12 h. ago Construction disruption: Major intersection closures for Edmonton Valley Line LRT starts this month

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. More intensive road construction is planned along the west leg of the Valley Line LRT from mid-April to November in three phases. Jonathan Cox, construction […]

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12 h. ago Construction disruption: Major roadwork, closures for Edmonton Valley Line LRT start this month

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. More intensive road construction is planned along the west leg of the Valley Line LRT from mid-April to November in three phases. Jonathan Cox, construction […]

Politics

12 h. ago Valley Line LRT west intersection closures to begin with 124 Street this month

After Edmonton council elected to speed up construction on the west leg of the Valley Line LRT, the first of several planned intersection closures will begin the week of April 21.

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19 h. ago 2nd phase of construction to begin on Regina’s Dewdney Avenue corridor

Regina residents will soon be faced with the familiar disruptions of construction along Dewdney Avenue, but despite the road closures local shops in the area remain open.

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3 d. ago Oil Flows Edge Higher in Final Month Before OPEC+ Supply Revival

The flow of seaborne oil rose in March, the final month before OPEC+ is set to start adding barrels back to the global market.

Sport

3 d. ago Automakers report stellar sales ahead of Trump’s tariffs taking effect

NEW YORK (AP) — The major car companies say sales rose sharply in March, with most reporting double-digit gains. For some companies, the strong performance last month helped make up for a sluggish start to the year. Automakers sold nearly 1.6 million vehicles in the U.S. in March, up 13.6%. That brought total sales for […]

Economics

4 d. ago Energy helps S&P/TSX rise, U.S. stocks mixed as investors await ‘Liberation Day’

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose Monday, led by strength in energy and industrial stocks as the price of oil climbed, while U.S. markets were mixed as investors closed out a volatile month and nervously eyed impending tariffs. Markets started the day in the red before steadily climbing throughout the day. “We are in […]

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5 d. ago ‘Open heart surgery’: Metrolinx interim CEO warns of upcoming subway construction disruption

In his speech to the Board of Trade, Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay said while progress might seem "incremental," transit projects are moving forward.

Culture

7 d. ago Opinion: How Edmonton's Quarters LRT station inspires — and disappoints

On the morning of March 21, the sunshine in Edmonton was particularly bright, the sky high and clear, with white clouds drifting lazily by, as if a painting were unfolding above the city. I boarded the Valley Line LRT, weaving through the streets and alleys of this city, the scenery along the way as familiar […]

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7 d. ago Edmonton weather: Roadways reopen while heavy snowfall continues

A look at Friday’s Edmonton weather from Environment Canada. It’s -9 C at the Edmonton Blatchford weather station with 11 km/h winds out of the southwest. The wet and slushy snowfall continues on this gloomy Friday morning. Unsurprisingly, Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Edmonton area, saying we should expect up to […]

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1 week ago Spring storm to bring yet another blast of winter chill to Ontario this weekend

It's been a bit of a shock for Ontario residents to realize that the enjoyable stint of sunny, 20 C weather we saw earlier this month was a fleeting burst rather than the start of spring in full swing, and this weekend is set to serve as even more of an unfortunate reality check.Meteorologists are forecasting that from Friday, March 28 through to Sunday, March 30 — technically the second weekend of spring proper — a large swath of the province, including the GTA, will be hit with a deep chill complete with some freezing rain.The weather outlook for Toronto in coming days calls for highs to drop to near 0 C, which will feel more like -5 C at the worst of times —  a firm reminder that it's not quite time to break out the summer wardrobe just yet, though the flakes of snow that have been falling across the city yesterday and today may have been enough of an indication.⚠️ Significant Winter...

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1 week ago Urgent care at East Edmonton Health Centre temporarily closed due to water leak

A water leak has forced the closure of urgent care operations at the East Edmonton Health Centre at least until Monday, says Alberta Health Services (AHS). Regular operations at the 7910 112 Ave. location are expected to resume on Monday at 5 p.m., said a news release from AHS Friday night. Health Link at 811 […]

Science

2 w. ago People in Toronto claim luxury gym is cancelling their memberships over bad reviews

Over the past few years, luxury gyms and wellness clubs have completely transformed the fitness landscape in Toronto, but the members of one club suggest that it's not all smooth squatting.The 2021 arrival of Winnipeg-based "social wellness club" Altea Active in Toronto was a revelation for the city's fitness community, leading to the immediate formation of a near evangelical fanbase for the gym.Opening up shop in an expansive 89,000 sq. ft. space at Liberty Village's Novus building, the gym boasted a virtually unmatched suite of offerings, from aquatic training, fitness classes, open gym training, a restaurant, recreation and child care.With memberships, at the time, starting at $95 per month (which have since been increased), for many, the suite of offerings — on top of the gym's high-calibre instructors, who fostered fan bases of their own — more than justified the lofty cost.Recently, though, members have noted some changes around the gym, and not everyone'...

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3 w. ago There's a huge festival to mark the start of spring in Toronto this month

Spring is right around the corner, and one of Toronto's coolest venues is throwing a week-long wellness festival to celebrate.I am, personally, incredibly guilty of falling into the trap of believing that, despite 25 years of experiential evidence to the contrary, winter might just never end.Other than 2024, of course, when the winter just didn't happen at all. Despite the fact that, without fail, spring arrives every March, Toronto winters are bleak enough to make you forget that brighter days can and will return, and that's why Stackt Market wants to celebrate the return of the season.Back for its second year, Stackt Market's Spring Equinox Festival is a celebration of health, wellness and positive vibes surrounding the spring equinox on March 20.The festival runs from March 18 to March 23 and is set to feature a slew of special programming, including fitness classes, wellness workshops and markets, all geared towards getting you ready for the advent of a sunnier season....

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3 w. ago Trump Team Is Pivoting to No Pain, No Gain as Economic Message

President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to cure what he said was an ailing US economy. Little more than a month into his second term, he’s starting to hint that the treatment might hurt.

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