Alberta News

EDMONTON — Mark McMorris will celebrate his 29th birthday this weekend. But, in snowboarding terms, he’s an old man. Eli Bouchard is just 14 years old, and McMorris is one of his idols.

EDMONTON — The Alberta legislature has passed Premier Danielle Smith’s controversial sovereignty act but not before first stripping out the provision that granted Smith’s cabinet the power to bypass the legislature and rewrite laws as it saw fit.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers finally put together a complete game on Wednesday, even if it was against a team running on fumes.

CALGARY — Down 2-0 before the game was three minutes old, the Calgary Flames rallied after the poor start and matched a season high with their third straight victory.

EDMONTON — Alberta's two deputy chief medical officers of health are leaving their roles — less than a month after Dr. Deena Hinshaw was removed as the province's top doctor.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has introduced legislation to implement inflation-fighting rebates and payouts announced recently by Premier Danielle Smith.

CALGARY — The NHL's Los Angeles Kings have loaned defenceman Brandt Clarke to Canada's world junior hockey team ahead of its selection camp for the 2023 world junior championship.

CALGARY — The last time the Scotties Tournament of Hearts took place in Calgary, the curlers could hear toilets flushing as they swept their rocks down the ice due to the lack of spectators.

OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs from Alberta and Saskatchewan are calling for their provinces to toss proposed legislation they say is inherently undemocratic, unconstitutional and infringes on Indigenous rights.

EDMONTON — Closing arguments in the trial of two Alberta Mounties charged with manslaughter have been delayed. Lawyers were to present their final statements to the jury Wednesday but are now scheduled to do so Thursday. Const. Jessica Brown and Cpl.