Alberta

Oilers will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test

EDMONTON - Oilers Entertainment Group says proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test will be required for fans 12 and over at Edmonton Oilers games this season. OEG said in a rele...

Aug 24, 2021

Stoney Nakoda celebrate name change of Alberta mountain landmark

CANMORE, Alta. - The Alberta government says a prominent landmark in the Rocky Mountains has been renamed in the spirit of reconciliation. The feature near the summit of Mount Charles Stewart has had ...

Aug 23, 2021

Lawsuit filed against province regarding rules on supervised drug-use sites

A lawsuit has been filed against the Alberta government alleging its rules governing supervised drug-use sites will have life and death impacts. Leading the charge are two non-profit societies, called...

Aug 21, 2021

Province giving every school council $500

The Alberta government is giving every school council in the province $500.This is part of an effort, a release says, to provide more than $1 million directly to school councils so that they can suppo...

Aug 20, 2021

Elks play spoilers, down Lions 21-16 for first win of 2021 CFL season

VANCOUVER - A new local owner in attendance. Fans back in the stands. There were plenty of reasons to party at B.C. Place on Thursday, but the visiting Edmonton Elks spoiled the festivities by notchin...

Aug 19, 2021

Province announces $154M for continuing care in Indigenous communities

The Government of Alberta announced Thursday it is investing $154 million under its Continuing Care Capital Program to help Indigenous communities.The program offers one-time grants to support the bui...

Aug 19, 2021

Day parole denied again for man who strangled wife, buried body in their Calgary home

BOWDEN, ALBERTA - A man who strangled his wife and cemented her body in a basement wall has again been denied day parole eight months before his statutory release from prison. Allan Shyback was convic...

Aug 19, 2021

STARS receives $1 million donation from Tourmaline Oil Corp.

STARS air ambulance says they will be receiving $1 million dollars from Tourmaline Oil Corp. The donation, which is pledged over a five-year term, is to help support missions flown from STARS' six Wes...

Aug 18, 2021

Arrest warrant out after suspect in attack on Muslim women no show in Edmonton court

EDMONTON - A judge has issued an arrest warrant for a man who failed to appear in court Wednesday on charges related to an attack on two Muslim women in an Edmonton parking lot. Richard Bradley Steven...

Aug 18, 2021

Women's world hockey championship revived in Calgary after pandemic hiatus

CALGARY - The puck drops Friday on a women's world hockey championship 859 days after the last one. Who's counting? American forward Kendall Coyne Schofield is, for one. "The pinnacle of women's hocke...

Aug 18, 2021