Alberta News

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — In a heated courtroom exchange, a man accused of conspiring to murder police at the 2022 Coutts, Alta., blockade rejected accusations he and others brought weapons and body armour to the barricade to start a war.

CALGARY — Alena Sharp finds it hard to believe she first competed at the Canadian women’s golf championship two decades ago. Despite missing the cut at the 2004 Legends on the Niagara course in Niagara Falls, Ont.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Stan Bowman made a promise upon his NHL return.

EDMONTON — Stan Bowman made a promise upon his NHL return. "These things will never happen on my watch again," the Edmonton Oilers new general manager and vice-president of hockey operations said Wednesday.

CALGARY — WestJet and Telus Corp. are partnering up to provide free internet service aboard flights for members of the airline's loyalty program starting this December.

EDMONTON — Thousands of wildfire evacuees forced from Jasper National Park into British Columbia along smoke-choked mountain roads Monday were directed Tuesday to make a wide U-turn and head home if they needed a place to stay.

EDMONTON — Calgary residents can now turn on their sprinklers for longer as the city swelters under an extreme heat warning.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — One of two men charged with conspiring to murder RCMP officers at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade two years ago testified Tuesday he wasn't aware that the custom-made rifle he had purchased was a prohibited weapon.

Long-term care and assisted living homes need to focus more on supporting their residents' mental health, a Canadian organization that develops quality and safety standards said on Tuesday.

EDMONTON — An Edmonton man has been convicted in the United Kingdom of being a member of a proscribed terrorist group.