Local, Regional News

After a hectic year in Edmonton's housing market, Re/Max's latest report predicts that the pace will continue in 2025 with prices expected to climb 10 per cent in the average sale price across all listing types. Read More

Life is already too expensive for so many Edmontonians. Read More

Welcome to winter; to slick side roads, icy patches and bad drivers. Read More

A strange court case in Calgary 101 years started when several taxi drivers were charged with illegally selling liquor. A number of plainclothes police officers had investigated the matter by calling for a taxi and then successfully asking if the drivers could obtain liquor and selling it to them. When the case went to court, counsel for the prosecution asked the police chief — who was testifying — if he could say for sure if the bottle that was delivered in one case was "intoxicating." The chief said he believed it was, based on what arresting officers had told him. Counsel then suggested the chief should taste the liquid in question, but the Magistrate overseeing the case said it wasn't necessary. "I don't want to have the spectacle here of having the chief of police in the witness box taking a drink of whisky out of a bottle. I don't like it all," Magistrate Sanders said. Read More

In what could be the first major step toward a new biodiesel plant in Regina, Federated Co-operatives Ltd. (FCL) is looking for approval to build a new rail yard north of the refinery. Read More

This isn't the time for playing games. Read More

As announced by the PM, Canadians are to receive a break in the GST for a couple of months and maybe a cash gift. It appears that the PM does not understand that the promoted savings amount to an insignificant gesture. Along with the cash, it is an attempt to buy votes in case there is an early election. Read More

After the first period of Edmonton's most recent win, a 6-2 drubbing of the New York Rangers, Oilers ace Leon Draisaitl came in for some heat for his body language during one play. Read More