Alberta News

EDMONTON — An Alberta woman who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the killing of her abusive husband of 27 years has been allowed unescorted absences from prison and, once she is eligible early next year, day parole.

CALGARY — Alberta's top court has downgraded two convictions in a high-profile case involving the torture and killing of a man and the deaths of three others from first-degree to second-degree murder.

CALGARY — TC Energy Corp. has received regulatory approval to restart the remaining segment of the Keystone pipeline that has been shut down since suffering its worst oil spill in the pipeline's history on Dec. 7.

REGINA — Premier Scott Moe says he plans to run in the next provincial electionand wants to turn Saskatchewan into a leader in the west for decades to come.

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — A lawsuit filed in the drowning of an Alberta man in a public pool is shining a light on potentially dangerous breath-holding exercises and what responsibility facility operators have to supervise patrons who practise them.

CALGARY — Olympians David Desharnais and Daniel Winnik headline Canada's 25-player roster for the upcoming Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Humane Society says is it saddened and concerned over reports that five teenage boys kicked a cat to death as onlookers watched in horror.

CALGARY — A Calgary police officer faces two charges after an off-duty road rage case. Police say an altercation took place between two drivers in the northeast community of Skyview around 6 p.m. on Aug. 30.

CALGARY — Alberta's defence lawyers have voted to end months of job action after the government announced an interim increase to funding for legal aid.

CALGARY — Alberta's police watchdog is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred early this morning in northwest Calgary.