Alberta News

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames narrowed the gap on the Montreal Canadiens in the North Division's playoff race with a 5-2 win Saturday over the visiting Habs.

CALGARY — The women's playoffs are set at the Players' Championship, while the men will have to wait another day to decide the top six moving on. Reigning Canadian champion Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Man.

CALGARY — At the end of a "strange day" for the Calgary Flames, Sean Monahan led them to a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens with a goal and two assists Friday. The Flames' victory was necessary to their playoff hopes.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has bowed to public pressure and paused coal exploration in the most sensitive areas of the Rocky Mountains while it continues to gather public feedback about mines.

CALGARY — Railroad shippers have a much more negative view of a bid by Canadian National Railway Co. to take over the Kansas City Southern railroad than a competing offer by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s health minister says the government won’t rule out further health restrictions as COVID-19 case numbers soar, but will wait to see data and consider recommendations.

DRUMHELLER, Alta. — An Alberta teen who played a role in the 2017 revenge murder of her drug dealer was sentenced Friday to the time she has already served.

CALGARY — The Montreal Canadiens were ready to play the Calgary Flames on Friday evening despite a Calgary player testing positive for COVID-19. The Flames called off their morning skate.

CALGARY — Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan says Canada will join the U.S.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it will release an update today about a recently concluded online survey on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains.