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The Vegas Golden Knights allowed their former head coach speak to another National Hockey League team during the recently completed Stanley Cup Final but didn’t get the job, their general manager told media on Wednesday.

A longtime employee of Edmonton's Canadian Football League team will be honoured for his decades of work and service during its home game on Saturday.

The world will be watching Canada – and Mexico and the U.S. – starting Thursday. And so will Edmonton as this year’s FIFA World Cup – the globe’s largest sporting event – begins in North America’s three largest countries.

Spruce Grove’s Energy City Cactus Rats are allowed to play the remainder of their home games for the 2026 season at Metro Ballpark, the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) has decided.

The NHL is beginning an investigation into Mike Babcock’s resignation as coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets in September 2023 before he coached a game for them, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Monday.

Footie fever was evident on Friday afternoon at at least one Edmonton junior high school.

The Western Canadian Baseball League has issued a deadline for the owners of a Spruce Grove ballpark to get their act together.

Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP, the second such honour of his career after also winning the Hart in 2019.

Several Edmonton businesses are expecting to cash in on the world’s biggest sporting event, partly because it’s being hosted in their backyard.

TSN confirmed reports on Thursday that Darnell Nurse has asked for a trade from the only National Hockey League team the bruising defenceman has played for since he was drafted by them 13 years ago.

The NHL Players’ Association has asked the league to investigate Mike Babcock’s ill-fated tenure with the Columbus Blue Jackets before Edmonton or any other NHL team can hire him as coach, two people with knowledge of the discussions said Wednesday.

So you’ve caught the fever. Or maybe you’ve had it all along but wondered if indulging your passion would financially ruin you. But here we are. Canada is hosting the FIFA World Cup for the first time, alongside Mexico and the United States, starting this week and into July.

The Edmonton Oilers are considering hiring Mike Babcock as their next head coach, TSN reports.

Edmonton Oilers superstar captain Connor McDavid has been named the winner of the Ted Lindsay Award for a record-tying fifth time.

The Edmonton Elks are hoping to capitalize on their offensive additions Saturday in Ottawa for their season-opening game.