Alberta News

Legal experts say Ottawa unlikely to be 'main combatant' in Alberta sovereignty fight

CALGARY — Constitutional law experts say it's unlikely Ottawa will rush to fight Alberta over a proposed sovereignty bill that would give the provincial government new powers to resist what it considers federal intrusion.

Nov 30, 2022 2:46 PM Read more >

Poulin, Nurse return as Canada looks to get back into Rivalry Series with U.S.

CALGARY — Team captain Marie-Philip Poulin and 2022 Olympic leading scorer Sarah Nurse will help lead Canada's women's hockey team when it continues its Rivalry Series with the United States next month.

Nov 30, 2022 2:44 PM Read more >

Trudeau says nothing is off the table when it comes to Smith's new 'sovereignty' act

OTTAWA — Nothing is off the table when it comes to responding to newly proposed legislation that would give Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government "exceptional powers," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday.

Nov 30, 2022 2:25 PM Read more >

Alta. sovereignty act damaging to business: Calgary Chamber of Commerce

CALGARY — Alberta's proposed sovereignty act threatens to scare off investors and talent and derail the province's plans for economic growth, a prominent business group warned Wednesday.

Nov 30, 2022 12:39 PM Read more >

Largest recorded Alberta earthquake probably natural, scientist says

EDMONTON — The largest earthquake ever recorded in Alberta, which rattled homes and nerves Tuesday, was probably due to natural causes, says a geologist. Rebecca Salvage of the University of Calgary says the 5.

Nov 30, 2022 12:25 PM Read more >

Alberta Court of Appeal orders new trial for man acquitted of beating four-year-old

CALGARY — The Alberta Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for a man found not guilty of aggravated assault on his four-year-old stepdaughter, who suffered a life-altering head injury.

Nov 30, 2022 11:55 AM Read more >

Enbridge raising quarterly dividend, releases financial guidance for 2023

CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. is raising its quarterly dividend to shareholders. The pipeline company says it will now pay a quarterly dividend of 88.75 cents per share, up from 86 cents per share. Based on Enbridge's closing share price of $55.

Nov 30, 2022 8:00 AM Read more >

Canadian Natural Resources plans $5.2 billion in capital spending in 2023

CALGARY — Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. says it expects to spend $5.2 billion on its capital budget next year as it looks to grow production. The company says the plan includes about $4.2 billion in base capital spending and $1.

Nov 30, 2022 7:55 AM Read more >

Calgary Flames dump Panthers 6-2 in return of Matthew Tkachuk to the Saddledome

CALGARY — Chants of "Hubie's better" erupted in Calgary's Saddledome in the third period of the Flames' 6-2 win over the visiting Florida Panthers on Tuesday.

Nov 30, 2022 12:24 AM Read more >

Tkachuk gets mixed reception in return to Saddledome as a Florida Panther

CALGARY — Boos and cheers greeted Matthew Tkachuk in his first game in Calgary as a Florida Panther, although there was more of the former whenever the puck was on his stick.

Nov 29, 2022 11:26 PM Read more >