Local, Regional News

Here’s all the latest news concerning the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and the steps leaders are taking to address these issues. Read More

The decision has been made, and not all fans of the Edmonton Oilers are going to like it: Read More

Alberta saw a record number of drug poisoning deaths in 2023, a deadly wave killing more than 2,000 people. Read More

A jury has found Eric Charles Favel not guilty in relation to the 2021 death of Thomas Dustyhorn. Read More

Unassuming and surprising — in the best way possible — Shuswap is a scenic gem comprising eight unique communities and a namesake lake offering seemingly endless exploration and outdoor adventure. Salmon Arm is the region’s urban hub and the birthplace of the annual Roots and Blues Festival, drawing top talent like Sarah McLachlan and Amanda Marshall to its 2024 stage. Read More

Once again, I sit in bemused amazement at the utter churlishness of the LGBTQ2S+ community that banned the Saskatchewan Party and its MLAs from participating in Pride events. Read More

Abdimalik Dahir Mohamed has been found guilty of manslaughter in relation to the 2021 slaying of Ahi S. Ebrotie. Read More

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In a televised address to Albertans on Feb. 21, Premier Danielle Smith committed to publicly release a long-term financial plan charting a path to a Heritage Fund of between $250 billion and $400 billion by the year 2050. Read More

It’s popular these days to cancel historical figures when their views do not exactly mimic our own. Thus, for those who practise such deliberate historic amnesia, streets, bridges and entire neighbourhoods are renamed, or statues removed, to satisfy an Orwellian need to block out what is assumed to be a blot on the human species — men and women who came before us and built Canada. Read More

Re: New communities and the impact of growth, Opinion, May 14 Read More

50th Anniversary Celebration: On May 17, 1974, Fort Edmonton Park first opened its big gates, still the largest living history museum in Canada on 158 acres of river valley parkland. To celebrate the golden anniversary, roving fiddle, guitar and Bullies of Basin Street Brass Band will be among the entertainers enlivening the scene, as the park hosts musket and teepee-pole-making demos. Read More

The River Run complex in Eau Claire has been expropriated for the Green Line. Read More

Much ink has been spilled about the affordability crisis affecting Canadians in every province, and yet, our politicians seem either uninterested or utterly helpless in confronting this crisis. Read More

Having had a number of harrowing experiences on public transit during and since the pandemic, I took the LRT to Churchill Station on Sunday with some trepidation. I was pleasantly surprised to encounter no addicts shooting up on the stairs or anywhere else. Security was present but not obtrusive. Read More

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Stuart Skinner back in net instead of Calvin Pickard for the Edmonton Oilers for Game 6? Centre Sam Carrick in for winger Corey Perry? And a new third line of Derek Ryan, Warren Foegele and Ryan McLeod, the same line that did so well against Las Vegas last playoff season? Read More

VICTORIA — Recent B.C. opinion polls tell a similar story as an election approaches. Read More

The Trans Mountain expansion is finally done. Read More

Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet pumped the brakes Friday on injured starting goalie Thatcher Demko taking back the net in this playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers. Read More