Edmonton Sun
PAUSE AT THE PUMP
Hallelujah! The provincial government has finally decided to do the right thing by Alberta drivers and remove the provincial gasoline tax until the end of the year. From Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, the price of a litre of gasoline or diesel will go down by 13...
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TIX’D OFF
With just a week to go before the Edmonton Oilers begin the 2026-27 NHL season, Ticketmaster is showing there are more than 1,500 tickets available for the team’s Rogers Place opener. That number does not include resale tickets. A search of...
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‘DOUBLE DOWN’
In my last column, a separatist leader tells us many UCP members are not happy Premier Danielle Smith is campaigning for what she calls a sovereign Alberta in a united Canada. They want the premier to state her position and then remain neutral. In...
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WORLD OF HURT
The world woke up Sunday morning to intensified fighting between Ukraine and Russia, North Korea firing ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan and the real possibility of war between the U.S. and Iran resuming. Also this week, the United Nations...
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THE BIG ISSUE
Premier Danielle Smith was overcome with emotion as she launched into speech at an online forum Saturday, tearfully relaying painful losses some Albertans have shared with her as she works to address grievances with Ottawa that have led to the Oct. 19...
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NEW FOCUS
A new shoulder patch will come with new war-fighting preparedness levels not seen since the Second World War at Edmonton’s army base, set to grow by another 1,000 personnel over the next five years. The newly reorganized 1st Canadian Division...
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‘NOT JUDGING’
A year ago this fall, Mike Babcock was out in the wild, hunting with a bow and arrow, jokingly saying his favourite thing is looking at photos of deer. That’s when he was happily retired after his NHL seasons. Line combinations at training camp?...
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‘FRESH START’
Short of hiring Donald Trump to be a special advisor to Daryl Katz, the Edmonton Oilers have pretty much hit the ceiling for off-season controversy. With Mike Babcock coaxed out retirement for a third chance at coaching, then deeply-polarizing forward...
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NET ASSETS
Drafting in the National Hockey League is all about projecting, trying to figure out whether an 18-yearold with promise will be a prospect or a project four or five years later. Tough job. It’s like your own teenager, wondering what job they’ll have...
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GUNNED DOWN
Three Edmonton police officers opened fire on a man armed with a gun after reports he shot an infant and woman inside a home in the upscale west-end Donsdale neighbourhood Sunday morning. The 36-year-old died on scene after officers responding to the...
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EUROPEAN VACATION?
Mark Carney’s goal this week when he travels to Europe is to make Canada an “associate member” of the European Union. It’s a title and status that doesn’t currently exist, but according to the Wall Street Journal, it’s what Carney and EU leaders plan...
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LANE SPLIT
Early submissions to the province’s bike lane concern portal were nearly evenly split, with opponents saying the dedicated pathways disrupt traffic and eliminate parking, while proponents argued for improvements to local cycling networks and questioned...
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VIOLENT HISTORY
The man accused of stabbing two people at an Edmonton Sikh temple has a history of paranoia-fuelled violence linked to conspiracy theories, as well as a track record of breaching bail and parole conditions. Austin Sim-Pelletier, 27, was charged with...
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STABBING CHARGE
A man with a history of weapons offences, including for a shooting outside a school in Red Deer, has been charged with stabbing two worshippers at a Sikh temple in Edmonton last month — though police say that so far, there is no evidence the violence...
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‘GRATEFUL’
In case you hadn’t guessed by now, the Edmonton Oilers are not afraid of a little controversy. Or even a lot of it. Whether it’s Zach Kassian, Evander Kane or Jake Virtanen, the team is always willing to dole out second chances (or third chances, in...
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BACK TO THE FUTURE?
Prime Minister Mark Carney invoked Canadian history Tuesday as he warned that the tariff war with the United States will cause pain. Sadly, while he looked to legitimate examples from the 1890s related to trade with the U.S., he didn’t look to recent...
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THE REAL THREAT
It’s not Donald Trump’s map jokes or hockey memes that should worry Canadians. It’s what he’s signalling about trade. Sure, those posts are annoying. They get under your skin, which is why Trump posts them. What should really worry Canadians is when...
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POWER MOVE
Decrepit. If you wanted one word to describe the state of Venezuela’s oil industry, it would be decrepit. There are a lot of good reasons not to use Western Canadian oil as a bargaining chip in this country’s trade war with the Trump White House, but...
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NEW LEAF
Labour Day is upon us. That ever-important date on the calendar where the Canadian Football League season truly begins and the standings can get thrown right out the window during back-to-back rivalry weekends across the country. At least, that’s...
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MAIL MOVE
Elections Alberta has moved up the deadline to apply for a special ballot to Sept. 25 for the upcoming referendum due to the anticipated influx of requests. Dallas Stoesz, deputy chief electoral officer for Elections Alberta, told reporters on...
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FIVE EYED
If prosecutors have their way, the woman whose dogs killed a boy visiting her Edmonton home will serve five years in prison. Her defence lawyer and the boy’s father, on the other hand, would prefer to see her avoid time in jail entirely. Sentencing...
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LANE FEES RISE
Construction companies that close roads to complete their builds will be paying more next year for the privilege, which City of Edmonton officials hope will reduce how long motorists are forced to navigate around them. On Tuesday, the urban planning...
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‘TOO PAINFUL’
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith acknowledged last-minute U.S. demands on Canadian trade negotiators would have been “too painful” to accept — while urging caution around retaliatory tariffs, defending Alberta’s decision not to boycott American alcohol...
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ATTACK AT THE TEMPLE
The man arrested after a stabbing at a Sikh Temple in Edmonton had moments before been spotted walking in traffic on a major highway and had recently been released from federal prison on assault charges. The stabbings — which made international...
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BROOKE’S BAND
She The North. The United States Golf Association headline said it all last month when 16-year-old Clairey Lin of Langley became the second Canadian in as many years to capture the U.S. Girls Junior Championship. She followed in the footsteps of 2025...
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NEW DUO
It is universally acknowledged that golf is a game of opposites. Swinging left to right makes the ball go right to left. Swinging smooth and easy makes the ball go father. If you want the ball to go up, you hit down on it. So maybe it’s no surprise...
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TOOLS NEEDED
The judge who led the public inquiry into the death of a 15-year-old boy who died of an opioid overdose is recommending the government bring its involuntary treatment legislation into force for youth as soon as possible. Alberta Justice Thomas David...
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PUMP BREAK
Over the weekend, the UCP government once again defended the huge flop that is their energy rebate, the $100 cheques and e-transfers they claim to be giving to every provincial resident in place of lower prices on gasoline and diesel at the pumps. A...
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KISS OF DEATH?
With damaging new U.S. tariffs set to be imposed on a wide range of Canadian goods within days, trade talks between the once chummy allies have heated up again. President Donald Trump announced last month the U.S. would slap a 50% levy on $28 billion...
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‘BIG STEP’
The Edmonton Elks found their way back into the win column in dominant fashion Saturday, mounting an 18-point fourth-quarter offensive surge to post a 42-12 win over the visiting Toronto Argonauts at Commonwealth Stadium. After losing two straight...
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NOT-SO-VEILED THREAT
An Alberta judge has shot down celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary’s bid to throw out a First Nation legal challenge aimed at water permits issued for a massive AI data centre near Grande Prairie. Court of King’s Bench Justice Parminder Johal on Thursday...
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REALITY CHECK
Let’s face it, starting out the season 6-1 is more than Edmonton Elks fans could even hope for. With the way things have been going around here for years and years, the march back to relevancy — let alone top spot in the Canadian Football League’s...
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POLL ARMY
With just over two months until Albertans head to the polls to have their say on immigration, separation and the constitution, Elections Alberta says it has received 25,000 applications so far in response to its efforts in recruiting 60,000 workers for...
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SHOP HOME AT
Walk through the doors from Commerce Place into the Edmonton City Centre mall, and you’re greeted with the sharp scent of urine. On ground level of the shopping centre’s west side, the number of retail spaces that are papered overwhelm the places that...
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LA DOLCE VITA
OTTAWA — With the Trump administration’s deadline to slap Canada with 50% tariffs looming a little over a week away, Prime Minister Mark Carney is spending the week in Italy on vacation. In a note sent to the Parliamentary Press Gallery on Saturday,...
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FLEEING THE FLAMES
CALGARY — A Calgary man who was just starting his vacation in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley was among thousands of people forced to flee parts of the region over the weekend as raging wildfires threatened communities across the province. DJ Matt...
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PURE GOLD
Men against boys. Yeah, we know, the Hlinka Gretzky Cup is an international U18 hockey tournament where the players from eight countries are all teenagers, mostly 17 with some very starry 16-year-old outliers with major talent. But Canada’s clobbering...
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How to save big this back-to-school season
Back-to-school shopping can become one of the most expensive times of the year. Between the usual school supplies, clothing, technology and the evergrowing list of extras required for a new school year, costs can add up quickly. For students heading to...
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PIVOT POWER
Thirty is the new 60. As in thousand. Make that 31,757, officially, as the Edmonton Elks played in front of their biggest crowd of the season, not only filling the lower bowl, but even taking the rusty chains off the staircases to allow a smattering...
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‘NOT FAIR’
Premier Danielle Smith wades into politically shark-infested waters. This time it’s over Albertans paying more into Ottawa than the province gets from Ottawa. That neat all-Canadian trick is called equalization. For many Albertans, equalization is a...
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GAME ON
You can already see the fight shaping up and it promises to be a no-holds-barred brawl. The UCP vs. the NDP. Premier Danielle Smith vs. Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi. Your scribbler speaks to the premier after a nose count floats around showing...
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SIGH OF RELIEF
CALGARY — WestJet and the union representing its flight attendants reached a tentative agreement Monday to end the strike that began a day earlier. With the strike over, flight attendants will return to work. If ratified, the agreement will recognize...
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COLD CASE ROAD
Marie Judy Goudreau, 17, was driving back to her family’s Beaumont-area farm after visiting friends in Edmonton when something compelled her to pull over about 6 1/2 kilometres from home. Her friends were among the last people to see her alive at when...
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CLEAN SWEEP
City officials are asking Edmontonians to keep 311 on their speed dial as both local crews and support teams from Calgary dig the city out from multiple oncea-century storms this summer — which have cost the city more than $26 million to date. Deputy...
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LOOKIN’ UP
For the first time in a long time, the Edmonton Elks are a premier football team. There was a time when the Elks were the signature franchise of the CFL, but past seasons have seen a dramatic dropoff in prestige, performance, and attendance. It’s been...
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BETTER ... OR WORSE?
The trades are done, the deals are signed and the off-season chaos has given way to calm. After one of the most eventful and controversial off-seasons in recent memory, what should we make of the reshaped Edmonton Oilers? Between the soap-opera...
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RAIN WON’T GO
This is becoming a summer to remember in Edmonton, with what feels like relentless rain and weekly storms while the city and province are on the cusp of breaking more extreme weather records. One month after setting a new record for June rainfall in...
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UNDER WATER
The City of Edmonton and police was warning drivers to avoid certain roads after another wave of flooding hit the city Monday, thanks to heavy rain from daytime storms. The area around Connors Road and 98 Avenue was closed due to flooding, according...
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‘ISLAMIST CIRCLES’
BERLIN — The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride car-ramming attack that left one woman dead and at least 29 others injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a suburb of the city, authorities said. Abdul Ballout, a...
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TREAD LIGHTLY
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith stood firm on trade Saturday, saying the route to negotiating an agreement with the U.S. is rooted in diplomacy, not through retaliatory measures. “We’ve got to work on making sure that we get to 100 per cent (tariff...
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BALLOT BUCKS
On Oct. 19, Albertans will head to the polls to have their say on 10 referendum questions put forth by the provincial government, most prominently one asking if it should begin the process towards holding a binding referendum on separation. Ahead of...
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HOLEY HEADACHE
It’s not the hit medical drama from HBO. In Wîhkwêntôwin, “the pit” refers to the site of a cancelled construction project and its several-metre-deep excavation that’s sat agape for years. After a season of record-breaking rain, it’s becoming more...
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HEAT RELIEF
If you were building an ark in your backyard, you can rest for a few days. Temperatures are expected to spike in Edmonton over the next 72 hours, and after record rainfall through June and into July, those puddles in the yard can finally dry out. In...
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‘LET THE DUST SETTLE’
Edmonton Mayor Andrew Knack is saying more should be done to support Downtown businesses during construction in response to recent concerns around restaurants closing in the core. But he told Postmedia Tuesday that the city has already begun work...
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GOT A BRIDGE TO SELL YA
It’s starting to look like Prime Minister Mark Carney is dancing around the edges of the truth as he tries to defend the Gordie Howe Bridge deal. What Carney has told the media in Canada doesn’t match reputable reporting from Bloomberg and the Globe...
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SPAIN REIGNS
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Ferran Torres scored an extra-time winner as Spain defeated holders Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup on Sunday and shatter Lionel Messi’s dreams of a triumphant farewell to football’s greatest stage. Barcelona striker Torres...
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BALLOT BATTLE
Third-party advertisers supporting Alberta separation extended their fundraising lead this week, nearing a half-million dollars in total contributions three months ahead of the October vote. Elections Alberta’s latest contribution figures, updated...
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‘LOVE & CARE’
Surinderjit Kaur Bhandal and Major Singh Bhandal died together in a north Edmonton apartment fire on Monday, bringing an end to a 64-year love story, a romance their family says was worthy of the type you’d find in a Bollywood movie. “You’d never see...
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GAME PLAN
Finally, the full 84-game NHL schedule has dropped. Now all that's left to do is hurry up and wait for the season to arrive. Edmonton Oilers fans have to be forgiven for feeling impatient over the next couple months, considering this is the longest...
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NO MESSIN’ AROUND
ATLANTA — Lautaro Martinez scored a 92nd-minute winner as Lionel Messi inspired World Cup-holders Argentina to a stunning comeback to beat England 2-1 on Wednesday and set up a final with European champions Spain. England had been on course to reach...
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FATAL FIRE
There was a big bang followed by a blast of air. The gust sent the curtains inside Dmetro Kostiuk’s bedroom flying up. He thought another summer storm was brewing. Later, the street was flooded with fire trucks and ambulances after a building of...
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PAY AT PUMP
Just give me 13-and-a-half cents off the price at the gasoline pump. It’s not rocket science. On her weekly radio show, Your Province, Your Premier, Premier Danielle Smith acknowledged that thousands of Albertans have been having trouble applying for...
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FLYING SOUTH
As Mark Carney continues to claim that no deal is better than a bad deal, an increasing number of Canadian firms are looking to move manufacturing production south. Carney was elected on a promise to secure a trade deal with Donald Trump, yet 16...
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WILD RIDE
Dr. Erin Bristow’s first experience with e-scooters was idyllic. She was in Los Angeles while her husband, also a physician, participated in a training session. When he drove the car to work, Bristow spent the day zipping effortlessly around Santa...
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IN AND OUT
Just as restaurants and other businesses are closing and leaving Downtown, more office space is being leased, raising questions about recovery in the city’s core. A new report from real estate services company CBRE shows vacancy rates in Downtown...
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TAKE AWAY
The only thing worse than losing to a winless opponent would be to have it happen on back-to-back weeks. But the Edmonton Elks took care of business this time with a 40-17 victory over the Ottawa Redblacks at Commonwealth Stadium on Thursday. The...
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PILING ON
As a parting gift before it broke for its summer recess, city council decided to raise Edmontonians’ property taxes every year for the next 20 in order to build up a separate reserve fund that can only be used for “infrastructure” maintenance and...
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