Alberta News

CALGARY — The Canadian Elite Basketball League introduced its newest franchise on Wednesday — the Calgary Surge. The team, which was formerly based out of Guelph, Ont.

CALGARY — Police say they have arrested five people after seizing firearms, edged weapons, drugs and stolen property in Calgary.

CALGARY — Parkland Corp. is warning its third-quarter results will fall short of its expectations, however the company is maintaining its guidance for the full year.

CALGARY — Grit from their rank and file helped the Calgary Flames overtake the visiting Vegas Golden Knights for a 3-2 win Tuesday.

EDMONTON — It was a dream come true for Eric Comrie, even if he downplayed it. The 27-year-old goalie stood on his head in the Buffalo net, making 46 saves, as the Sabres fought their way past the Edmonton Oilers for a 4-2 victory on Tuesday.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is apologizing for what she calls "ill-informed comments on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

CALGARY — Alberta's top court has dismissed an appeal from a dangerous offender convicted of a series of sexual assaults on teenage girls. Trevor Pritchard of Coaldale, Alta.

PONOKA, Alta. — The wife of an Alberta man who was fatally stabbed in a random attack on the Las Vegas Strip last week is remembering him as a kid at heart.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition NDP says Premier Danielle Smith needs to apologize for her remarks on the Russia-Ukraine war.

HIGH PRAIRIE, Alta. — A woman who ran a day home in northern Alberta has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a seven-month-old baby. RCMP say Kyra Renee Backs, who is 29, is accused of killing Oaklan Cunningham.