Alberta News

Crown focuses on discrepancies in testimony of man accused of killing chef

CALGARY — The Crown began attacking Tuesday the testimony of one of two men accused in the killing of a popular Calgary chef two years ago.

Mar 22, 2022 6:11 PM Read more >

Calgary Flames file lawsuit against insurers for $125M in losses due to COVID

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames organization has filed a lawsuit against its insurers alleging $125 million in losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 22, 2022 5:36 PM Read more >

Alberta MLA says he felt obligated to hack government website, used premier's info

EDMONTON — An Alberta opposition legislature member under RCMP investigation after admittedly hacking into a government health website using some of Premier Jason Kenney's personal information says he felt a professional responsibility to do it.

Mar 22, 2022 4:32 PM Read more >

NDP bill to protect Alberta Rockies from coal mining dies in legislature committee

EDMONTON — A private member's bill before the Alberta legislature that would have blocked all coal mining in the province's Rocky Mountains died Tuesday after government members voted against it.

Mar 22, 2022 1:51 PM Read more >

Workers back on the job at noon after CP Rail and union agree to final arbitration

CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and the union representing 3,000 conductors, engineers and train and yard workers say they have agreed to final and binding arbitration to end a work stoppage.

Mar 22, 2022 1:54 AM Read more >

CP NewsAlert: CP Rail and union agree to binding arbitration to end work stoppage

CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and the union representing 3,000 conductors, engineers and train and yard workers say they have agreed to final and binding arbitration to end a work stoppage.

Mar 22, 2022 12:40 AM Read more >

Flames get centre Ryan Carpenter from Blackhawks for fifth-rounder in 2024

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames did their shopping early this year.

Mar 21, 2022 4:44 PM Read more >

Calgary police say no prior connection between woman and accused killer

CALGARY — Police say a 26-year-old man charged in the stabbing death of a Calgary woman on Friday had no connection to her. A police news release says Vanessa Ladouceur, who was 31, was killed in what appeared to be a random attack.

Mar 21, 2022 4:23 PM Read more >

Ottawa under pressure from CP Rail customers after second day of stoppage

CALGARY — If the work stoppage at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. doesn't end soon, southern Alberta feedlot operator James Bekkering says he and many of his counterparts will be facing a serious situation.

Mar 21, 2022 4:12 PM Read more >

Oilers acquire defenceman Brett Kulak from Canadiens, Brassard from Flyers

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers acquired defenceman Brett Kulak from the Montreal Canadiens ahead of Monday's NHL trade deadline.

Mar 21, 2022 3:37 PM Read more >