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A lot can happen over the course of the year. That’s easily seen when you look at the Edmonton Oilers lineup to start last season compared to their roster ahead of tonight’s season opener against the Vancouver Canucks. Below, we’ll compare the two. Players bolded from last year’s lineup are no longer with the team...
Christopher Kalbfleisch, 51, was charged Sept. 25 with making child sexual abuse materials using artificial intelligence, after investigators examined computers and electronic devices seized from his home. ALERT says the charge covers numerous instances and investigators are working to identify more victims.
Winnipeg police say an Edmonton man faces fraud and sexual assault charges after three people in their 80s reported a grandparent scam. A teenager who travelled with him also told police she had been sexually assaulted at a short-term rental.
Mike Babcock’s injury update didn’t make for optimistic listening as the Edmonton Oilers begin the 2026-27 regular season. In the morning scrum before the home opener, he surprised reporters by saying that Ryan Nugent-Hopkins would not play tonight versus the Vancouver Canucks. But his follow-up reports on other...
Edmonton will mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Wednesday with city displays, orange lighting and events across the region. Municipal services and attractions will follow holiday schedules, while organizers offer ceremonies, performances, screenings and learning opportunities.
The Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce’s three-day fall Trade Show and Artisan Market brought more than 200 vendors and 12,000 visitors to the city last weekend. Local businesses and artisans used the event to showcase products, while visitors browsed exhibits, sampled food and supported regional hospitality.
The Edmonton Oilers have a very favourable schedule to start the season, and they plan on taking advantage of it. They’ve been slow out of the gate the past three seasons, starting 4-5-1, 4-5-1 and 2-7-1, but in the fall of 2021, they were 9-1 out of the gate and 7-3 the following season. The past three years have...
The Calgary Chamber of Commerce says separating from Canada could raise trade costs, reduce jobs and leave Alberta facing a $9-billion fiscal gap. The warning comes three weeks before Albertans vote on 10 referendum questions, including one on whether to remain in Canada or begin the process of another separation referendum.
For a number of Edmonton Oilers, their game just isn’t NHL-ready. Whether they’re prospects or journeymen, they’re all working on their game, and this season will be no different. Here’s a quick word on each of the players that were cut from the Oilers training camp roster. Samuel Jonsson: Will his strong ECHL play...
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will be sidelined for the Oilers’ season opener against the visiting Vancouver Canucks. Coach Mike Babcock said the team’s day-to-day injury designation usually means about two weeks out.
Nathan Rourke, Vernon Adams Jr. and Vincent Blanchard earned CFL weekly honours Tuesday after standout performances for B.C., Calgary and Edmonton. Blanchard set a league record with nine field goals in the Elks’ overtime win.
On the morning of the season opener, Edmonton Oilers fans got some disappointing news. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will not be available to play against the Vancouver Canucks tonight due to a lower-body injury, according to coach Mike Babcock. Jack Michaels tweeted that it might be a “two-week timeline.” The team is already...
Have you ever been attracted to someone who just wasn’t right for you? Maybe they had a radiant smile or a charming personality, but under the surface, the two of you just weren’t compatible. If you’ve ever experienced a situation like that, then you might have something in common with the Edmonton Oilers. Over the...
The marathon begins tonight. An even longer marathon called the 2026-27 NHL season, a journey of 84 regular season games, must start with a single game tonight for the Edmonton Oilers. They couldn’t have drawn a better opponent to get going in the right direction by hosting the Vancouver Canucks, who’ve spent the...
Training camp has wrapped up, all the pre-season games have been played, and the Edmonton Oilers finished with a perfect 4-0 record in the exhibition games. The Oilers played with pace, got solid goaltending, and, for the most part, looked like a team that was buying into the system that head coach Mike Babcock is...
The Toronto Maple Leafs made a huge deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday, swapping Matthew Knies for Kirill Marchenko in a trade that had other parts. It begs the question: could the Edmonton Oilers have picked up Knies or Marchenko at the price they were traded for? Here’s the full trade: To the Leafs: F...
Edmonton begins its season at home Tuesday against Vancouver, with a new coach and a retooled defence and goaltending group after last season’s first-round exit. The matchup is among several Canadian team openers as the new NHL season starts.
An 18-year-old Edmonton man faces several charges after police say he used Snapchat’s location-sharing feature to find two minors’ family home and threaten them for explicit videos. ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation unit is investigating whether there are additional victims and is urging parents to review location-sharing settings.
Poundmaker’s Lodge and Treatment Centre says the province stopped funding its day addictions and recovery program, which received $600,000. The province says funding was redirected after a 2025 fire displaced clients, as an interim measure until the lodge’s bed-based program reopened in March.
Edmonton councillors are reviewing a bylaw that sets rules for public spaces, following concerns that enforcement continues to burden homeless residents. Staff have proposed changes to penalties and a community court program, with debate expected next month.