Alberta News

Kane scores hat trick as Oilers clinch playoff spot with 6-3 win over Avalanche

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers clinched a playoff berth in style on Friday.

Apr 22, 2022 11:05 PM Read more >

One dead, one critically injured in plane crash west of Calgary: EMS

SPRINGBANK, Alta. — One person died and a second was critically injured when a plane crashed just outside the Springbank Airport near Calgary on Friday.

Apr 22, 2022 10:12 PM Read more >

'Senseless act': 7 youths charged in death of teen stabbed near Edmonton high school

EDMONTON — Police have charged seven youths with second-degree murder in the death of a 16-year-old boy who was assaulted outside an Edmonton high school earlier this month. The teen was stabbed in the chest and died a week later in hospital.

Apr 22, 2022 5:23 PM Read more >

Intraparty war in Alberta Premier Kenney's UCP sees Twitter fight over clown image

EDMONTON — An internal feud battering Alberta’s governing party took a new twist after Premier Jason Kenney’s issues manager went on Twitter to compare Kenney's United Conservative backbench critics to clowns.

Apr 22, 2022 3:31 PM Read more >

Alberta increases funding for more cataract surgeries in private facilities

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it will fund 25 per cent more cataract surgeries this year in privately-run surgical facilities in an effort to reduce surgery backlogs.

Apr 22, 2022 2:55 PM Read more >

Former CFL star running back named next chancellor at University of Calgary

CALGARY — The University of Calgary named former CFL player Jon Cornish as its 15th chancellor-elect Friday. The 37-year-old native of New Westminster, B.C., will begin his four-year term July 1.

Apr 22, 2022 11:33 AM Read more >

Tkachuk scores 40th goal as the Calgary Flames top the Dallas Stars 4-2

CALGARY — Matthew Tkachuk's milestone night on Thursday came in a division-clinching win.

Apr 21, 2022 11:27 PM Read more >

Edmonton Oil Kings beat Lethbridge Hurricanes 4-1 in first-round opener

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oil Kings kicked off the Western Hockey League post-season with a 4-1 victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Thursday night. Four different Edmonton players scored as the Oil Kings fired 48 shots on net.

Apr 21, 2022 10:38 PM Read more >

Calgary police investigating fatal shooting in Saddle Ridge neighbourhood

CALGARY — Police have released the name of a man who died after being shot in a northeast Calgary neighbourhood. An autopsy has identified the victim as Hisham Ahmed, who was 24.

Apr 21, 2022 5:24 PM Read more >

Muslim group concerned after Edmonton mosques receive packages with powdery substance

EDMONTON — A group representing Muslims in Canada is asking mosques in Edmonton to be on the lookout after mail containing a white powdery substance was delivered to two places of worship.

Apr 21, 2022 4:21 PM Read more >