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Kapanen scores the lone goal advancing Oilers to conference final with OT winner

The Edmonton Oilers are heading back to the Western Conference Finals after Kasperi Kapanen won Game 5 in overtime. Both goaltenders, Stuart Skinner and Adin Hill, were perfect through the first 60…

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Edmonton police search for man suspected of attempting to abduct teen

Police say they are looking for a suspect in the attempted abduction of a teenage girl in northwest Edmonton last week. Edmonton police say a 15-year-old girl was walking near 145 Avenue and 125 Street…

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Military vehicles being moved from Edmonton to Calgary for G7 Summit

A “substantial” number of military vehicles will be moved from Edmonton to Calgary over the next two weeks ahead of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis in June. Alberta RCMP say the Canadian Armed Forces…

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How do provincial trade barriers impact Alberta’s craft liquor market?

Central Edmonton, just south of Whyte Ave, is commonly called ‘Happy Beer Street’ because of all the breweries and distilleries.  Just as patio season starts, the province is looking to celebrate…

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Edmonton Oilers playoff run reigniting downtown economy

Once again, the Oilers are Canada’s best chance at bringing the cup home, according to oddsmakers, and Edmonton’s downtown businesses are doubling down and cashing in on the excitement. “Each…

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Innuendo and slander’: Alberta legislature erupts after questions about Premier Smith’s husband

Alberta’s premier was red hot at one of her former cabinet ministers during question period at the Alberta legislature Tuesday. Peter Guthrie, an MLA who was kicked out of the UCP caucus last month,…

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Edmonton police search for man suspected of attempting to abduct teen

Police say they are looking for a suspect in the attempted abduction of a teenage girl in northwest Edmonton last week. Edmonton police say a 15-year-old girl was walking near 145 Avenue and 125 Street…

9h ago

Military vehicles being moved from Edmonton to Calgary for G7 Summit

A “substantial” number of military vehicles will be moved from Edmonton to Calgary over the next two weeks ahead of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis in June. Alberta RCMP say the Canadian Armed Forces…

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How do provincial trade barriers impact Alberta’s craft liquor market?

Central Edmonton, just south of Whyte Ave, is commonly called ‘Happy Beer Street’ because of all the breweries and distilleries.  Just as patio season starts, the province is looking to celebrate…

4h ago

Edmonton Oilers playoff run reigniting downtown economy

Once again, the Oilers are Canada’s best chance at bringing the cup home, according to oddsmakers, and Edmonton’s downtown businesses are doubling down and cashing in on the excitement. “Each…

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Innuendo and slander’: Alberta legislature erupts after questions about Premier Smith’s husband

Alberta’s premier was red hot at one of her former cabinet ministers during question period at the Alberta legislature Tuesday. Peter Guthrie, an MLA who was kicked out of the UCP caucus last month,…

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Students at Holyrood School show their Oilers pride

Playoff buzz is taking over Edmonton’s Holyrood School, with a special parade ahead of game five.

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Edmonton Oilers playoff run reigniting downtown economy

Edmonton Oilers fans have been paying up in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Elliott Knopp has more on how another hopeful campaign is fueling the downtown economy.

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Campaign to encourage Edmontonians to replace front lawns with a garden

Waste Free Edmonton launched a campaign to encourage Edmontonians to replace front lawns with a garden with native plants. As our Leo Cruzat reports, the organization’s co-founder adds this will have benefits for both Edmontonians and the environment.

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How does provincial trade barrier impact Alberta craft liquor market?

Just as patio season starts the province is looking to celebrate Alberta’s craft liquor industry, while Canada’s prime minister has pledged to make it easier to sell across the country. 

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Smith defends her husband attending government meetings

Alberta’s premier says she has had enough of months of “rumours and the innuendo and slander against my family.” As Sean Amato reports, Danielle Smith was responding to questions about her husband attending government meetings.

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Edmonton police looking for driver who allegedly nearly drove into officer

Edmonton police are looking to try and identify a vehicle and driver that allegedly almost hit an officer last week. EPS says around 12:33 a.m. on May 7, officers were investigating an unrelated matter…

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Canada needs to maximize existing pipelines before building new ones, Guilbeault says

Canadian Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada needs to maximize the use of its existing pipelines before building more. Speaking to reporters ahead of the first meeting of Prime Minister Mark…

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Campaign to encourage Edmontonians to replace front lawns with a garden

Replacing a flat and grassy lawn with a garden filled with native plants. That’s what ‘Waste Free Edmonton’ is trying to do in a new campaign to encourage alternative front yards, they say could help…

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Superstitious Feeling: Oilers fans looking to manifest playoff success

The Oilers are steamrolling past their playoff opponents. Winning four straight against L.A. and currently one win away against the Vegas Golden Knights from going to round 3. There’s always passion…

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Alberta’s personal information protection law ruled partly unconstitutional

Parts of Alberta’s personal information protection legislation have been ruled unconstitutional. But a judge is upholding an order to stop an American facial recognition company from collecting images…

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Alberta secession talk ‘unhelpful,’ Atco chief executive says

The chief executive of Atco Ltd. says discussions around Alberta secession are already hurting the investment climate.  Nancy Southern says Asian partners in a major hydrogen project…

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Liberals to table fall economic statement but no budget just yet

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the Liberal government will not table a budget when Parliament returns in the coming weeks but will instead put forward a fall economic statement. Champagne…

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Negotiations between Canada Post and union put on ice

The negotiations between Canada Post and the union representing its workers have been put on hold, a week before another possible strike. Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have been…

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Veteran receiver Odoms-Dukes released by Edmonton Elks

Veteran American receiver Tre Odoms-Dukes was released Wednesday by the Edmonton Elks. The six-foot-three, 216-pound Odoms-Dukes was in his first season with Edmonton after starting his CFL career with…

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Veteran receiver Odoms-Dukes released by Edmonton Elks

Veteran American receiver Tre Odoms-Dukes was released Wednesday by the Edmonton Elks. The six-foot-three, 216-pound Odoms-Dukes was in his first season with Edmonton after starting his CFL career with…

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Hockey players were ‘shocked’ by woman’s offer of sex, former teammate tells trial

WARNING: The following story may contain graphic content and descriptions which some readers may find disturbing. Discretion is advised. A group of hockey players was “shocked” when a woman asked if…

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Alberta premier says new environment minister a ‘step in the wrong direction’

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says picking Julie Dabrusin as Canada’s environment minister is a bad idea that forecasts renewed federal opposition to her province’s wellspring oil and gas industry. “I…
Missing child in northern Alberta likely fell asleep in field, RCMP says

It took the efforts of 200 local volunteers, a helicopter, drones and ATVs to track down a missing two-year-old boy in the pitch-black night of Alberta’s Peace Country. And in the end, it’s likely the…
Alberta unveils plan to end gender-based violence, with focus on Indigenous women

Alberta has unveiled a new 10-year-plan to end gender-based violence. Officials estimate 18,800 people are victims of intimate partner violence each year in the province. “I want to see an Alberta…
Thousands of Alberta civil servants vote to strike to back demands, says union

The union representing Government of Alberta employees says its members have voted more than 90 per cent in favour of strike action Tuesday.
Ric McIver chosen as new Speaker of the Alberta Legislature

Ric McIver has been elected as Alberta’s new Speaker of the Legislature after MLAs voted Tuesday morning.

Alberta’s largest outdoor theatre festival urging Edmontonians to save their future amid economic pressures

After 35 years of producing Shakespearean performances in Edmonton, the future of Alberta’s largest outdoor theatre festival is at risk. “We need Edmontians to kinda step up and help us out,” pleaded…
Edmonton MP sworn in as Alberta’s only cabinet minister

Edmonton Centre MP Eleanor Olszewski was sworn in as a cabinet minister on Tuesday in a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Olszewski will be Canada’s minister of emergency management and community resilience,…
3 suspects facing drug trafficking, firearms charges in Sylvan Lake

Police have arrested three people and charged them with several drug trafficking and weapons-related offences in connection with an investigation in Sylvan Lake, just west of Red Deer. RCMP say a brief…
Redwater evacuation order lifted as wildfire not expected to grow

An evacuation order for the Redwater Recreation Area in Sturgeon County was lifted Tuesday morning, with the wildfire now classified as being held. Considering current weather conditions and resources,…