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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
Airdrie Man Sentenced to Life for Murder of Calgary Woman Chelsea Davidenas, 29
Edmonton's Eastbound Rainbow Valley Bridge Is Open, Adding a Third Whitemud Lane After a Year of Closure
High-Risk Sex Offender Released From Bowden Institution in Alberta, Moving to Winnipeg
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Edmonton Ranks 9th for Happiness Among Canada's Biggest Cities, Ahead of Only Winnipeg
Edmonton placed ninth out of Canada's ten largest cities in Leger's 2026 Happiness Index with a score of 67.7, ahead of only Winnipeg. The city's score rose 1.4 points from last year, a bigger gain than Calgary's, and it still dropped two spots.
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.
Edmonton Police Const. Alec Chomik Charged With Two Counts of Sexual Assault Over 2024 Off-Duty Incident
ASIRT has charged Edmonton Police Service Const. Alec Chomik with two counts of sexual assault stemming from an off-duty event on March 10, 2024. He was arrested Wednesday and appears in court October 7. EPS says he remained on active duty throughout the investigation and was relieved without pay once charges were laid.
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Calgary Police Release CCTV Images in Random Sexual Assault at Southland CTrain Station
Calgary police are asking for help identifying a black SUV with chrome window trim seen fleeing the Southland CTrain Station parking lot around 1 a.m. on August 25, after a woman was sexually assaulted. Investigators believe she did not know the man before the attack.
The City of Calgary Is Hiring 70+ Roles Paying Up to $199,512, and Some Need No Degree
The City of Calgary posted more than 70 positions on August 27. Swim instructors, recreation leaders and a veterinary assistant at $36.85 an hour sit alongside a Manager of Engagement and Research at up to $199,512. Also open: Chief Administrative Officer, the most senior public servant in an organization with 17,000 staff and a $5-billion budget.
Calgary Motorcyclist Killed on McKnight Boulevard Was Going More Than 200 km/h Police Say
A 39-year-old man died after a single-vehicle collision on McKnight Boulevard near Métis Trail N.E. on Wednesday evening. Calgary police say evidence at the scene suggests he was travelling in excess of 200 km/h. It's the city's 23rd traffic fatality this year.
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View AllEdmonton 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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