Edmonton Journal

What happens when a municipal government decides that how you use your own property is grounds for financial punishment? In Canmore, a radical new tax policy threatens to transform property ownership from a well-earned right to a highly-regulated privilege — potentially driving some owners to sell, threatening investors and turning a once strong community spirit into a corrosive, adversarial relationship. Left unchecked, these actions risk fundamentally reshaping Alberta's real estate landscape. Read More

It could be the worst and best of times for the Edmonton Oil Kings, who fell to the Prince Albert Raiders in Game 7 on Tuesday to drop out of the playoff picture but on Thursday have the best odds at winning the WHL’s bantam draft lottery. Read More

If you want to see perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication, don't look at the past two years Calvin Pickard has spent with the Edmonton Oilers. Read More

Police in Sherwood Park have arrested and charged a man with arson after a statue of a prominent Canadian soldier was destroyed in a fire. Read More

This in from TSN's Ryan Rishaug: ""RNH doubtful according to Knoblauch...Knoblauch says everyone will be back by end of season. 29/97 day to day, as much as a week away." Read More

This in from NHL insider Brian Lawton, former player agent and GM, his wise words on the Edmonton Oilers, that it's still too early to judge this team one way or another, especially with all the injures, and that the story will be told in the playoffs. Read More

With a Canadian federal election less than three weeks away, the bots are out in force, looking for unsuspecting voters to sway. Read More

Multigenerational longevity is the rarest prize for Edmonton music venues, mostly claimed around here in focused tribal rooms like Cook County Saloon, Blues on Whyte and the eternal Yardbird Suite. Read More

Mark Carney is stealing Conservative campaign promises, which isn’t by itself a bad thing because theirs are better than his. Read More

The UCP and Danielle Smith are at it again. They totally pulled a fast one on Albertans. Remember the provincial police agency they said they wouldn't form without a referendum? Well, it's now formed; it's a done deal. Read More

Prince Albert, Sask. — Game 7s are no place for a nervous person. Read More

On Tuesday April 1st 2025, Bruce Jefferson McCurdy of St. Albert passed away at the age of 69 years. Read More

With measles soaring in Alberta, more Albertans are at risk of serious side effects or even death from the highly infectious disease — and the government needs to tell a large number of unvaccinated Albertans to get immunized, said Dr. Richard Owen. Read More

The Oilers Entertainment Group are making changes to the admission process into games with new security screening technology aimed at expediting entrance into games, while ensuring fan safety. Read More

Alberta plans to make key changes that would remove the ability for school boards to disqualify or remove a trustee. Read More

Two Alberta Mounties have been charged with dangerous driving — more than five years after the alleged offence, the province's police watchdog said Tuesday. Read More

The Alberta government is looking to eliminate municipal codes of conduct, formalize rules around party finances in local elections, and develop rules around under what conditions it can use to amend or repeal a municipal bylaw. Read More

Here are three burning questions as the regular season draws to a close for the Edmonton Oilers. Read More

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Five games to go. And six key players injured. Read More