Edmonton Journal - Local (5 hours ago)
TORONTO — Lirim Hajrullahu’s 48-yard field goal on the game’s final play earned the Toronto Argonauts a wild 31-30 win over the Edmonton Elks on Saturday afternoon. Backup quarterback Jarret Doege engineered the game-winning 40-yard, eight-play drive in place of starter Nick Arbuckle. Doege, a former Elk, marched Toronto to the Edmonton...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (6 hours ago)
Matt Savoie was cold as ice on his penalty shot Friday night, making a couple of sweet moves, waiting out Calgary's goalie and tucking the puck inside the right post. Not long after that, he took a pass on the backhand at full speed, flew across the crease and slid home his second of the […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (9 hours ago)
It was good to welcome the Calgary Philharmonic back for their new season of concerts, a point emphasized by Marc Stevens, the CPO's president and CEO, in his series of opening remarks. This is a transitional year for the CPO. After two terms as conductor, Rune Bergmann was given a grand sendoff in June as […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (10 hours ago)
This in from Edmonton Oilers GM Stan Bowman, a solid review of David Tomasek, who has been skating with Edmonton veterans at Connor McDavid’s captain skates. Tomasek, 6-feet, 2-inches, 210 pounds, was signed out of the top Swedish league as a 29-year-old having led that league in scoring last season. Said Bowman to Bob Stauffer […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (12 hours ago)
Legendary Alberta stuntman and animal wrangler John Scott says he was always better at faking stunts on a horse for the big screen than doing the real ones at rodeos. His skills made it to Hollywood movie sets and later helped him teach actors Brad Pitt and Jackie Chan the ways of the saddle on his ranch […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (16 hours ago)
During the U.S. Senate hearing that led to his confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are poisoning Americans. In a Trumpian flourish, he said, "I'm the one person who's able to end it.” A just-published study provides some support for at least the first […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (16 hours ago)
Many people, even those who love being outdoors, often forget what it means to truly disconnect from our devices. In today's world, distancing ourselves from our phones, particularly social media, is far trickier in practice than on paper, as our devices beckon us back with notifications and promises of short-term dopamine boosts. I have faced...
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (16 hours ago)
Will the Major Projects Office be successful? Vote in our daily poll! The Crown seems to think that they owe no explanations to the public or the police when they drop charges down such as murder to manslaughter. I disagree, we are taxpayers paying their wages and the police certainly need to know why their […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (16 hours ago)
I'm sure you're all super impressed by the work being done in your communities by the legions of young volunteers working for the Canada Service Corps. What!? You say you've never heard of the Canada Service Corps (CSC)? Welcome to the club. Almost no Canadian has heard of it, even though the program has blown […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (17 hours ago)
No escaping what he did Re: ‘We Got Him’: Tyler Robinson, 22, Identified As Suspect Arrested In Charlie Kirk Assassination… You can run, but you can’t hide. Fortunately, the state of Utah still has capital penalties in their books for capital crimes committed on their soil. Furthermore, records also indicate that Utah’s methods of capital...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (18 hours ago)
I received an email from Minister LaGrange notifying me of the protocol for receiving COVID vaccines. This decision is shortsighted as there will not be sufficient hospital capacity for those that will need hospitalization as a result of contracting the virus. What Minister LaGrange has not considered are the higher costs to the medical system...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (24 hours ago)
Thirteen of Edmonton’s Top 25 prospects, as ranked by the Cult of Hockey this summer, were in the Edmonton-Calgary prospect game Friday night at the downtown arena. Edmonton lost the match 6-5, but that wasn’t the story. The game was defined by individual performances, some good, some bad. Here are critical Two Good Things, Two […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
A Calgary man is speaking out after being charged more than $450 to retrieve his stolen vehicle from a city impound lot — a fee he says unfairly penalizes victims of crime. Francois Pigeon's ordeal began on Sept. 3, when his car was stolen from outside his home in southeast Calgary. Police later recovered the […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Calgary Transit has announced a full closure of the Red Line between Chinook and Anderson LRT stations this weekend, impacting service on both Saturday and Sunday. The shutdown will affect Chinook, Heritage, Southland, and Anderson stations from the beginning of the day Saturday to the end of the day Sunday. During the closure, Red Line […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
Police are appealing to the public for information following an alleged sexual assault involving a teenage girl at a Calgary CTrain station on Friday afternoon. According to a witness report, the incident occurred around 2:20 p.m. when a group of teenage girls exited a train at Shawnessy station. It is alleged that a man approached […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Safety — more specifically, transit safety — is currently the top concern heard by candidates in Ward Sspomitapi. Ward Sspomitapi includes former wards 11 and 12 in the city’s southeast. The estimated population in Sspomitapi is 111,500. Seven candidates are currently vying for the position of city councillor, including incumbent Jo-Anne...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
A pair of aggressive bulls that sparked a safety warning near a school east of Lethbridge on Friday morning have been safely corralled, according to RCMP. The bulls escaped early in the morning while being transported, prompting police to assist farmers in locating and containing the animals. The incident occurred north of Highway 3 near […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
An Alberta man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two students at a school where he worked as an educational assistant. Court of King’s Bench Justice Lorena Harris also convicted JJ Lenin Butler of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl a decade earlier. A trial heard Butler was working in the hamlet of Grande Cache in 2023, […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Priscilla McGreer always had a way of making people around her feel special. Whether it was a small gift on a birthday or flowers on an anniversary, those little gestures never went unnoticed. Now, her mother says she’ll treasure those moments even more after her daughter was shot and killed, allegedly by her own cousin. […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
This in from Tony Brar of Edmonton Oilers TV, news that for tonight’s rookie game against the Calgary Flames prospects Edmonton has put together it’s two hot shot rookie wingers on the same line. Ike Howard and Matt Savoie are on the top line with big German import Josh Samanski. EDM Rookies lineup vs. CGY […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
A 14-year-old is facing charges after police seized an imitation firearm from a Sherwood Park high school Thursday. Strathcona County RCMP issued a news release just after 2 p.m. Thursday advising of a heavy police presence at Archbishop Jordan Catholic High School after officers received a firearms complaint. One person was taken into custody, and...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (A day ago)
The federal government is in discussions with Alberta and the oil industry about the future of the sector’s emissions cap, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said Friday. At a news conference in Winnipeg, Hodgson said both the province and industry agree with the federal government that there needs to be a “fundamental change in the emissions...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (A day ago)
A Lethbridge teenager who allegedly stole over $2,000 worth of milk and ice cream last month from a downtown drug store now faces theft charges, police said Friday. Numerous times between Aug. 8 and 30, a male stole “significant quantities” of the dairy products from a Shoppers Drug Mart along the 500 block of 1 […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
Edmonton police have charged a 42-year-old man with extortion after a local business owner received threatening messages through WhatsApp. On Aug. 27, city investigators were contacted by a local business owner claiming they were receiving threatening messages from an unknown number, including demands that the owner pay the sender more than...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)
On Sept. 8, the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) sent a letter to the Crown expressing shock at a proposed plea bargain. The deal would see the accused plead guilty to manslaughter rather than first-degree murder, with a recommended eight-year sentence. The letter, signed by Megan Hankewich, executive director of EPS's legal and regulatory services...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
This in from The Athletic’s hockey writers Sean Gentille, Shayna Goldman and Dom Luszczyszyn, their ranking of Edmonton Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard as a “franchise player” and the 24th best player in the National Hockey League. A franchise player, according to The Athletic, is “a top 30 player. Someone who is the best player on […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Two “dangerous and aggressive,” bulls were nearby to schools in Coaldale, warned local RCMP this morning. The animals, which escaped during transport, were recaptured “thanks to the grit and rugged skills of the cowboys (and the dog),” Coaldale RCMP said. RCMP say they assisted farmers to round-up the animals just north of Highway 3, near...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
An organization that bills itself as Canada's oldest HIV service agency says it will close next year, in part due to groundbreaking medical advances that have reduced the need for its services. AIDS Committee of Toronto says plummeting demand coincided with financial challenges and broader changes in the health-care system, leading to the decision...
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Do you think a new pipeline will get built? Vote in our daily poll! The possibility of a teacher’s strike is very disturbing at the very least. Thanks to the Liberals, who have been in power for over ten years, the cost of living is through the roof. I do understand. My main question is, […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Instead of political posturing toward Alberta separatists, Alberta should use its considerable fiscal influence in Canada to pursue meaningful options to reform federal-provincial fiscal relations, and inform Albertans about the economic and fiscal effect of these options. Albertans have been a consistently large net fiscal contributor to the...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
The federal Liberals still hate Alberta oil. On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney released his list of five national-priority projects. There is no pipeline in the bunch. Carney also released a list of projects to be considered for the next round of approvals. Again, no pipeline. There is nothing wrong with any of the projects […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
It was a little smoky at sunrise. The sun was hanging like a pink ball above the fields and farms north of the city and bands of thin cloud made it look like those close-up pictures of Jupiter. The blue haze surrounding it added a touch of coolness to the scene even though it was […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (2 days ago)
Time to pack up Re: No Pipeline In Carney’s First Five Fast-Track Megaprojects, But Carbon Capture Under Consideration… Based on this revelation from Mark Carney, what’s taking Albertan leaders so long to pick-up on the hint? It’s an oblivious sign for Alberta to pack-up the bags and get out of Dodge on the next stagecoach […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
There's been so much vocal turmoil on radio and TV about in-fill housing so I decided to have a look for myself. Yesterday, I drove past the 16-unit infill. One four-plex (actually eight separate units at the front and another four-plex (again eight separate units facing the alley) that's being built in a cul-de-sac in […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Matt Savoie. Ike Howard. David Tomasek. Atro Leppanen. Alec Regula. Roby Jarventie. Samuel Jonsson. There’s no shortage of young talent in the Edmonton Oilers organization, some of which we’ll be seeing in Friday evening’s rookie game against the Flames prospects. We’ve just finished up our annual Cult of Hockey prospects lists. I started...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
A Toronto man says he is horrified and shocked after he was falsely accused of shooting an American conservative commentator he had never even heard of. Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of Republican President Donald Trump, was shot dead Wednesday at a Utah college event. Michael Mallinson, a retired banker, says he later […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
A Calgary Paralympian is appealing to the public for help after her specialized handbike was stolen from her locked vehicle earlier this week. Kara Douville, who recently returned from competing at the 2025 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships in Belgium, discovered the theft on Monday morning while heading to work. "The driver’s side window...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
In response to Alberta Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services Adriana LaGrange’s Sept. 6 op-ed article: "Alberta refining its approach to COVID shots as feds pull funds.” Here is a quick quiz to see how well you as an Edmonton Journal reader know the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommendations for who should...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Rising youth unemployment rates in Alberta has pushed the province to address the ongoing concern. At a press conference on Thursday, Premier Danielle Smith, alongside Jobs, Economy and Trade Minister Joseph Schow, announced the province will be investing $8 million to create a new the Alberta Youth Employment Incentive to push employers to hire...
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
A Calgary man has been charged in a case where a 12-year-old girl from Lethbridge was allegedly lured online and sexually assaulted. Lethbridge Police began investigating in April 2025 when they received a report of a missing child. Investigators later determined the girl had been picked up near her home the day before by a […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Earlier this week, Spinal Tap band members David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) spoke to Postmedia prior to the release of Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, the long-awaited sequel to Rob Reiner’s 1984 debut feature This is Spinal Tap. The classic “mockumentary” had Reiner...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
Morgan Wallen: The various ways strong-headed country superstar Morgan Wallen has avoided cancellation for his various transgressions is for sure part of his appeal and he knows it, down to naming his latest album I'm the Problem — where playing the title track he infamously walked off the stage during that live SNL performance. A Billboard...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)
The sound of skate blades meeting ice echoed through Rogers Place on Thursday as Rookie camp got underway to officially open the gates on a new season for the Edmonton Oilers. But the shadow hanging over the organization continues to grow darker every day that passes with Connor McDavid heading into the final year of […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
It's an Olympic year in curling. That's certainly on the minds of every fan and every player in contention for gold and glory with the 2025-26 season now in its infancy. So the spirits and hopes are oh-so high in the sport. "We came out of Beijing with a medal,” said superstar second Brett Gallant, […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)
Calgary soccer player James McGlinchey is living the dream of playing for his hometown team — Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League. Catch exclusive glimpses into the lives of Calgary's top athletes and sport ambassadors with the 660 NewsRadio Calgary Athlete of the Week. Nominate your star athlete or ambassador for their chance to […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)
Calgary is renowned for its fabulous cocktail bars, with spots like Proof, Shelter and Paper Lantern gaining national and even international recognition among the who's who in the bar industry. But not everyone likes an elaborate, hard liquor-based drink. There are plenty of pubs and breweries for those who lean towards beer, and now wine […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 days ago)
By Cult of Hockey contributor Ira Cooper Cult of Hockey prospect series 2025: #1, Matt Savoie 21 years old, 5'9″, 180 lbs., Buffalo’s 9th overall pick, 2022 draft For the second consecutive season, Matt Savoie tops the Cult of Hockey's prospect rankings. It’s highly likely to be the last time – not because he will […]
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