Alberta News

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — RCMP in Alberta say a man who was on the roof of a log residence for ski hill employees when they responded to a fire there has been charged with arson.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has approved a $175-million recovery program for municipalities and Metis settlements affected by wildfires.

CALGARY — A bull rider heralded as a promising star on the Indigenous rodeo circuit has died during a competition in southern Alberta.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers padded their goaltending ranks by signing 22-year-old Olivier Rodrigue on Tuesday to a one-year, two-way NHL contract with an average annual value of US$775,000.

VANCOUVER — Alberta's transport minister wants the federal government to recall Parliament to consider back-to-work legislation that would end a strike at British Columbia ports.

CALGARY — After a few years of uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials with the Calgary Stampede say they're happy the advice they'll be handing out this year is to simply wear a cowboy hat and stay hydrated.

EDMONTON — A preliminary report on a weekend tornado in central Alberta says its winds were so violent they picked up a 10-tonne farm combine and tossed it half the length of a football field.

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says June home sales rose by nearly 11 per cent from a year earlier as the market saw a surge in apartment and condos changing hands.

CALGARY — Hockey Canada appointed Katherine Henderson as its next president and chief executive officer on Tuesday.

CALGARY — Alberta's top court has denied an appeal for a man found guilty of trying to extort a businessman of $1 million and killing a random stranger.