Alberta News

EDMONTON — A judge who is to rule on a defamation threat sent in the middle of a civil trial by Alberta’s former justice minister has been told the warning reignited fear and anxiety in the plaintiff and led another witness to beg off testifying.

LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA — One of four men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at a border blockade protest in southern Alberta wants to go directly to trial.

A self-described political fixer says a former Alberta justice minister hired him to obtain a reporter's phone logs.

CALGARY — Ottawa is set to pour an "unprecedented" amount of public money into the mining and metals sector as growing global demand for electric vehicles creates what industry insiders say is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Canadian resources

CALGARY — A Calgary jury found one man guilty of second-degree murder and another of manslaughter Sunday in the death of a well-known chef.

MACKENZIE COUNTY, ALBERTA — The mayor of High Level, a town in Alberta's far northwest corner, says she has not spoken to the county government for several weeks.

EDMONTON — It was one of those games that was a shame to see decided by a shootout, as both the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers seemed to already be playing playoff-level hockey.

CALGARY — Will Marshall has been named the new head coach of Canada's Para alpine ski team. He takes over for Jean-Sébastien Labrie, who was at the helm for 16 years over two stints between 2006 and 2010, and 2012 to 2022.

EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney, in a speech to party members deciding his fate, told them he is an unblemished election winner who saved Alberta from servitude in a dystopian socialist hellscape.

CALGARY — The fate of two men accused in the fatal stabbing of a well-known Calgary chef is now in the hands of a jury.