31 h. ago Can Edmonton Oilers goalie put distance tonight on the worst cold streak in years?

This in from the Edmonton Oilers practice, news that goalie Calvin Pickard will start tonight against the Seattle Kraken. Pickard has been on the coldest streak we’ve seen from an Edmonton Oilers goalie in several years, but broke it with a strong performance in a 2-1 loss to Tampa Bay, before again struggling when he […]

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31 h. ago Can Edmonton Oilers goalie put distance on his first and worst cold streak in net?

Game Day 28: Oilers vs Kraken This in from the Edmonton Oilers practice, news that goalie Calvin Pickard will start tonight against the Seattle Kraken. Pickard has been on the coldest streak we’ve seen from an Edmonton Oilers goalie in several years, but broke it with a strong performance in a 2-1 loss to Tampa […]

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49 h. ago Letters: Will Premier Smith reverse Alberta’s recall legislation?

What should the old Royal Alberta Museum site be used for? Vote in our daily poll! In 1937, William Aberhart faced a recall push, as his riding had collected enough signatures to force a byelection. He had come up with the magic percentage number that these voters had achieved in collecting signatures. To save the […]

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6 d. ago Player grades: Oilers finally strong, not iffy, on defence, beating Seattle 4

Defence wins championships, something the Edmonton Oilers forgot all too often in their first 25 games, but clearly remembered in their 4-0 win over the Seattle Kraken. The Edmonton Oilers finally brought their “A” game at even strength and dominated the game with timely scoring. Best of all, they never looked that shaky on defence. […]

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6 d. ago 'No significant upgrade': Edmonton Oilers fans sane enough about goalie situation

Game Day 26: Oilers vs Kraken (2 p.m. MST game start) The Edmonton Oilers can’t get saves and can’t stop goals against. But fans of the team come across as sane enough about the team’s goaltender situation. And while most fans would like to see change in the net, there’s also a realization that there’s […]

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7 d. ago «Les furies»: le cinéma québécois chausse ses patins au féminin

La comédie signée Mélanie Charbonneau et Gabrielle Côté a le parfum réconfortant de nos VHS usées des années 1990-2000.

Culture

8 d. ago Former environment minister, activist Steven Guilbeault resigns from cabinet

The move comes just hours after federal government signed pipeline MOU with Alberta

Politics

1 week ago In defence of the Defence, as the Edmonton Oilers start to show signs of coming around: 9 Things

The Edmonton Oilers have survived that ugly eastern road swing we all spotted when the season schedule first came out. .500 may not seem like much to you. But especially how the year had started out, this most recent road stretch could have buried them had it gone terribly wrong. And some had predicted it […]

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2 w. ago The bleeding continues; Is this as good as it gets for Edmonton Oilers?

There is much to be concerned about right now as the Edmonton Oilers continue wandering through the November desert. Defence. Goaltending. Depth scoring. Even-strength scoring. Riding the stars too hard. Morale. And salary cap space. But the most troubling part of this trouble start is that we still haven’t seen them play the ‘We Told […]

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2 w. ago 'Brutal play here recently': Oilers insiders with unprecedented criticism of Darnell Nurse

Game Day 22: Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse is facing unprecedented criticism just now. But there’s nothing unfair about this heated disapproval. Nurse has never before performed this poorly as an Oiler. There has long had a large faction of Oilers fans and commentators in the on-line world who have doubted Nurse’s ability. But in […]

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2 w. ago Family of slain Edmonton teen Eric Omeasoo seek judicial review after police, Crown say killer acted in self

Lawyers for Rhonda Spence and Chasity Phillips, Omeasoo's grandmother and aunt, argue the court should review the decision because an "abuse of process" occurred.

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2 w. ago This group of Ontario's richest people have a combined wealth of over $200 billion

Ontario's top 0.1 per cent continues to dominate the country's financial landscape, with a new list showing more than $200 billion in combined net worth across the province's wealthiest people. The annual report, titled "The Rich List," is produced by Maclean's in partnership with its sister publication, Canadian Business, and identifies Canada's 40 richest people and outlines how they've amassed their fortunes. For years now, the Thomson family has held the coveted top spot through its vast holdings in Thomson Reuters and a broad range of other investments; however, as the publication notes, emerging industries have altered the top of this year's list. The most significant change comes from the rise of businessman Changpeng Zhao, who founded the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, and who now enters the ranking in the number one position this year.Maclean's notes that the total net worth of the 10 wealthiest Can...

Economics

2 w. ago Premiers hint at ‘significant’ tariff relief to come after Carney meeting

New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt said premiers had a "productive" meeting with Carney that focused on the federal budget and progress on tariff talks with the United States.

Economics

2 w. ago Maple Leafs claim defenceman Troy Stecher on waivers from Edmonton

Some veteran help is on the way for the defensively challenged Maple Leafs. On Saturday, prior to their game in Chicago, the Leafs claimed blueliner Troy Stecher on waivers from the Edmonton Oilers. Stecher is well-known to Toronto general manager Brad Treliving and coach Craig Berube from his five stops in the Western Conference, when he […]

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2 w. ago Maple Leafs claim defenceman Troy Stecher on waivers, what it means

Some veteran help is on the way for the defensively challenged Maple Leafs. On Saturday, prior to their game in Chicago, the Leafs claimed blueliner Troy Stecher on waivers from the Edmonton Oilers. Stecher is well-known to Toronto general manager Brad Treliving and coach Craig Berube from his five stops in the Western Conference, when he […]

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3 w. ago Oilers backup goalie Calvin Pickard struggles behind slack early

What’s happened to Calvin Pickard, who wrote that stuff-of-dreams story in the NHL playoffs last spring? Stu Skinner’s safety net is digging pucks out of the cage right now, a few months after the loyal soldier won six straight early playoff games last spring and finished 7-1. He was the all-heart battler bailing out the […]

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3 w. ago Why are the Edmonton Oilers struggling? Five (mostly bad) things about their start this season

What's not working with a team that would love to make it to the Stanley Cup Final again

Culture

3 w. ago Oilers GM Stan Bowman on Edmonton’s scuffling start: ‘We’re just not clicking’

Stan Bowman smirked when the conversation shifted to goaltending.

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