Alberta News

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Brian Jean, the co-founder of the governing United Conservative Party, is back in the Alberta legislature, setting up a showdown with his fellow founder turned political foe, Premier Jason Kenney.

EDMONTON — Falling asleep at the wheel almost proved to be a nightmare for the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. Evander Kane had a pair of goals as the Oilers limped to a 7-5 victory over the Detroit Red Wings after having a very early 3-0 advantage.

LETHBRIDGE — Four men charged with conspiracy to commit murder after arrests at last month's border blockade in southern Alberta made brief court appearances Tuesday.

CALGARY — The Edmonton Stingers' dream of berth in the Basketball Champions League Americas Final 8 remains alive.

Calgary's police chief says officers were in a no-win situation when anti-vaccine, anti-mask protesters got into a "standoff situation" with residents and other counter-protesters on the weekend.

VEGREVILLE, Alberta (AP) — Sergiy Ivanyuk didn’t sleep the first 10 nights. His mind is on his mother in his hometown of Kyiv and his girlfriend and her two children who are sheltering to stay safe amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

EDMONTON — Alberta's United Conservative government has refused for the second time to move ahead with an Opposition bill that would have placed legally enforceable restrictions on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains.

CALGARY — Customers of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. are growing increasingly concerned about a labour dispute that the union has said could result in a potential rail strike as early as this week.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks signed American kicker Sergio Castillo to a two-year contract Monday. Castillo joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers late last season and helped the club capture a second straight Grey Cup title.

CALGARY — Strathcona Resources Ltd. has completed its acquisition of privately held oil company Caltex Resources Ltd. as well as the Tucker thermal oil property previously owned by Cenovus Energy Inc.