Alberta News

Alberta's municipalities can apply for a share of a new $20-million provincial infrastructure grant, but Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver says more funding is needed.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's waiting for NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi to declare where he intends to run for office before she calls a byelection in Lethbridge.

COLD LAKE, Alta. — Alberta's police oversight agency says an officer was justified in fatally shooting a man who, while high on meth, assaulted a woman, choked her dog, stole her car keys and stabbed a police dog.

CALGARY — Two new compressed natural gas (CNG) fuelling stations have opened in Alberta to help heavy-haul trucks get off diesel and reduce their environmental footprint.

A look at women's hockey in Canada: — In the 2023-24 hockey season, there were 108,313 women and girls registered as players in Hockey Canada-sanctioned programs, which represented 19.

CALGARY — Hockey Canada has identified some of the challenges it faces in reaching its goal of having more than 170,000 girls and women playing hockey in Canada by 2030.

JASPER, ALTA. — The Alberta government announced Monday that it's building 250 modular housing units in Jasper for residents displaced by wildfire.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers signed forward Sam O’Reilly to a three-year entry-level contract on Monday. O'Reilly, an 18-year-old Toronto native, was selected with the 32nd overall pick in the NHL Draft last June.

CALGARY — Nearly six months after its opening, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is boosting Canada's energy sector as promised — but questions still linger about who will pay for the project's massive cost overruns.

RED DEER, Alta. — Gracyn Sawchyn scored twice and added an assist while Alex Worthington made 42 saves as the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings defeated the Red Deer Rebels 5-1 in Western Hockey League action on Sunday at the Peavey Mart Centrium.