Alberta News

PONOKA, Alta. — The wife of an Alberta man who was fatally stabbed in a random attack on the Las Vegas Strip last week is remembering him as a kid at heart.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition NDP says Premier Danielle Smith needs to apologize for her remarks on the Russia-Ukraine war.

HIGH PRAIRIE, Alta. — A woman who ran a day home in northern Alberta has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a seven-month-old baby. RCMP say Kyra Renee Backs, who is 29, is accused of killing Oaklan Cunningham.

Edmonton Elks starting quarterback Taylor Cornelius is set to miss the team's season finale due to a spleen injury, the team announced Monday. Cornelius suffered the injury on Saturday in the team's 28-23 loss to the Toronto Argonauts.

CALGARY — The Transportation Safety Board says it was likely a buildup of ice that caused a fatal plane crash west of Calgary.

CALGARY — TC Energy Corp. has announced it will invest $29.3 million in a facility that will use a byproduct from the famed Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tenn. to make renewable natural gas.

FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. — Alberta RCMP say no injuries have been reported after an early morning fire in Fort Saskatchewan spread to six homes. Cpl. Deanna Fontaine says emergency crews responded to a residential structure fire around 4:30 a.m.

EDMONTON — It is already the best start for the Calgary Flames in a dozen years.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks have found a lot of ways to let games slip through their fingers during their CFL-record 16-game home losing streak. But Saturday’s 28-23 loss to the Toronto Argonauts might be most the heartbreaking of all.

CALGARY — Hockey Canada, aiming to regain the trust of Canadians, change its culture and address systemic issues, has made the first wave of changes to address former Supreme Court Justice Thomas Cromwell interim recommendations.