Opinion

 

 
 
Boston Bruins defenceman Zdeno Chara slams Montreal Canadiens winger Max Pacioretty into a padded stanchion during Tuesday's game in Montreal. Pacioretty suffered fractured vertebra and a severe concussion on the play.
 
Max Pacioretty felt well enough Wednesday to speak from hospital about the NHL's deciding not to suspend Boston defenceman Zdeno Chara for the dangerous hit that put the Canadiens forward there with a severe concussion and a fractured cervical vertebra.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Few words in the English language are more likely to cause fear and panic than the following: “Hello...
 
 
 
Vindication is probably a dish best served hot -but for David Schindler it's just as delicious cold.
 
 
 
Today we must tip our hats to the four oilpatch firefighters who suffered serious burns when they went...
 
 
 
 
 
Bruce McCurdy

It's Not An Injury Bug, It's Injury Ebola

Sam Gagner lost for season due to freak accident Turns out "42" is not just the answer ...

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Sandra Sperounes

More Jazz Fest news

Add trumpet player Wynton Marsalis to the list of headliners at this year's Edmonton International...

Edmonton Journal
 
Sandra Sperounes

"Wooooo!"

Congratulations! Edmonton's  Weird Canada was voted best music site by the listeners of ...

Edmonton Journal
 
Sandra Sperounes

Weapon hits Hip Hop Summit

Edmonton's poet laureate and rapper Cadence Weapon is helping to make history. He's one of...

Edmonton Journal
 
Sandra Sperounes

Another 30 minutes?

One of the best things about the Juno Awards was their brevity ... clocking in at only two hours, ...

Edmonton Journal
 
 
 
 
John MacKinnon

This Bear makes his own tracks

For the first time in 21 years, the University of Alberta Golden Bears face the ...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Editorials

 
 
To put it mildly -because nothing else about this winter has been -the first three months of 2011 have not been kind to Edmonton's reputation as a skilled old hand at snowy weather. At times, watching city hall's struggles with blizzards, you'd think...
 
 
 
Nexus is a Latin word that roughly translated means "bind," but it now may also mean the opposite. The new, improved Nexus card unbinds tangles of red tape and frustration for airport travelers -and it's about time. The Nexus pass that enables frequent...
 
 
 
Today we must tip our hats to the four oilpatch firefighters who suffered serious burns when they went to the aid of rig workers injured in Monday's gas well explosion near Edson. The president of the industrial safety service company HSE Integrated ...
 
 
 
In 2009, 351 people were killed in collisions on Alberta roads. Without doubt, the government of Alberta could have saved many of those lives if it had slashed all speed limits in half, tripled the police assigned to traffic enforcement and spent millions...
 
 
 
For years, Alberta's auditor general has warned Alberta Environment that its oilsands mine financial-security program has been inadequate and that it exposes taxpayers to financial risk. The program was set up to ensure that funds are set aside...
 
 
 
 
 
 

Blogs

 

Animal Attraction

Jamie Hall invites pet lovers to share their stories.


 

Plugged In

Sandra Sperounes spins the latest in music and pop culture.


 

Salad Daze

Elizabeth Withey serves up a mixed bowl of this, that and the...


 

You Bet

Curtis Stock lays it on the line for the love of the game.


 

The Cult of Hockey

David Staples faces off on the Oilers and other hockey talk.


 

On Tap

Mark Suits quaffs the tastiest happenings in all things beer...


 

Button Mash

Ben Gelinas leaps headlong into the world of video game bloggery...


 

Eat My Words

Liane Faulder dishes up the latest local culinary news.


 

Capital Notebook

with The Journal legislature reporters


 

Good News

Cam Tait serves up a daily dose of positivity.


 

Sweatsox

John MacKinnon works out all the kinks to deliver the latest...


 

Animal Attraction

Jamie Hall invites pet lovers to share their stories.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Poll
 
 
What should be done to curb violence in hockey?
NHL should increase fines and suspensions
 
Criminal charges should be laid
 
Players need to wise up
 
Nothing needs to be done
 
This is not my issue