Imagine the Oilers had a goalie who could regularly make saves they should AND shouldn’t.

Classic Kane

Would have been nice to get the win by 14 pts. to own the tie-breaker with WPG, but they win and are still alive!

Did they get that right? The ball was there but that looked like it was still a face mask.

HOLY SHIT! #Elks

RANKIN! 💪

TD ELKS! LET’S GO!

So I just discovered that the $100 the UCP is charging for the COVID vaccine is being billed as an "administrative charge" and not for the vaccine itself. This makes it ineligible to be covered by group health benefits providers.

New guys looked good. Regula looked good in his role and made a couple excellent breakout passes, Tomasek made the great play on Drai’s goal, Howard had all kinds of chances and is bound to bury some if he keeps shooting like that. Savoie was quiet, but won an important puck battle on the late PK.

Beautiful. 400 for Drai!

I guess this is what Premier Smith and the UCP had in mind when they changed the rules for municipal elections. It could be a big win for them and their corporate donors as Mr. Cartmell and his party will no doubt be much more in line with their priorities. But for Edmontonians, it’s terrible.

So, who thinks Crosby ends up on the Oilers by the deadline?

LET’S GO! #97

As the accursed ostrich situation continues to get simultaneously more stupid and gravely serious, I decided to write up a very long analysis of many of the key issues. Bottom line: so long as this flock lives, it is a threat to Canada's national security. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

This is Bruce in August. His apology might frame last nights abuse of speakers as a one off, but his contempt for Albertans isn’t a one off, it’s a pattern. And one that Smith tolerates and endorses. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

JFC

Urbanist nerds will likely enjoy this one: What's the latest trend in downtown housing development in Edmonton? Downsizing. And seeing the future park as the major catalyst and amenity that will attract new residents. edmonton.taproot.news/news/2025/09...

Thanks for nothing Hamilton. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Elks chances are slim, but with BC beating Toronto last night, that crossover spot is still open and the team to catch now is WPG. And a real long shot, but maybe it’s CGY that can fall out if they continue to lose. Lol.

Cartmell is a turtle-waxed version of Mike Nickel from the last election cycle - a reactionary conservative who would bend to every short-term decision for Edmonton and serve the UCP policy priorities over the city's real needs. The only worse candidate this time 'round is Rahim Jaffer.

Yeah man we should really fight back by staying on X

I was sitting in the yard and a skunk just casually dug under the fence and came into my yard. I lost track of it while trying to wrangle my dog, who was losing it, and get her into the house. It may be gone or it may be behind the shed.

These losses really suck, but the Elks are showing they’re competitive with the top teams. They’ll get there next season.

Baaaahhhh! ANOTHER walk-off FG loss. Elks are right there, but they need to be able to stop these final drives. That probably does it for their chance at a playoff spot.

With BC winning last night and what looks to be a WPG win today, the Elks are in must-win territory today. If they don’t it’s probably too big a hill to climb.

Holy shit scorched earth motherfucker

Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.

🚨NEW: "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" just dropped its first response to ABC, FCC chair, and Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel. Trump ain't sleeping tonight. 🤣 This is a must-watch. 🔥

If the UCP believe that Albertans are so in favour of this anti-trans legislation that they are going to invoke section 33, they should call an election and run on it. Unless they are too scared, of course.

“Maybe I met him on some boys’ trip? I feel like I’ve seen his penis before. Have we ever gone swimming at the same time? You have a mole right here under your rib cage, right?” said Trump

Over in the Bad Place, Conservative MPs are faking committee meetings to make people angry. I wish I were making this up.

Meanwhile, Brian Kilmeade, who advocated killing all homeless people, still has a cushy Fox job.

Don't buy the canard that this is about Charlie Kirk. Abusing state power to lean on corporate leaders and get Jimmy Kimmel off the air because he told jokes about the president and made him feel bad was always the plan.

"I don't care that he's dead." "He's not a hero." "He's a scumbag." "He shouldn't be celebrated." No, no. I'm not saying that about Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk said that about George Floyd. Just in case anyone's interested in what he thought was fair to say about someone who was killed on camera.

I haven’t played music live in over 10 years but I’m thinking of putting together a short 3 song set for an open mic or something. Can anyone on here recommend a place? #yeg

I’m still pissed about the Elks game today. That’s two games now (tonight and Aug. 2 vs. Hamilton) they should have won if not for one missed play (KJG dropped TD) and a poor decision (punt instead of safety at end of the 1st half). They could be alone in 2nd in the west with wins in those games.

Instead of the media’s lazy posthumous takes, I am in favor of Kirk’s actual words being spread far and wide.

The Elks got a terrible spot on that last catch by Hilaire. 3 short?! He was basically at the 1st down marker, maybe a yard short.

This game shouldn’t even be close. Elks offence owes it to the D to score here.

Tyler Robinson, the alleged assassin of Charlie Kirk, is speculated to be a Groyper based on his memes and rhetoric. Groypers are a loose network of alt right pro Trump extremist who are vocal supporters of white supremacist and “America First” podcaster Nick Fuentes.

I miss this and wish there was a will/way to get it flowing again.

NEW: No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way. That's what Ezra Klein said. We can condemn this heinous assassination but also recognize that with his 2020 election denialism and extremist rhetoric, Kirk built his movement with falsehoods and in a wrong and divisive manner.

THIS YOU? MASTER THREAD 1. Jeremy Clarkson

So much of the current version of Alberta’s separatist movement is deeply rooted in Christian nationalism and conspiracy theories about COVID, the UN, WHO, WEF, 15 minute cities, and LGBTQ people. This Maclean’s article platforms its advocates without a mention of this. Wildly bad journalism.

I know everyone’s talking about the Elks chasing BC for that crossover spot in the east, but I’m looking at WPG only 2 pts. ahead now and thinking about how awesome a west semi-final vs. CGY would be. #Elks

With Ottawa beating BC in the last minute last night, the Elks playoff hopes are still very much alive. With a win they would be tied with BC for the crossover playoff spot and still have a game against them to come.

If the Elks O-Line continues to struggle with the Stamps D like last week, I wonder if they throw Ford in for some series. The one thing we know he can do is escape pressure and make plays out of nothing.

The FBI uses a lot of shitty people as cooperators and informants but Trump is a great example of someone they wouldn’t use — a pathologically narcissistic braggart who could never keep a secret or maintain focus. It would be like asking the Trix rabbit to wear a wire.

Damn, what a final drive by Ottawa to beat BC in the final minute tonight. Note to Ed Hervey—Geno is still clutch and it’s okay to spend $$ on star receivers.