Alberta News

CALGARY — Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he backs Alberta Premier Danielle Smith over her concerns about what she's called Ottawa's anti-oil-and-gas agenda.

CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. did not announce the name of its new CEO on its fourth-quarter earnings call Wednesday, though interim chief executive Kris Smith said a decision is expected "very soon.

CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. says it earned $2.74 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, a 76 per cent increase from the $1.55 billion it earned in the same three months of 2021.

EDMONTON — The top civil servant at Alberta Justice says there are no formal rules stopping politicians from directly interfering in court prosecutions, but says his department relies on Crown lawyers knowing the boundaries and pushing back if it hap

EDMONTON — Critics say crucial expertise within Alberta Environment and Protected Areas is being broken up and dispersed, weakening fish and wildlife programs that should be working together, putting responsibility for conservation within ministries

EDMONTON — A Crown prosecutor says a former club promoter who was convicted of sexually assaulting five women over six years should be sentenced to 15 yearsbecause he planned his attacks.

EDMONTON — Police in Edmonton say five men face charges in an auto theft ring where high-end trucks and SUVs were allegedly stolen for export overseas.

EDMONTON — Eugene Lewis is on the move. The East Division's top player last season signed with the Edmonton Elks on Tuesday, the first day of CFL free agency.

CALGARY — A man is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Calgary on Tuesday. Police say officers were called to a report of a break and enter at a building at an industrial area.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders signed American defensive end Julian Howsare on Tuesday. Contract details weren't immediately known. The move came on the first day of CFL free agency.