Edmonton news

• Oil uncertainty

  03-12-2018 03:09 via : Edmonton
  Sun, Dec 2 – The journey to Sunday’s announcement has been filled with ups and downs as the province grappled with uncertainty around oil. Julia Wong explains.
  
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• Gretzky backs Carney’s Russian world junior ban

  06-11-2026 20:27 via : Edmonton
  
  Wayne Gretzky says he backs Canada's decision to bar Russia from the upcoming world junior hockey championship in Alberta.
  
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• Is Alberta mulling repealing hate speech protections? Depends who you ask

  06-11-2026 19:48 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Danielle Smith says she's talked to her justice minister about "prioritizing" changes. He says it's not happening.
  
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• 'He's made it clear': Wayne Gretzky backs PM Carney's call to bar Russia from world juniors

  06-11-2026 17:44 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Wayne Gretzky says he backs Canada's decision to bar Russia from the upcoming world junior hockey championship in Alberta.
  
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• Parents charged after baby dies of malnutrition, dehydration: Edmonton police

  06-11-2026 17:13 via : Edmonton
  
  The parents of an Edmonton newborn who died last year have been charged, with police alleging the 25-day-old baby died from severe acute malnutrition and dehydration. 
  
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• Mother and father charged in newborn boy's 2025 death in Edmonton

  06-11-2026 16:58 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  The mother and father of a newborn who died in Edmonton 21 months ago are now facing criminal charges in his death.
  
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• Canadian economy lost 4,700 jobs in October as unemployment rate ticked up to 6.7%

  06-11-2026 14:40 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  The loss of a few thousand jobs last month follows big back-to-back job losses in August and September, when the Canadian economy shed more than 100,000 roles cumulatively over two months.
  
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• Alberta becomes 1st province to allow optometrists to perform minor surgeries

  06-11-2026 14:00 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  As of Nov. 1, Alberta optometrists who undergo further training will be able to perform certain minor surgical procedures.
  
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• First Nations challenging Pacific Link pipeline’s national-interest designation

  06-11-2026 13:00 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Three First Nations in Alberta have filed legal challenges in an attempt to overturn the federal government’s designation of the Pacific Link pipeline as a project in the national interest.
  
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• Ducks keep torrid scoring pace in win over Oilers

  06-11-2026 12:01 via : Edmonton
  
  The Anaheim Ducks are filling the net at a pace unseen before in franchise history.
  
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• Jets use momentum of Montreal win to beat Canucks

  06-11-2026 11:06 via : Edmonton
  
  The Winnipeg Jets were spurred on by their unprecedented 'Miracle in Montreal.'
  
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• Worst of beef price hikes may be over, but don’t expect cheaper steak anytime soon

  06-11-2026 10:00 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Beef prices are at record highs. But there is some good news for Canadians who enjoy a good steak. Beef prices have stabilized, but experts say that doesn't mean grocery prices will be dropping anytime soon.
  
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• Hidden cameras reveal accessibility barriers at leading restaurants

  06-11-2026 10:00 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Malfunctioning power door operators, inaccessible self-service kiosks and the inability to get a braille menu were among the issues people with disabilities faced while eating out as part of a Marketplace investigation into accessibility at fast-food and full-service restaurants in Ontario.
  
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• Carney's bet on economic growth — and the risks that come with it

  06-11-2026 10:00 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Mark Carney believes he can borrow billions now to invest into major projects and jump start the Canadian economy. If those investments don't pay off, Canada's debt load leaves it exposed to other, new risks.
  
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• Oilers fall 5-4 to Ducks to lose second straight

  06-11-2026 04:58 via : Edmonton
  
  Pavel Mintyukov and Beckett Sennecke each had two goals and an assist as the Anaheim Ducks held on for a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.
  
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• Oilers become first team to dress full-time EBUG

  06-11-2026 04:27 via : Edmonton
  
  The Edmonton Oilers became the first team to have a full-time EBUG dress for an NHL game on Thursday night.
  
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• Jets cruise past Canucks for second straight win

  06-11-2026 04:00 via : Edmonton
  
  Dawson Mercer scored his first goal in a Jets uniform and added an assist to lead Winnipeg to a 6-2 victory over the lowly Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.
  
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• Elections Alberta reveals October referendum cost $84M, receives additional funds from legislature committee

  06-11-2026 02:22 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Elections Alberta is estimating the province’s Oct. 19 referendum cost just over $84 million to execute.
  
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• Mark Carney's quiet revolution rests on investment and affordability

  06-11-2026 01:51 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  "Maitre chez nous" was famously the rallying cry of Jean Lesage's Quiet Revolution, a period of rapid modernization and reform in Quebec in the 1960s. Mark Carney first tried it out a year and a half ago in the shadow of the United States and a newly anglicized version — "masters of our destiny" — adorns his government's second budget.
  
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• Edmonton business groups pushing city council to authorize planning for lands south of 41st Avenue S.W.

  06-11-2026 01:28 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  A collection of Edmonton-area organizations that advocate for real estate and development interests say they want city council to move swiftly to authorize planning for lands south of 41st Avenue S.W.
  
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• Tenants upset with squalid conditions at central Edmonton apartment building

  06-11-2026 00:53 via : Edmonton
  
  The apartment building in the McCauley neighbourhood, where the water and heat hasn't worked in a week, shows signs of disrepair on the outside and evidence of drug use inside.
  
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• UCP minister’s Kentucky travel expenses trigger debate in Alberta legislature

  06-11-2026 00:51 via : Edmonton
  
  About $4,000 in travel expenses by UCP minister Dale Nally on a government trip to Kentucky last September are not going down smooth.
  
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• Rourke, B.C. Lions focused ahead of West final

  06-11-2026 00:14 via : Edmonton
  
  Nathan Rourke and the B.C. Lions have been here before. 
  
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• Separatism referendum cost $84 million, exceeded Elections Alberta’s budget

  06-11-2026 00:13 via : Edmonton
  
  Elections Alberta said the price tag is nearly $50 million more than its annual budget could pay for and needs the province to cover the rest through additional funding.
  
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• Separatism referendum cost $84 million, exceeded Elections Alberta budget

  06-11-2026 00:13 via : Edmonton
  
  Elections Alberta said the price tag is nearly $50 million more than its annual budget could pay for and needs the province to cover the rest through additional funding.
  
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• Alberta’s police watchdog investigating officers' departure from wellness check on Edmonton man who later died

  05-11-2026 23:26 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating an Edmonton man’s death following a wellness check by officers at his home last month.
  
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• Carney's new budget aims to end homelessness in 10 years

  05-11-2026 22:57 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Canada is embarking on a path to end homelessness in 10 years, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said as he presented the federal budget on Thursday.
  
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• Calgary water system had ‘systemic’ issues before pipe failure: Report

  05-11-2026 22:30 via : Edmonton
  
  The report found the 2024 and 2025 failures exposed systemic governance, asset-management, financial-management and accountability weaknesses — rather than simply a failed pipe.
  
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• Carney's 2nd budget earmarks billions for affordability and Canadian sovereignty

  05-11-2026 22:03 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney's second federal budget allocates tens of billions of dollars in new spending to tackle what the government describes as the twin challenges of our time: improving affordability in an era of high prices and securing Canada's sovereignty as it faces external threats.
  
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• Ironman kicker René Paredes bids farewell to CFL

  05-11-2026 21:00 via : Edmonton
  
  René Paredes took deep breaths to get through it.
  
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