Alberta News

Edmonton dismantles two homeless encampments it deemed 'high-risk'

EDMONTON — The City of Edmonton says it has closed another homeless encampment that it considers high-risk.

Dec 30, 2023 7:11 PM Read more >

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith set to launch sweeping health-delivery changes in 2024

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith is set to take scalpel and bone saw to Alberta's $17-billion health-delivery system in 2024, while simultaneously scrambling to keep and find more family doctors.

Dec 30, 2023 8:00 AM Read more >

WHL Roundup: Logan McCutcheon stars in shootout as Hurricanes edge Rebels 2-1

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Logan McCutcheon had the shootout winner as the Lethbridge Hurricanes defeated the Red Deer Rebels 2-1 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.

Dec 30, 2023 12:16 AM Read more >

RCMP arrest suspect in northern Alberta homicide after weeks-long search

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Mounties have ended a weeks-long search for a man wanted in a killing in northern Alberta. Wood Buffalo RCMP responded Dec. 5 to a firearms complaint in the community, 60 kilometres north of Fort McMurray.

Dec 29, 2023 10:22 AM Read more >

Man who died with wife and son in Alberta lake wasn't a risk-taker, says friend

An Edmonton man who died with his wife and eight-year-old son after their utility terrain vehicle went into a lake wasn't the kind of person to put his family at risk, says a friend.

Dec 28, 2023 3:28 PM Read more >

Stampeders sign defensive back Rodney Randle Jr.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have signed defensive back Rodney Randle Jr. after his stint with the NFL's New England Patriots.

Dec 28, 2023 12:48 PM Read more >

Chris Driedger makes 37 saves in NHL return as Kraken hold off Flames 2-1

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Making his first NHL start in nearly 20 months, Chris Driedger made 37 saves to backstop the Seattle Kraken to a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.

Dec 28, 2023 12:02 AM Read more >

'Pretty emotional': Driedger makes 37 saves in NHL return, Kraken hold off Flames 2-1

CALGARY — After a torn ACL at the 2022 world championships sidelined Chris Driedger for nine months and derailed his career, he finally made it back between the pipes for the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday.

Dec 27, 2023 11:48 PM Read more >

A long-overlooked climate solution, geothermal could be in for its hottest decade yet

CALGARY — It's clean, renewable, and right there below our feet, but geothermal energy has largely remained undeveloped in Canada.

Dec 27, 2023 2:00 AM Read more >

Alberta family of three reported missing on Christmas found dead: RCMP

ALBERTA BEACH, Alta. — RCMP in Alberta say an underwater recovery team, with the help of police and firefighters, have found the bodies of a family that were last seen before Christmas on a side-by-side utility terrain vehicle.

Dec 26, 2023 5:05 PM Read more >