Alberta News

EDMONTON — Police have charged the chief of a First Nation in southern Alberta with two counts of sexual assault. Roy Albert Whitney, the 71-year-old chief of Tsuut’ina Nation, west of Calgary, was arrested Wednesday.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes acquired McLeod Bethel-Thompson from the Edmonton Elks in exchange for Cody Fajardo as an insurance policy in case Davis Alexander got injured.

A goalie growing up, Alberta's Drew (Wild Boy) Stuve avoided hockey fights. But he welcomes the rough stuff these days. The 28-year-old has found a home in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, headlining Saturday's BKFC Fight Night Edmonton card.

CALGARY — Police have identified the remains of a Calgary man who disappeared 2 1/2 years ago and are investigating his death as a homicide. The remains were discovered in May 2024 at an undisclosed location outside Calgary.

TORONTO — Ontario is taking a step toward planning new pipelines to bring Alberta oil and gas to the province for refining, issuing a request for proposals today for a feasibility study.

CALGARY — One person was seriously injured after a small plane crashed on a private airstrip in central Alberta.

EDMONTON — Alberta's government is creating fines and rules meant to curb predatory tow truck drivers.

SPRUCE GROVE — A young girl in Alberta is dead after police say she was hit by a pickup truck while riding a skateboard. RCMP say they responded to an area of Spruce Grove, west of Edmonton, where the nine-year-old was struck.

BANFF — A popular selfie spot for visitors to Banff National Park is being moved to what town officials say is a safer site.

EDMONTON — RCMP say two workers at a daycare west of Edmonton have been charged with assaulting three children. Mounties were called in March about allegations of assaults at the Little Stars Montessori Early Learning Center in Spruce Grove.