Alberta News

EDMONTON — Protecting a three-point lead with one possession left in the U Sports women’s basketball title game, Carleton Ravens coach Dani Sinclair had a simple message for her team.

CALGARY — After being hamstrung for years by a lack of export capacity, Canada's oil industry will have reason to celebrate when the much-anticipated Trans Mountain pipeline expansion comes online, expected to be sometime this spring.

Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen advanced to the final of the Canadian men's curling championship with a 7-3 semifinal win over Alberta's Brendan Bottcher on Sunday.

EDMONTON — The top-seeded University of Saskatchewan Huskies have advanced to Sunday's U Sport women's basketball championship final with a 64-57 win over Laval Rouge et Or in Saturday's semifinal action at Saville Community Sports Centre.

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CALGARY — While the Calgary Flames had a relatively quiet day on Friday making just one minor move before the NHL trade deadline, there was no lack of noise leading up to it for Craig Conroy.

EDMONTON — Alberta RCMP won't lay criminal charges following a multi-year probe into alleged voter identity fraud in the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership race that saw former premier Jason Kenney elected leader.

EDMONTON — Through the first half of the season, the word from Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland didn’t change.

BANFF, Alta. — Parks Canada says an investigation has turned up no evidence of a cougar attack reported last month in Banff National Park. Alberta Health Services has said emergency crews responded to the Rockbound Lake trailhead on Feb.

CALGARY — A three-week trial has been scheduled for next year in Calgary for an Alberta man accused of killing a teenage girl in 1976. Ronald James Edwards, 74, of Sundre, Alta., is set to appear before a judge and jury on March 3, 2025.