Edmonton Journal

This in from host Bob Stauffer of Oilers Now and his guest Frank Seravalli of The Daily Faceoff, their tentative timeline for the return to play of injured Oilers such as Trent Frederic, Connor McDavid, Mattias Ekholm, Leon Draisaitl and Evander Kane. Read More

Time spent travelling between Downtown and the west end will soon be longer for many Edmontonians, with some major intersection closures and reduced lanes on busy routes starting this month. Read More

No Leon Draisaitl. No Connor McDavid. No Mattias Ekholm. No Stuart Skinner. Read More

After 14 years in public service for the City of Edmonton, split between back-to-back terms as both a city councillor followed by mayor, Don Iveson earned his time away from politics, but what has he been up to since he finished at City Hall? Read More

Alberta RCMP have announced several drug trafficking and weapons charges against three people in two separate investigations last month. Read More

Good news out of the Oilers camp in Los Angeles today, news that Leon Draisaitl's injury isn't severe and that newcomer Trent Frederic might finally just play in Edmonton's game against Los Angeles on Saturday. Read More

The Rural Municipalities of Alberta says the new government-commissioned report on what to do about the long-standing issue of inactive oil and gas wells does nothing to address concerns it has brought to the table. Read More

A former Alberta MLA who was removed as the federal Liberal Party candidate in Edmonton Gateway says he plans to run as an independent in a different riding. Read More

An Edmonton massage therapist is facing two additional charges of sexual assault after more complainants alleged they were sexually assaulted at an Edmonton massage clinic. Read More

These were the words of Premier Danielle Smith at a Feb. 19 press conference addressing corruption allegations: Read More

Another conspirator in a sprawling Alberta fentanyl production scheme has pleaded guilty, admitting he imported chemicals and lab equipment from China. Read More

It’s a piece of Edmonton’s history that more than 100 years later still looks and feels like it did — or very close to it — when its first residents moved in. Read More

The "Canadian dream" — owning a single-family detached home — remains a desirable goal among buyers across Canada, a new survey shows. Read More

At the very top of the list of things nobody thought they would ever say about the Edmonton Oilers is this: “Aside from McDavid and Draisaitl being injured two weeks before the playoffs, things are going pretty well right now.” Read More

Cult of Hockey writer and podcaster Bruce McCurdy always loved to explore how luck played out in Edmonton Oilers games, his half-joking suggestion being that the fate of each contest was in the hands of "the Hockey Gords," a reference to the late great Gordie Howe in hockey heaven. Read More

Tenants of the recently sold historic Edmonton building, the Annamoe Mansion at 11950 100 Ave., will be looking for new homes over the coming months after the property's new owners sprung an $1,800 jump in rent for all units on Tuesday. Read More

A: Let me start off by saying how sorry I am that you lost your home. You and all the other brave homeowners in Jasper are an inspiration to all of us. When it comes to your peonies, it would be best if you could put them in some potting mix in a plastic garbage bag or in a large pail. Make sure they are covered with the mix. The potting mix will act as insulation and also help keep them from drying out. You can mist the mix lightly every so often as well. Read More

Smokey: It’s local musician and public art master Smokey Johnson’s 45th birthday and, in honour of it, he’s released a beautiful, rather chipper new indie pop song called Ready to Die. Read More

According to calculations by Vancouver’s Fraser Institute, between 2007 and 2022 Alberta and Albertans sent $245 billion more to the federal government than the federal government sent back to this province in the form of pensions and social payments, unemployment benefits, research grants, health care contributions, affordable housing construction and so on. Read More

"Never in doubt", as our dearly departed colleague would have said... Read More