Alberta News

EDMONTON — Casey DeSmith made a strong first impression in his Vancouver Canucks debut on Saturday.

SLAVE LAKE, Alta. — Alberta RCMP say a man died in custody this week after being shot at with a stun gun during his arrest.

EDMONTON — According to the official scorebook, James Letcher Jr.’s wild, winding touchdown return went for 125 yards. He thinks he ran a lot more than that.

CALGARY — Forge FC of Hamilton will have a chance to win the Canadian Premier League's North Star Cup on home turf following a 2-1 victory over Cavalry FC of Calgary on Saturday at ATCO Field at Spruce Meadows.

BANFF, Alta. — When Banff Mayor Corrie DiManno goes out for a run in her Alberta mountain town, she wears a vest holding a can of bear spray, makes noise and keeps an eye out for wildlife.

CALGARY — The path to the CFL playoffs remains precarious for the Calgary Stampeders, but the club stayed on it Friday with a 26-19 win over the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders.

EDMONTON — Members of Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party are set to debate a resolution surrounding gender pronouns in schools, but Premier Danielle Smith says her government won’t automatically follow what is decided.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers say they have signed forward Adam Erne to a one year, two-way contract. The contract has an annual average value of US$775,000.

CALGARY — Alan Letang has been named as Canada's head coach for the 2024 world junior hockey championship. Hockey Canada announced its coaching staff Friday in a release.

CALGARY — Business groups and energy companies celebrated a decision Friday by the Supreme Court of Canada that ruled Ottawa's impact assessment law for major project approvals is largely unconstitutional.