EDMONTON — Soccer players, including one Edmontonian, are in a bind as The MLS is Back Tournament in Florida has to be adjusted, this while COVID-19 cases rise in the state. “It’s pretty crazy. I don’t think I ever could…
Edmonton Oilers will have no home ice advantage, says Chicago sportswriter
Article content This in from Charlie Roumeliotis, an NBC sportswriter in Chicago, his take that the Blackhawks will have no disadvantage in their play-in series against the Edmonton Oilers in Edmonton, in part because Oilers players will also have to…
Tornado alert issued around same time Alberta family captures video of funnel cloud near highway
While much of Alberta experienced turbulent weather on Tuesday night, a mother from Brooks said she was frightened by a funnel cloud next to the highway her family was travelling on around the same time a tornado alert was in…
Restaurants open but many won’t turn a profit for a year: study
EDMONTON — Restaurants are calling for government help as a new national study suggests that most won’t be profitable for around a year. While many restaurants have been able to open, with COVID-19 precautions in place, revenue income is not…
Alberta RCMP search for suspects in $2K theft of antibiotics from Trochu vet clinic
RCMP are searching for two men who broke into a Trochu, Alta., vet clinic and stole more than $2,000 worth of antibiotics on Monday, according to a Tuesday news release. Police said early on July 6, two men smashed a…
Edmonton Eskimos sponsor calls on team to change its name if it wants to keep partnership
Citing its corporate values, a major insurance firm says it wants the Edmonton Eskimos organization to change its team name if it wants to continue its sponsorship deal going forward. “For several years, we have been a sponsor of the…
Swapping grass for low maintenance plants to save money
EDMONTON — City council is exploring the possibility of removing grass from some areas and replacing it with flora that doesn’t require as much maintenance. After months without care city grass is being cut again on a regular basis. About…
‘Bill 30 is another attack on physicians’: more concern over new bill
EDMONTON — Those against Bill 30 say that the existing private clinics in Alberta haven’t helped wait times and question the effectiveness of more. “Right now we have a complicated health system which requires patients to accommodate the system which…
Thankful Outdoorsman draws international following sharing the Alberta wild
His social media accounts are simple — lots of pictures of the intimate lives of Alberta wildlife, mixed with a few delicious-looking meals and some wild-found groceries. It’s attracted a combined audience of more than 30,000 followers to The Thankful…
CFL team sponsor threatens to cut ties unless Edmonton changes name
One of the sponsors of the Canadian Football League’s Edmonton Eskimos says it will cut ties with the team unless it changes its name. Longtime sponsor belairdirect, a car and home insurance company, said Tuesday the team’s name, which has been…