Local, Regional News

United States president-elect Donald Trump has bandied about the idea of Canada joining the USA. I think this is a boffo idea, which could be achieved after a few minor pre-conditions are met: Read More

An Indian national who was in Canada on a student visa has been handed an eight-year prison sentence for possessing fentanyl in Regina for the purpose of trafficking. Read More

Another year has passed, gifting us many exceptional albums from Edmonton musicians. While the Fresh Tracks column can't cover every release from local artists, here is a selection of some of the albums we continue to hit replay on. Read More

Declining inflation, a lowered interest rate, and a GST hiatus aren't likely to bring consumer spending over the holidays back to their historic highs, but they have helped push spending above last year, says an ATB analyst. Read More

The Siksika First Nation has made the difficult decision to file a legal challenge opposing the Alberta government’s decision to expand the Ghost Reservoir on the Bow River. We find ourselves fighting a project that, in broad terms, we were willing to support. Read More

The Town of Canmore’s leadership has framed second-home owners as an “existential threat” to the community, arguing that their presence drives up housing prices, making it unaffordable for local workers to live here. Read More

Edmonton Oilers (18-11-2) vs. Boston Bruins (17-13-3) Read More

The UCP will announce Thursday a pay boost of up to $250 million a year for Alberta family doctors, making them among the best paid in the country. Read More

The past year has been a good one for Calgary’s commercial real estate industry, bouncing back big time, says David Wallach, owner/broker at Barclay Street Real Estate. Read More

To his credit, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has not been feasting on the chaos created by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in what surely are the waning days of his political career and this federal government. Read More

Re. "UCP government fails to live up to its stay-in-your-lane brand," Keith Gerein, Dec. 18 Read More

This in from Vancouver Canucks fan Liam Miller @millerthegoat, a viral video clip now viewed more than 500,000 times castigating Edmonton Oilers d-man Evan Bouchard for a goal against the Oilers against Florida where Sam Reinhart shot the puck from behind the net off goalie Stuart Skinner's facemask and into the Oilers net. Read More

Utah follows mountain standard time and maybe the adjustment of being one hour ahead is what confused the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday in Salt Lake City. Read More

SHAWNIGAN LAKE — Several B.C. media reports say one of two Central Saanich Police officers charged with sexual assaulting a woman they met on duty has died by suicide. Read More

A building declared dangerous by Vancouver's chief building official will be demolished within three weeks. Read More

SHAWNIGAN LAKE, B.C. — Several British Columbia media reports say one of two Central Saanich Police officers charged with sexually assaulting a woman they met on duty has died by suicide. Read More

A woman has been charged with attempted murder, with police alleging she intentionally tried to drive her car into the Fraser River with two young children inside. Read More

Devin Dreeshen wrestles with one hell of a mess. Read More

The Business Council of B.C. has launched an awareness campaign to counter the province's rising outward migration to Alberta. Read More

The search for the body of a missing woman resumed Wednesday following a fatal landslide that swept away a house in Lions Bay last weekend. Read More