Alberta News

WABAMUN, Alta. — Mounties say they're treating the death of a five-year-old girl pulled from an Alberta lake as a criminal matter. RCMP said Sunday that two people had been found after a canoe overturned on Wabamun Lake west of Edmonton.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her plan to "Uber-ize" and replace the province's online continuing care directory is aimed at making it easier for patients to navigate spaces, and the analogy shouldn't be taken too far.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Three men convicted of helping lead and co-ordinate the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., in 2022 are to be sentenced next year.

HAMILTON — There'll be no playoff games this year for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats but head coach Scott Milanovich feels the club can get a head start on changing that narrative in 2025.

CALGARY — Hunter Mayo scored his second of the night 2:22 into overtime, and the Red Deer Rebels snatched a 5-4 victory over the Calgary Hitmen in Western Hockey League play on Wednesday.

The Alberta government says long-term care and supportive living programs will no longer be under the purview of the provincial Health Ministry.

CALGARY — Canada's economic productivity crisis can only be solved if the federal and provincial governments come together to address issues like major project approvals and inter-provincial trade barriers, Alberta's premier said Wednesday.

EDMONTON — An Edmonton man has been charged after an electric dirt bike hit a pedestrian on a walking bridge last week.

EDMONTON — The big guns finally came through to blast the Edmonton Oilers out of their season-starting slump.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored 56 seconds into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers came from behind to secure their first win of the season on Tuesday night, 4-3 over the Philadelphia Flyers.