Alberta News

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says engine failure less than a minute into a flight contributed to a deadly helicopter crash during a 2023 wildfire in northern Alberta.

CALGARY — Shares in Veren Inc. jumped as the oil and gas producer said it finished 2024 with improved performance out of its wells in northwestern Alberta and would take a breather from big asset deals.

OTTAWA — More than 36,000 people have signed a parliamentary petition urging Ottawa to bar U.S. President Donald Trump from Canada for persistently threatening the country's sovereignty.

EDMONTON — One day after quitting cabinet and calling out his own government, Peter Guthrie returned to the house Wednesday, sat in the back row and looked at his phone while the Opposition NDP used his words to attack his colleagues.

EDMONTON — Alberta is set to introduce its budget Thursday, with rumours swirling that Premier Danielle Smith's government will deliver on her promised personal tax cut amid the looming threat of devastating U.S. tariffs.

CALGARY — Police forces say they are gearing up to find a way to keep more than 3,400 people safe alongside the Rocky Mountains during this summer's G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alta.

EDMONTON — Alberta's education minister says he has directed school divisions to make efforts to provide in-person learning options to all students as a support worker strike continues.

It was an eventful start to 2025 for Cameron Judge. The veteran CFL linebacker and his wife, Brittany, became first-time parents on Jan. 6 with the birth of their son, Jax.

OTTAWA — The federal justice minister has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of murder in Alberta more than three decades ago. Roy Allan Sobotiak was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Susan Kaminsky, who disappeared in 1987.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says roughly 800 peace officers will team up with 34 police forces across the province to crack down on fentanyl. It comes following threats from U.S.