Alberta News

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 >

UCP membership soars as intraparty fight over Alberta premier's leadership escalates

EDMONTON — An upcoming vote to decide the fate of Jason Kenney as United Conservative Party leader and Alberta premier is driving up membership numbers and igniting concerns about possible rule changes and ballot box shenanigans.

Mar 21, 2022 2:07 PM Read more >

Accused in Calgary chef's death says he remembers scuffle, but not stabbing

CALGARY — One of two men accused in the killing of a popular chef has testified he remembers being in a scuffle with the cook but has no memory of stabbing him.

Mar 21, 2022 12:26 PM Read more >

Cavalry FC goalkeeper Marco Carducci details recovery from testicular cancer

CALGARY — Cavalry FC goalkeeper Marco Carducci has revealed he is recovering from testicular cancer. In a statement, the 25-year-old from Calgary said he was diagnosed Feb.

Mar 21, 2022 8:51 AM Read more >

Shutdown begins at CP Rail as two sides continue to negotiate

CALGARY — The company and the union are pointing fingers of blame at each other for a shutdown of Canadian Pacific Railway operations that began Sunday while the two sides remained at the bargaining table.

Mar 20, 2022 2:38 AM Read more >

Panther City rides three separate hat tricks to victory over Roughnecks in NLL

CALGARY — Will Malcom scored a hat trick and added four assists to power the Panther City Lacrosse Club to a 14-11 victory over the Calgary Roughnecks in the National Lacrosse League Saturday.

Mar 19, 2022 10:03 PM Read more >

Police arrest six people at anti-vaccine, freedom protest in downtown Calgary

CALGARY — Police arrested several people at a so-called freedom protest in downtown Calgary on Saturday after some demonstrators refused to leave a park that has become ground zero in the city for the weekly rallies.

Mar 19, 2022 8:20 PM Read more >

McDavid has three points, Kane scores twice as Oilers top Devils 6-3

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers are certainly not having troubling finding the back of the net at the moment.

Mar 19, 2022 5:26 PM Read more >

Thompson scores in OT as Sabres beat Flames 1-0

CALGARY — Eight years and two days after his first NHL shutout, journeyman goaltender Dustin Tokarski finally recorded his second – and against one of the NHL's hottest teams.

Mar 18, 2022 11:14 PM Read more >

Trial in Calgary chef's death told reference to witness as 'KGB rat' carved in cell

CALGARY — A sheriff has testified that he found the name of a key witness in a trial involving a popular chef's death carved on a cell wall.

Mar 18, 2022 4:14 PM Read more >