entrance of the Edmonton Oilers into the NHL's Trade Party, with the Darnell Nurse deal very much on hold because there aren't enough teams he would play for to waive his no-trade, the NHL Draft Show is Friday. The Oilers, as usual, will be spectators in Round 1, or until just […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (A day ago)
How ironic it is that Conservative types constantly rant about NDP "fiscal irresponsibility” when the current UCP government was originally predicting a $9.4-billion shortfall this year. But that was before Donald Trump's escapade in the Middle East. Now that the price of oil has gone up significantly from around $50 per barrel, miraculously...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Prime Minister Mark Carney is coming to next week’s Calgary Stampede, and plans to reiterate that quitting Canada will not be the magic wand separatists think it is. Carney, taking questions from reporters in Ottawa on Thursday, said the fallout from the United Kingdom voting to leave the European Union a decade ago should serve […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
A moment on a northeast Calgary doorstep turned unsettling for a woman visiting from India, in what police are now calling a “distracted theft.” Alka Lal had stepped outside her son's home on a Saturday morning to enjoy the weather. She says she was sitting on the front steps when a white car carrying three […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
I was at B.C. Place on Wednesday for Canada against Switzerland, in a sea of tens of thousands in red. We lost 2-1, and still made history, reaching the World Cup knockout round for the first time. The sting was in the result: A draw would have kept Canada home in Vancouver, while the loss […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
A two‑term Calgary councillor's attempt to shift from City Hall to the provincial legislature has fallen short. Ward 13 Coun. Dan McLean lost the United Conservative Party nomination in Calgary‑Shaw to Mike Derry. McLean entered the race earlier this year after announcing he hoped to replace outgoing MLA Rebecca Schulz. Schulz officially...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
A 32-year-old from northwestern Alberta is facing multiple charges, including sex assault and forcible confinement, in alleged offences involving victims as young as 12 years old. Mounties have charged Grande Prairie resident Joseph Kidd in connection with a series of incidents, with many of them alleged to have happened while he was released from...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Alberta has always been a province that experiments, innovates and leads. That spirit is alive in the current work to redesign our post-secondary funding framework. Across universities, colleges and polytechnics, presidents have been asked to help shape an approach that reflects who we are, what we contribute and where we are going. This is a […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
NOTE: This interview was conducted before Country Thunder Alberta was cancelled. In the Netflix documentary Lainey Wilson: Keepin’ Country Cool, Wilson is shown reading a letter she sent to fellow Louisianian Tim McGraw when she was still a teenager. It is ostensibly a fan letter, but Wilson is all business. She informs “Mr. Tim McGraw” […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
A teen girl is in hospital with life‑threatening injuries after a crash in southeast Calgary early Wednesday morning. Police say the crash happened around 3:40 a.m. when a 2025 Volkswagen SUV was heading north on 26 Street SE, near 25 Avenue SE. Investigators say the SUV struck a parked 2007 GMC Savana. The impact pushed […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Calgary police have released photos and names of several people accused in a long‑running extortion series targeting the city’s South Asian community. Police say the images are being shared to generate more tips from the public as investigators continue working to identify offenders and prevent further violence. “Let me be very clear, we will...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada's hard-earned reputation as one of the most "trustworthy, reliable and desirable countries" is on the line in Alberta's upcoming separation referendum, warning Thursday that a vote to leave would prompt years of uncertainty at the worst possible time.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
This in from NHL insider Frank Seravalli on his Frankly Hockey Show, news that there’s nothing imminent on the Darnell Nurse trade front. Said Seravalli: “On Darnell Nurse, a lot of people have been curious in Edmonton, what happens next. He gave the Oilers three teams to work with, and best as I can understand […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Hot Topics, Postmedia's Rob Wong chats with Postmedia Calgary Flames writer Danny Austin about the Flames acquiring defenceman Simon Nemec and forward Maxim Tsyplakov from the Devils and who they may be targeting with the sixth overall pick in Friday's NHL Draft.
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
During the course of a half-hour conversation with Broken Social Scene co-founder and frontman Kevin Drew, he is contacted by both Amy Millan and Ariel Engle. On the surface, this isn’t overly surprising. Both vocalists appear on Remember the Humans, Broken Social Scene’s sixth studio record and their first since 2017’s Hug of Thunder. Millan...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
A man who may have information about a double shooting earlier this month is being sought by Calgary police. The investigation began around 10:55 p.m. on June 5 when officers were called to a home along 14 Avenue SW near 14 Street for reports of gunfire. Officers arrived to find a man with gunshot wounds. […]
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