Alberta News

Former Alberta cabinet minister calls government health contract probe 'whitewashing'

EDMONTON — A former Alberta cabinet minister says an investigation called by Premier Danielle Smith's government into multimillion-dollar health contracts looks like a whitewashing exercise.

Apr 24, 2025 3:29 PM Read more >

Ontario reports 95 new measles cases, sending total above 1,000 since outbreak began

TORONTO — Public Health Ontario is reporting 95 new measles cases since last week, bringing the total number of people infected past 1,000.

Apr 24, 2025 2:49 PM Read more >

Dow delays construction of $9 billion net zero Alberta project

FT SASKATCHEWAN — Dow Inc. says it is delaying construction of a nearly $9 billion net-zero petrochemical project northeast of Edmonton because of expected weak market conditions.

Apr 24, 2025 1:55 PM Read more >

'We just have to be better:' Edmonton Oilers look to regroup after Game 2 loss

LOS ANGELES — For Leon Draisaitl, the answer is easy — the Edmonton Oilers simply need to find another gear. The Los Angeles Kings thumped the Oilers 6-2 on Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven first-round playoff series.

Apr 24, 2025 12:25 PM Read more >

Special teams struggles costing Edmonton Oilers in playoff battle with L.A. Kings

LOS ANGELES — There's been one stark difference in the battle between the Edmonton Oilers and L.A. Kings this post-season: special teams.

Apr 24, 2025 9:39 AM Read more >

Six-year sentence restored for former Alberta school headmaster guilty of sex assault

OTTAWA — Canada's highest court has restored a six-year prison sentence for a former headmaster of a defunct boys' school in Alberta who sexually assaulted a student.

Apr 23, 2025 3:12 PM Read more >

Lawyer wants to save war memorials at Hudson's Bay stores in Toronto, Calgary

TORONTO — A Toronto lawyer is hoping to find a way to preserve war memorials at two Hudson's Bay stores. E.

Apr 23, 2025 9:44 AM Read more >

The pope was a friend, and they talked sports: TRC commissioner remembers Francis

Wilton Littlechild remembers closing his eyes before Pope Francis led his first mass at the Vatican more than a decade ago. He wanted to clearly hear every word.

Apr 23, 2025 6:53 AM Read more >

Oilers defenceman Brett Kulak races from daughter's birth to playoff game

LOS ANGELES — Brett Kulak didn't get his regular pre-game routine in on Monday.

Apr 22, 2025 3:30 PM Read more >

Mother of Calgary murder suspect details hallucinations and fear months before attack

CALGARY — The mother of a Calgary murder suspect has testified her son was having hallucinations and was in fear of animalistic creatures months before a young woman was stabbed to death on a downtown street.

Apr 22, 2025 1:31 PM Read more >