Alberta News

Hockey Canada hires Jaime Boldt as governance adviser

CALGARY — Hockey Canada announced Tuesday that it has hired Jaime Boldt as its first governance adviser.

Apr 9, 2024 10:47 AM Read more >

Country singers Thomas Rhett, MacKenzie Porter to co-host CCMA Awards

EDMONTON — American country crooner Thomas Rhett will co-host this year's Canadian Country Music Association Awards.

Apr 9, 2024 9:39 AM Read more >

Alberta distillery to stop making 4-litre vodka jugs after minister raises concern

EDMONTON — A distillery is halting production of discount four-litre vodka jugs after the Alberta minister responsible for the province's liquor industry called out the product for not being responsibly priced.

Apr 8, 2024 10:27 PM Read more >

Alberta minor hockey volunteer faces sex assault charge in case involving four teens

SUNDRE, Alta. — A volunteer with a minor hockey association in central Alberta is facing a charge of sex assault in a case involving four teenage males. RCMP in Sundre, Alta.

Apr 8, 2024 8:19 PM Read more >

Hockey Canada grants Calgary defenceman Landon DuPont exceptional player status

CALGARY — Hockey Canada granted Landon DuPont, a 14-year-old defenceman from Calgary, exceptional player status Monday.

Apr 8, 2024 4:30 PM Read more >

Deportation hearing set for truck driver in deadly Saskatchewan hockey team bus crash

CALGARY — A deportation hearing for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash six years ago has been scheduled for next month.

Apr 8, 2024 12:45 PM Read more >

Syncrude to pay $390,000 penalty for 2021 oilsands worker death

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Oilsands operator Syncrude Canada Ltd. has been ordered to pay a $390,000 penalty in relation to the death of a worker in 2021. Syncrude — which is an oilsands joint venture majority-owned by Suncor Energy Inc.

Apr 8, 2024 11:03 AM Read more >

Calgary Stampeders to add former coach/GM Wally Buono to their Wall of Fame

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders will add former head coach/GM Wally Buono to their Wall of Fame, the CFL club announced Monday. Buono joined the Stampeders as an assistant coach in 1987 before becoming head coach in 1990.

Apr 8, 2024 10:30 AM Read more >

Alberta RCMP say man held woman against her will on stolen school bus

SADDLE LAKE, Alta. — Police in eastern Alberta say a woman believed to have been held captive on a stolen school bus is now safe. St.

Apr 8, 2024 9:56 AM Read more >

Father says 11-year-old boy felt safe with dogs before deadly attack in Edmonton home

EDMONTON — The father of an 11-year-old boy killed in a dog attack in an Edmonton home says he never saw the two animals act aggressively towards people and saw no sign he should be worried.

Apr 8, 2024 8:27 AM Read more >