Alberta News

RED DEER, Alta. — Ryder Ritchie had three goals and two assists to power the Medicine Hat Tigers past the Red Deer Rebels 7-1 in the Western Hockey League on Friday night.

EDMONTON — Alberta's governing United Conservatives have booted a rural backbencher from caucus following his public opposition to the government's proposed budget.

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta’s trade sanctions on the United States will stay in place until U.S. President Donald Trump drops the threat of tariffs.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers added some blue line help and forward toughness before the NHL trade deadline, but general manager Stan Bowman admits the team's goaltending remains a popular subject for debate.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — A man who is "God fearing and attends church on Sundays" was the last of three protesters convicted of mischief to be sentenced for his role in the Canada-U.S. border blockade at Coutts, Alta.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames' push for their first playoff appearance in three seasons will have to come without the benefit of reinforcements.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is working on a deal to send scores of its controversial stash of unused children's pain medication to Ukraine.

Edmonton is getting an influx of public dollars to expand its entertainment district around the home of the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers, two years after the provincial government committed hundreds of millions for a new arena in Calgary.

CALGARY — Terry Wilson, who played nine seasons in the CFL and helped the Calgary Stampeders win the 1971 Grey Cup, has died. The Stampeders said in a release that Wilson died Wednesday after a long illness. He was 83.

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in February. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.