Alberta News

CALGARY — Milan Lucic is fine with his broad shoulders employed as a public safety message.

EDMONTON — He's far from the biggest player in the Oilers' lineup, but Kailer Yamamoto is making his presence felt in Edmonton's first-round series against the L.A. Kings.

CALGARY — Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.'s profits more than doubled from a year ago in the first quarter, as surging oil prices pushed the Calgary-based energy company closer to reaching its debt reduction target.

Calgary's tech community can boast another "unicorn" with fintech company Neo Financial's close of a funding round that values the startup at more than $1 billion.

EDMONTON — Mike Smith wanted to atone for a mishandled puck — and he did it in dramatic fashion on Wednesday. The veteran goalie posted a 30-save shutout to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a decisive 6-0 victory over the L.A.

EDMONTON — The NHL has no plans to change its playoff format, regardless of what other leagues are doing, says commissioner Gary Bettman.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it is making a pill to treat COVID-19 more accessible by allowing doctors and other health-care workers to prescribe the drug.

EDMONTON — Police say an alarming increase in attacks on people of colour in Alberta's capital has left members of marginalized communities afraid to leave their homes and live their lives as they wish.

The record-breaking heat wave that scorched western North America last June was among the most extreme ever recorded globally, new modelling and analysis by researchers at universities in the United Kingdom shows.

CALGARY — In a low-scoring playoff opener, Matthew Tkachuk made a difference in ways a multi-faceted player can. Tkachuk and Elias Lindholm both generated a team-leading 42 goals in the regular season for the Calgary Flames.