Alberta News

Zacha, Bruins overcome McDavid's 50th in 3-2 win over Oilers

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Pavel Zacha scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the league-leading Boston Bruins beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 Monday night for their seventh straight win.

Feb 27, 2023 11:09 PM Read more >

Bruins beat Oilers 3-2 for seventh straight win, overshadow McDavid's 50th

EDMONTON — The Boston Bruins continue to set a record-threatening pace. Pavel Zacha’s late second-period goal stood up as the game winner as the Bruins continued their spectacular season with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night.

Feb 27, 2023 10:19 PM Read more >

MEG Energy earns $159M in Q4; high oil prices offset by WCS differential

CALGARY — MEG Energy Corp. says it earned $159 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, a 10 per cent decrease from the prior year's quarter in spite of achieving record bitumen production.

Feb 27, 2023 4:09 PM Read more >

Alberta signs $24B, 10-year health-care funding deal with Ottawa

EDMONTON — Alberta’s health minister says the new health funding deal with the federal government will dovetail with provincial reforms to the system.

Feb 27, 2023 3:21 PM Read more >

Upgrades might prove too costly for cap-strapped Oilers as trade deadline approaches

EDMONTON — There’s a small section of the West Edmonton Mall reserved for luxury, high-end retailers, where you can look at Rolex watches, Tiffany jewelry or Louis Vuitton bags.

Feb 27, 2023 1:02 PM Read more >

Oilpatch funds balloon for pro-Smith political group after she supports royalty break

EDMONTON — Oilpatch support for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's agenda ballooned after she won her party's leadership and put the so-called RStar program — a plan to give tax breaks to energy companies for fulfilling cleanup work they are already ob

Feb 27, 2023 12:38 PM Read more >

WHL roundup: Road Rockets prevail in shootout to edge Hitmen 3-2

CALGARY — Andrew Cristall's lone goal of a three-round shootout lifted the visiting Kelowna Rockets to a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Hitmen in Western Hockey League action on Sunday.

Feb 26, 2023 7:21 PM Read more >

Injured man faces charges following gunfire exchange with RCMP west of Calgary

CANMORE, Alta. — A 27-year-old man faces charges after a shootout between an officer and a suspect west of Calgary. RCMP allege an officer from their Banff detachment was pulling over a driver in Canmore, Alta.

Feb 26, 2023 4:52 PM Read more >

Watchdog asked to investigate following video of man being punched during arrest

EDMONTON — Police in Edmonton say they've asked the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team to investigate after video circulated online of a man being repeatedly punched during an arrest last week.

Feb 26, 2023 2:02 PM Read more >

'Virtual power plant' model could convince more Albertans to switch to solar

CALGARY — An electricity retailer in Alberta is betting it can entice more homeowners to make the switch to solar panels by launching what it calls Canada's first retail, 100 per cent green energy-based "virtual power plant.

Feb 26, 2023 8:00 AM Read more >