Edmonton (Alberta)

Why Catholicism Remains Strong in Canada

EDMONTON, Alberta — The centerpiece of ​Pope Francis​’s journey to Canada this week ​was his historic message o​f apology on Monday ​to ​the country’s ​Indigenous people​ for the Catholic Church’s role in the notorious residential school system that tried to erase their culture, and in which thousands of children were abused and died. But as […]

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Oilers and Flames in Battle of Alberta: Bedlam on the Ice, Torn Loyalties Off It

ON THE ROAD BETWEEN CALGARY AND EDMONTON, Alberta — A white sedan trundled down a quiet road in Gasoline Alley, a tiny hamlet alongside Highway 2, with two flags flapping in a Saturday breeze. One fluttered for the Edmonton Oilers hockey club and the other for the Calgary Flames, two of the fiercest rivals in […]

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