The Edmonton Oilers desperately needed a save in Florida on Thursday night. Stuart Skinner had played well over forty, but he frankly whiffed on consecutive opportunities in the third. Although to be fair, there was soft defensive coverage on both and a bad line change on one. Meanwhile, a continuous march to the penalty box […]

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Marit Stiles and the Ontario New Democratic Party are poised to hang onto Official Opposition status in Ontario’s legislature, Global News projects.

Politics

Striking education support workers marched through the streets of Edmonton and protested outside the legislature at the same time the Alberta budget was being tabled inside.

Society

CALGARY — Pembina Pipeline Corp. announced it’s investing in a proposed Edmonton-area natural gas power plant that could supply a massive data centre complex, as it reported a dip in quarterly earnings and a boost in pipeline volumes. It said Thursday it has entered into agreements for a 50 per cent stake in the Greenlight […]

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An Edmonton aesthetician has admitted to using a forged massage school transcript to fake her way into professional organizations.

Science

The Oilers have been outscored 17-7 in the three games coming out of the 4 Nations Face-Off break.

Sport

Provincial officials said Thursday the $52-million event park would include an indoor and outdoor component east of the arena. It would be a public recreation and community gathering space

Economics

Cameron Mason, 47, has been charged with mischief to property associated to an identifiable group, and he's been released on conditions

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"The single tax is really a term used to basically say that singles have higher costs and are being impacted with those higher cost" 

Economics

It's election day in Ontario.Doug Ford's incumbent Progressive Conservative Party (PC) is seeking re-election to a third consecutive term. The main opponents are the Ontario Liberal Party (OLP) led by Bonnie Crombie, the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Marit Stiles, and the Green Party of Ontario (GPO) led by Mike Schreiner.Normally, Ontarians are mailed a voter card that they can bring to their assigned voting location.However, the string of winter storms in the province has led Canada Post to warn about delayed deliveries, so you may not have gotten one in time. Thankfully, this card isn't required to vote; all you need is one piece of ID with your name and address at the polls.If you don't have your voter card and need to know where you can vote, the official Elections Ontario website can direct you to the right place.Simply visit the Voter Information Service page and input your postal code and you'll receive the location, address, voting hours, can...

Transport

The Edmonton Oilers will be without the services of Darnell Nurse when they face the defending-champion Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday (5 p.m., Sportsnet One). The 30-year-old defenceman is out day-to-day with an undisclosed injury, according to Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch. Nurse crashed into the end boards Tuesday in a 4-1 […]

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'A $10,000 hit, that's a big deal,' said Don Getschel, the Towing and Recovery Association of Alberta's Edmonton director

Events

A 26-year-old man affiliated with a Montreal-based gang was released from custody after being arrested last month for trafficking women in Calgary and Edmonton, according to the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team. The agency’s investigation identified five victims and found the offences occurred over two years. At the time of his arrest, the man, who […]

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WINNIPEG — Relatives of two murdered Indigenous women expressed shock, hope and anger Thursday, after receiving news that potential human remains have been found at a landfill where their loved ones were believed to have been taken. “I think the shock of everything has finally hit me,” Melissa Robinson, a cousin of Morgan Harris, said […]

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Emily Murphy was Alberta's first female judge and one of the so-called Famous Five women behind the 1929 Persons Case.

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Canadian actor Michael J. Fox is scheduled to make a rare appearance at Calgary Expo this year as part of a panel dedicated to the Back to the Future franchise on the 40th anniversary of the first 1985 film. The Edmonton-born retired actor and activist, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease, is only making four appearances […]

Culture

Calgary’s 1988 Winter Olympics brought global talent and heartening underdogs to the city, notably British ski jumper Eddie the Eagle and the Jamaican bobsled team that served as the inspiration behind 1993’s film Cool Runnings. The 1988 Winter Olympic torch is considered one of the most rare due to how few, less than 150, were […]

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Hundreds of thousands of Canadians have signed a petition to revoke the citizenship of Elon Musk, who holds dual citizenship in the U.S. and Canada. And, he appears to be a little upset about the idea."Canada is not a real country," the senior advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump and tech billionaire said on X. The post was deleted soon after.Those are bold words for someone who has kids with three Canadian women, has a Canadian mother, and lived in Canada.But few people know that before he became an internationally known edge lord, Musk worked as a lumberjack in this very "not real" country.According to the book Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, Musk left his South Africa home at just 17 to move to Canada, where he lived and worked on his cousin's farm in Waldeck, Saskatchewan.He also became a Canadian citizen, as his mother, Maye Musk, was born in Regina. Musk's grandmother was from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.In May 2...

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WestJet Rewards members can expect some big changes coming to the airline's loyalty program after a major revamp.On Thursday, the carrier announced "the most significant improvement" to WestJet Rewards in the program's 15-year history."We are improving WestJet Rewards to bring more value to all Canadians, whether that's our frequent flyers, credit card holders or the casual traveler," said Steve McClelland, vice president of loyalty at the airline."That's why we've introduced changes to our program across both flights and everyday partnerships, that give members so many great ways to earn points and save for flights, vacations or enhanced travel experiences."Five changes will be implemented on April 30. The airline says these updates will make it easier for members to earn, redeem, and achieve status.From WestJet dollars to pointsThe first change is the rewards program's currency will change from dollars to points. This means one WestJet dollar converts to 1...

Transport

The nearly 30,000 square foot space in Menlo Park will represent one of the largest dedicated spaces for developers, startups, and business leaders to shape the future of AI Snowflake also plans to invest up to $200M in next-gen startups innovating on its AI Data Cloud through the Snowflake Startup Accelerator Program, in partnership with […]

Economics