Alberta News

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Kooper Gizowski scored two goals, Harrison Meneghin earned a 22-save shutout and the Lethbridge Hurricanes took a dominant 5-0 win over the Seattle Thunderbirds on Wednesday.

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says she would not call a referendum on whether Alberta should quit the Canada Pension Plan until there is a firm, finalized number on how much the province would get should it decide to go it alone.

TORONTO — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland agreed to convene a meeting with the finance ministers to discuss Alberta's proposal to withdraw from the Canada Pension Plan.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Four members of a Lethbridge high school football team charged with the sexual assault of a teammate earlier this month did not appear in person at their first court date on Wednesday.

CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. has lowered its financial forecast for the year, citing the cost of weaker consumer demand and the B.C. port workers strike.

CALGARY — A geothermal energy company is the first recipient of funding from the Canada Growth Fund, the federal government's new $15-billion arm's-length public investment vehicle. Calgary-based Eavor Technologies Inc.

EDMONTON — Two inmates at the Edmonton Remand Centre died and three others were hospitalized after receiving poor medical care at the institution, the province's public interest commissioner has found.

COCHRANE, Alta. — A town west of Calgary says it continues to truck in water from other communities to maintain its required levels.

EDMONTON — Two men are facing charges after a van was stolen in Edmonton with a 40-year-old woman inside who is blind and non-verbal. Edmonton police issued an Amber Alert on Thursday for the woman.

EDMONTON — Alberta is investing in artificial intelligence in an effort to predict where a wildfire may ignite before it happens, a move its tech partnerssay could save up to $5 million a year.