Edmonton Journal

This in from Edmonton sports commentator Tom Gazzola: "Looks like Connor McDavid will make his return to the lineup tonight against Vegas. He’ll have Jeff Skinner & Zach Hyman on his wings. The captain working on faceoffs with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Mark Stuart at morning skate." Read More

EDMONTON — Alberta's health minister says her department is working to recruit physicians specialized in transgender health care, but critics say new government policies will push them away. Read More

Some 15,000 vulnerable patients in Edmonton and Calgary are getting a primary care boost to the tune of $30 million in grants for over the next two years. Read More

A look at Wednesday's Edmonton weather from Environment Canada. Read More

The Trudeau Liberals' announcement of a new emissions cap on the oil and gas sector might be the last, grandiose gasp and the final prosperity-pulverizing policy put forward by Steven Guilbeault and the Trudeau Liberals. But it still acted as a major trigger. Read More

This in from former NHL goalie Jamie McLennan, now an NHL analyst, talking to Darren Dreger on the Ray & Dregs podcast, his negative assessment of the play of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins so far this 2024-25 season: “You look at Edmonton, their special teams stink right now. Their penalty kill can't... You look at Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on that penalty kill goal. I don't know who he was guarding. Like he might as well, he actually should have just taken his gear off at that point." Read More

EDMONTON -- The judge leading a fatality inquiry into the knockout death of a boxer has recommended changes to how the sport is regulated and how head injuries are monitored. Read More

Alberta’s rural municipalities have until the end of the month to express interest in $200,000 two-year matching grants to boost their primary health care landscape with team-based care. Read More

A day after blasting the federal government for its oil and gas emissions plan, Premier Danielle Smith got an earful from rural Alberta leaders frustrated by the province's unpaid taxes, piecemeal policing plans and high electricity fees. Read More

The number of Alberta MLAs is set to grow by two in the coming years from the current count of 87 up to 89, according to new legislation proposed by the provincial government. Read More

Edmonton Oilers vs. Vegas Golden Knights Read More

The Edmonton Oilers are following up a trip to the Stanley Cup Final with a streak of mediocrity to open the 2024-25 NHL season. Read More

This in from the Edmonton Oilers, news that they are loaning veteran forward Drake Caggiula to the AHL Bakersfield Condors. Read More

Every person suffering from mental health or addiction challenges deserves the opportunity to recover. No one wants to watch their parent, child, sibling or loved one struggle alone and afraid without a path to freedom from the grip of a treatable illness. Read More

Through Vasily Podkolzin’s first 13 Edmonton Oilers games, we have become enamoured of his work ethic, his strength and desire to out-muscle defenders for loose pucks along the boards, his fists, his hitting, his first-round draft pick smarts to find linemates with passes, his willingness to learn, for the first time, how to play on the penalty-kill. Read More

Latex, clubwear, and an underground dance hall change things up with an updated look for a classic operetta to open this year’s Edmonton Opera season. Read More

After a 10-year wait, fans of Edmonton-based video game developer BioWare can rejoice as the studio launched its newest game in the Dragon Age franchise. Read More

The City of Edmonton is making headway on reducing the number of middle management positions in response to an audit. But an expert says there's still more work to be done. Read More

Of course, Danielle Smith needed to appeal to the far right for her future, but now that that dance is over, she will need to dance with more centrist Albertans. Can she have two dance partners at the same time, and keep her base happy? Read More

You didn't expect the Edmonton Oilers to win every game while Connor McDavid was out injured, did you? Read More