Alberta News

EDMONTON — The New York Rangers may have been down, but never appeared to be out.

CALGARY — An Alberta government cabinet minister says she will not run again in the upcoming provincial election. Rajan Sawhney, minister of trade, immigration and multiculturalism, made the announcement Friday night on Twitter.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has named five members to a COVID-19 review panel led by former Reform Party leader Preston Manning, one of whom was recently fired along with the rest of the governing board of Alberta Health Services.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks signed Canadian defensive back Hakeem Johnson on Friday. Johnson, 28, of Brampton, Ont., had seven tackles in 16 regular-season games last year with B.C.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders signed veteran American linebacker Micah Awe on Friday.

EDMONTON — An Alberta cabinet minister said Friday he's working with lawyers and the province's ethics commissioner over concerns possible changes to his department's responsibilities could put him in a conflict of interest.

CALGARY — TransAlta Corp. says it will acquire a 50 per cent interest in an early-stage pumped hydro energy storage development project in southwest Alberta.

CALGARY — It's been an injury-riddled season for Tyler Bertuzzi but the Detroit Red Wings right-winger is healthy again and looked in vintage form Thursday night.

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith will turn to a panel of five oilpatch veterans to advise her government on the future of Alberta's energy industry. The panel will be chaired by David Yager, a longtime writer on the oilpatch.

EDMONTON — Bank of Canada deputy governor Paul Beaudry says returning inflation to the central bank's two per cent target is critical because high and volatile inflation makes the economy inefficient and businesses less competitive.