Ken Holland knows his every move will be the subject of heated debate as he battles to right the slumping Edmonton Oilers.
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Holland ready to face scrutiny from ‘anxious, frustrated’ Oilers fans
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 Edmonton Oilers owner Daryl Katz dealing with life-threatening illness, team says
Tuesday, May 7th, 2019
The Edmonton Oilers have confirmed that owner Daryl Katz has been battling a potentially life-threatening infection over the past few years.
Fort McMurray hockey team forfeits season after backlash over ‘racist’ video
Friday, February 15th, 2019
An uproar in Fort McMurray over a viral video that some considered racist has led to a minor hockey team forfeiting the remainder of its season because of safety concerns.
99 thanks: Hockey player gives prized Gretzky jersey to fellow player who saved his life on the ice
Tuesday, February 12th, 2019
Wayne Gretzky may well be the Great One, but Jib Street has a new hockey hero after a fellow player saved him from dying on the ice.
?Edmonton Eskimos president Len Rhodes not seeking another term with CFL club
Monday, February 11th, 2019
Len Rhodes won't be seeing another term as the Edmonton Eskimos president and chief executive officer.
Splitting up Canada’s top 3×3 basketball team may benefit country’s world ranking
Thursday, January 31st, 2019
Canada's most dominant 3x3 basketball team has split up, giving the country two teams that will be competitive in international play.
‘We’re getting taken advantage of’: Oilers season ticket holders fed up as team flounders
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019
Some season ticket holders are at the end of their ropes, tired of spending thousands of dollars to watch the Oilers struggle.
Edmonton fighter back on his feet after battle with rare brain disease
Monday, January 21st, 2019
Victor Valimaki takes a few laboured steps across his hospital room, leaning heavily into a metal walker.
Success of soccer star Alphonso Davies shines spotlight on Free Footie program
Tuesday, January 1st, 2019
Hundreds of boys and girls run into the field house at a recreation centre where 10 small soccer pitches are set up for an end-of-season tournament.
Ski program for Indigenous youth expands throughout Western Canada
Monday, December 31st, 2018
A charity that runs cross-country ski programs for Indigenous youth is expanding across Western Canada.