Alberta News

EDMONTON — Dalyce Raine stood outside an Edmonton courthouse Friday in the bitter cold, unable to speak. She wiped away tears under her sunglasses.

EDMONTON — New numbers confirm that many Alberta drivers are getting hit with rate hikes, and even some sharp spikes, in their auto insurance.

People with ties to Alberta were among the 176 who were killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed after takeoff near Tehran, Iran.

CALGARY — Cam Talbot prevailed in a goaltending duel and Johnny Gaudreau scored the game-winner for the Calgary Flames in a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.

EDMONTON — Alberta doctors say they haven't ruled out a court challenge to the province's billing rule changes that physicians say could profoundly affect patient care. Dr.

CALGARY — Perry Pearn is out and Troy Ryan is in as head coach of the Canadian women's hockey team in a mid-season change.

CALGARY — Oilsands producer Cenovus Energy Inc. said Thursday it will aim to achieve "net zero" greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, joining a recent cavalcade of oil companies trumpeting their environmental aspirations.

CALGARY — Budget airline Swoop is adding flights to three Atlantic Canadian cities from Hamilton this summer. The expansion by the low-cost subsidiary of WestJet Airlines Ltd.

EDMONTON — Amir Samani never got a chance to personally congratulate his two friends on their wedding in Iran and he can't believe that he never will.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman Rasmus Andersson to a six-year contract extension. The 23-year-old from Malmo, Sweden and the NHL club agreed to a deal averaging US$4.55 million annually.