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Calgary Home Covered in American Flags and Trump Banners Goes Viral Amid Canada-US Trade War
Kingsway Mall Sold to Montreal's Westcliff, Edmonton's Second Mall Sale in Three Weeks
The City of Calgary Is Hiring 70+ Roles Paying Up to $199,512, and Some Need No Degree
Airdrie Man Sentenced to Life for Murder of Calgary Woman Chelsea Davidenas, 29
Calgary Motorcyclist Killed on McKnight Boulevard Identified as PUBG Mobile Creator Farooq Ahmad
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Former Oilers Owner Peter Pocklington's $1.98M Edmonton Mansion Lands on the City's Tax Auction List
The Saskatchewan Drive home once owned by Peter Pocklington, the Oilers' first owner and the man who traded Wayne Gretzky, is among nearly 300 properties on Edmonton's 2026 tax auction list. It's listed at $1.98 million, but that isn't what it would cost at auction on October 29.
12 Things to Do in Edmonton This Weekend: August 29–31, 2026 (Alberta Day & More)
Alberta Day takes over the Legislature Grounds with a free drone show, Jerk and Jollof Fest hits the riverfront, and the Hong Kong Carnival fills Hawrelak Park. Twelve things to do in Edmonton over the August 29-31 weekend, with times, addresses and costs.
Severe Storm Sweeps the Edmonton Region: Quarter-Sized Hail in St. Albert, Morinville and Westlock
A severe thunderstorm swept the corridor north and west of Edmonton late Thursday, with residents in St. Albert and near Clyde reporting hail, torrential rain and near-continuous lightning. Environment Canada issued a warning at 10:55 p.m. and radar indicated quarter-sized hail. Alerts have since ended.
Calgary Spotlight
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Calgary Courier Company Loses Five Vehicles to Fire Two Weeks After Moving From Regina; Arson Unit Investigating
Calgary police responded to the 0-100 block of Cityline Common N.E. around 2 a.m. Friday, where five vehicles belonging to a courier company were extensively damaged by fire. The company relocated from Regina roughly two weeks ago. The CPS arson unit is investigating.
12 Things to Do in Calgary This Weekend: August 29–31, 2026 (GlobalFest & More)
GlobalFest closes its first run at Spruce Meadows with fireworks and a 600-drone show, Village Square sends off the Thunder Slide, and SUE the T. rex is still at TELUS Spark. Twelve things to do in Calgary over the August 29-31 weekend, with times, addresses and costs.
Calgary Motorcyclist Killed on McKnight Boulevard Identified as PUBG Mobile Creator Farooq Ahmad
The motorcyclist killed in a single-vehicle collision on McKnight Boulevard has been identified by CTV News as Farooq Ahmad, a PUBG Mobile content creator with more than 925,000 YouTube subscribers. Calgary police say he was travelling in excess of 200 km/h and have not released his name.
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Edmonton Oilers Ticket Prices for 2026–27: What You’ll Actually Pay at Rogers Place
Edmonton Oilers tickets are advertised from less than $20, but that won’t get you into most regular-season games at Rogers Place. Here’s what 2026–27 tickets currently cost, why prices vary between sites and when waiting could save you money.
Alberta Commits $3 Million to Rising Above's New Grande Prairie Treatment Centre, Opening This Fall
The province has committed $3 million toward a new 36-bed treatment centre at Rising Above in Grande Prairie. The building is nearly complete and expected to accept clients this fall. Rising Above receives 400 to 500 applications a year and can admit about 100.
Lordco Auto Parts Is Open in Medicine Hat at 64 Carry Drive SE: Hours, What Is in the Store and the September 12 Grand Opening
Lordco Auto Parts has opened in the old Peavey Mart building at 64 Carry Drive SE, its seventh Alberta store and the 87th in a Western Canada network. Eighteen people work there, 17 of them hired locally, under a manager who transferred from Revelstoke. It is open seven days a week, and the public grand opening is Saturday, September 12. Here are the hours, what the store actually carries, and what it means that a big box empty since the Peavey Mart collapse has a tenant again.
Lethbridge Is Chasing Provincial and Federal Money for Its $285-Million Wastewater Plant to Blunt an 18 Per Cent Rate Hike
Mayor Blaine Hyggen is seeking meetings with provincial and federal ministers to find money for the largest infrastructure project in Lethbridge's history, and the reason is on your utility bill. The city is borrowing $261 million of the $285-million wastewater plant expansion, repaid by wastewater rates rising 18.05 per cent a year from 2027 to 2030 — $23.05 a month more on the average household. Here is what the city is asking for, the November 30 deadline that decides it, and what every dollar from Ottawa or Edmonton is worth to your bill.
Medicine Hat Pays 7 Cents a Kilowatt-Hour While the Rest of Alberta Pays 12. Here Is Why, and What Changes October 1
Medicine Hat households pay 7.000 cents a kilowatt-hour. The default rate in Calgary and Edmonton is 12.01. The City's own calculation for this quarter came in at 4.47 cents — below the 7-cent floor written into its rate bylaw, so residents pay the floor, and the margin helps fund a multi-million-dollar dividend back to the City. Here is how the only municipally owned generation, distribution and retail utility in Alberta sets your rate, what it saved you in 2025, what the October 1 reset does, and why December 31 matters more.
Lethbridge Recycling Changes on October 1: Blue Carts for 10 Nearby Communities and a Bigger Accepted List
Lethbridge crews start collecting blue carts in 10 nearby communities in October, with carts arriving mid-to-late September. Nothing changes for Lethbridge households' collection day or cost. But the same date starts Phase 2 of Alberta's recycling program, which adds glass, foam, plastic bags and film, aerosol cans and laminated packaging to the province-wide accepted list — four things Lethbridge's blue cart rejects today. Here is what is confirmed, what is not, and what to check before October 1.
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Jimmy John's Is Opening Its First Calgary Location Near the University of Calgary This Fall
Jollibee Edmonton: 10 New Restaurants Planned in Major Expansion
Shake Shack’s First Canadian Drive-Thru Opens in Calgary August 27 With Alberta-Exclusive Menu Items
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