Alberta News

'Special to the world': Supporters hope to save beloved Drumheller dinosaur

DRUMHELLER — A plan to send Tyra the tyrannosaurus, the popular tourist attraction that towers over the skyline in Drumheller, Alta., into proverbial extinction has sparked demands that she be spared.

Apr 6, 2025 11:39 AM Read more >

Flames settle for a point after 'unlucky' bounce leads to 3-2 overtime loss to Vegas

CALGARY — Desperately trying to stay in the playoff hunt, the resilient Calgary Flames picked up an important point on Saturday night.

Apr 6, 2025 1:09 AM Read more >

Smith scores in OT as Golden Knights edge Flames 3-2

CALGARY — Reilly Smith scored twice — including the overtime winner — on Saturday night as the Vegas Golden Knights edged the Calgary Flames 3-2.

Apr 5, 2025 11:40 PM Read more >

Canadian surfer finishes ninth in El Salvador after close round-of-16 battle

LA LIBERTAD — Canadian Erin Brooks finished ninth at the Surf City El Salvador Pro on Saturday after being edged out by American Bella Kenworthy in a tight round-of-16 battle.

Apr 5, 2025 9:45 AM Read more >

'We are not the gods': Fire-torn Jasper prepares for diminished summer tourism season

JASPER, ALTA. — Every summer for 61 years, tourists have piled onto Jasper’s SkyTram to see the boomerang-shaped town nestled inside the sprawling Rocky Mountains. It'll happen again this summer, but the view will be different.

Apr 5, 2025 6:00 AM Read more >

Police investigating suspicious death of woman in southeast Calgary

CALGARY — Calgary police say their homicide unit is investigating after a woman was found dead in a residential neighbourhood in southeast Calgary Friday night. Police say at around 9 p.m.

Apr 5, 2025 5:43 AM Read more >

Alberta premier says latest U.S. tariffs hard to celebrate, but give time for talks

CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn't want to be "exuberant about dodging the bullet" with U.S.

Apr 4, 2025 9:00 AM Read more >

Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for March, by Canadian city

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in March. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.

Apr 4, 2025 7:16 AM Read more >

Coleman, Wolf lead Flames to 4-1 win over Ducks

CALGARY — Blake Coleman scored twice and rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf made 26 stops to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-1 NHL victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.

Apr 3, 2025 10:19 PM Read more >

Canadian teenager Erin Brooks reaches round of 16 at Surf City El Salvador Pro

LA LIBERTAD — Canadian teenage surfer Erin Brooks advanced to the round of 16 at the Surf City El Salvador Pro on Thursday.

Apr 3, 2025 8:58 PM Read more >