Local, Regional News

A majority of respondents favoured expanding alcohol sales to grocery and convenience stores, according to a provincial engagement survey, though the government decided against the idea, citing industry concerns about the potential effect on small businesses. Read More

Calgary Hitmen forward Oliver Tulk has announced his commitment to the NCAA’s University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team. Read More

After a 12-year-old boy suffered life-altering injuries when he was struck by a vehicle, area residents are calling for more safety measures at the intersection where it happened. Read More

Confessed killer Tarek Che Sharples had a handgun pointed at him when he fired a deadly shotgun blast into the chest of his drug-dealing boss, court heard Friday. Read More

Despite a new report that contradicts claims made during the provincial election, the Saskatchewan Party stands by its previous statements that someone shot at a Regina campaign office and caused "two bullet holes." Read More

Christmas has arrived early for Canadian soccer player Sonia O’Neill. Read More

The province has appointed Glen Clark, the now-retired Pattison Group executive and a former premier, to head B.C. Hydro's board of directors during a challenging period for the utility. Read More

The province will begin directly funding non-profits that deal with homelessness and stop giving grants to umbrella groups that previously distributed the money, saying it didn't like how funds were being spent. Read More

In another bid to level the playing field between taxis and ride-share companies, the City of Calgary is once again proposing changes to its livery transport bylaw. Read More

Tim Grant, the president of PCI Developments, said the shock of learning children were going to school hungry led the company to support The Vancouver Sun's Adopt-A-School campaign. Read More

It's not just that Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller aren't producing right now, Patrik Allvin says. It's that all the Vancouver Canucks' star forwards aren't producing. Read More

It was another notable week for the growth of streaming in the business of sport as FIFA awarded Netflix the rights to the 2027 and 2031 Women’s World Cup. That came one week after FIFA signed a deal with DZAN to provide wall-to-wall coverage of the Club World Cup in 2025. And keep in mind that the NFL has its own doubleheader on Christmas Day. Read More

New open-pit coal mines in the foothills will be banned and steelmaking coal mines permitted under policies the Alberta government unveiled Friday. Read More

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Outgoing Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee is disputing claims from the head of the police union that the service is top heavy and spending too much on civilian employees. Read More

Edmonton city council has replaced four of its members appointed to the police commission. Read More

This in from Tony Brar of the Edmonton Oilers, new defense pairings for the Edmonton Oilers: Read More

In a league where not many can even try to hold a candle to Connor McDavid, there is one player whose spotlight is shining almost as brightly at the moment. Read More

A fake nurse who “used a weapon each time she inserted a needle” in patients has been sentenced to another four years in prison on top of the remaining three years she is already serving in Ontario, a B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled. Read More

A Calgary man is charged with a number of offences in relation to robberies at 21 cannabis and convenience stores in Calgary and Edmonton. Read More