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Acro Canine Crew a 20-member Edmonton dance team from Supernova Acro Studio combined with trained performance dogs won the Golden Buzzer on the Season 21 premiere of America's Got Talent on June 2. Host Terry Crews ran down from the stage to press it. The group advances directly to the Live Shows.
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Ten days of baseball, food trucks, live music, and a Canadian Baseball Legends Gala featuring former Blue Jay Kevin Pillar. The Canadian Grand Slam of Baseball runs May 21 to 31 at Spitz Stadium.
Fort Edmonton Park is now open for its 2026 summer season, with discounted admission, Wednesday-to-Sunday hours, Midway rides, train and streetcar access, weekend brunch, and the Indigenous Peoples Experience all back for visitors.
A joke about Assassin’s Creed coming to Edmonton has Albertans picturing river valley parkour, Calgary Templars, and one very cold open-world game.
Evolve Impact Inc. is bringing an evening of dinner, dancing, and memories to Calgary this spring but spots are limited and early bird pricing closes April 30.
YMCA Calgary, Calgary Public Library, and developer Truman are proposing a 69,000 sq. ft. joint facility in West District — with a pool, gym, and full library branch but construction depends on funding from all three levels of government.
The University of Calgary needed a way to mark its 60th anniversary. Someone suggested breaking a Guinness World Record by getting hundreds of people into dinosaur costumes. It worked.
The iconic yellow pavilion on the University of Alberta campus has always divided opinions but a viral post with nearly 280,000 views just made the Butterdome a talking point far beyond Edmonton.
Less than four months after a Zamboni explosion destroyed their arena, the southern Alberta town of Taber has won the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville competition, securing $250,000 for repairs and the chance to host an NHL pre-season game.
The Dreamspeakers International Indigenous Film Festival returns to Edmonton April 15 to 19, featuring over 30 films from Indigenous filmmakers across Canada, the United States, Australia, Brazil and Fiji with a free opening night screening to kick things off.
Edmonton's Winspear Centre expansion is finally getting finished. The new 550-seat Music Box concert hall is set to open fall 2027 here's what's being built and why it almost didn't happen.
Medicine Hat is hosting its first-ever Cultural Forum on Monday, March 23 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre. The free event brings together artists, organizations, and community members for workshops, a downtown walking tour, and collaborative sessions on the city's cultural future.
Daryl Katz, Edmonton-born owner of the Edmonton Oilers, has a net worth of $7.2 billion according to the 2026 Forbes World's Billionaires List up $1.4 billion in a single year.
Alberta will host the 2028 World Cup of Hockey, with Calgary's under-construction Scotia Place handling round-robin play and Edmonton's Rogers Place getting the semifinals and championship. Here's what the announcement actually means.
Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal was recently spotted at Mazati Lounge on Sherwood Drive in Sherwood Park. The sighting has Edmonton buzzing but what's The Big Diesel doing in YEG? Could he be in town to catch Oilers forward Shaq Hyman in action, or is there another reason for his visit?
The Saddledome's days are numbered. Scotia Place is rising in Victoria Park, and it's going to change how Calgarians experience the city.
Fortress Mountain has been closed since 2004. Now a new development team wants to turn it into a four-season resort with gondolas, spas and eventually up to 14 ski lifts and they're among the first to test Alberta's new All-Season Resorts Act in the process.
Around 7:54 p.m. Thursday, large fireballs lit up the sky over Calgary and people immediately started asking questions meteor? Aliens? Missile? It was a SpaceX Starlink satellite launched in 2020, burning up on reentry. It sounds rare. It really isn't anymore.
The City of Edmonton approved a 600-unit apartment building at West Edmonton Mall back in 2002. It was never built. Now Edmontonians are asking why and the idea is going viral again
For nearly 30 years, a man-made waterfall poured off the High Level Bridge 64 metres straight down into the North Saskatchewan River, seven metres taller than Niagara Falls. Kayakers paddled through it. Rainbows formed beneath it. And then one day, the city quietly turned it off forever. Here's the story Edmonton forgot
Olivia leads the girls' list while Noah takes the top spot for boys, but it's Theodore jumping to number two and Aurora cracking the top ten that have people talking. There are also a handful of ties scattered across both lists, which says a lot about just how divided Alberta parents were on a few favorites this year.
Edmonton's Coronation Park Sports and Recreation Centre opens January 27, 2026 North America's first indoor triathlon training facility featuring a 50-metre pool, 250-metre velodrome, and running track all under one roof.
Calgary's streets are full of public art you've probably walked past a hundred times. From the bronze businessmen on Stephen Avenue to the controversial $471,000 Blue Ring near Deerfoot, here's the story behind five sculptures that define the city
There's a stretch of northeast Calgary where the prairie sky meets something unexpected a 97-foot steel minaret rising above the suburban rooftops of Castleridge. This isn't Dubai or Istanbul.
This fall, Canada’s Broadway Diner is teaming up with Trolley 5 Brewpub to throw a spellbinding Saturday brunch like no other. Get ready for Witch Perfect: For Good A Wickedly Delicious Dining...
Calgary showed just how much it loves basketball. The Toronto Raptors’ open scrimmage at the University of Calgary’s Jack Simpson Gym sold out within hours, packing the stands and leaving thousands outside hoping for a glimpse. It was a defining moment for the city’s growing basketball scene one that proved Calgary is ready for more big-league hoops.
Edmonton’s Maria Augusta Wozniak is one of 16 designers in Canada chosen for the 2025 Cashmere Collection, creating a couture dress from bathroom tissue to raise funds for breast cancer research.
Stained by Henna is more than a service it’s a living expression of tradition and modern creativity. From bridal ceremonies to community events, each design tells a story, blending intricate cultural patterns with a fresh, contemporary touch all starting at just $10 in Calgary.
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"Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit."
— Jawaharlal Nehru