Alberta News

CALGARY — Kansas City Southern has reaffirmed its support for Canadian National Railway Co.'s takeover bid, but said it may delay a shareholder vote on the deal next week if a U.S. regulator doesn't rule on a key voting trust soon.

LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA — A physician is among 10 people charged in a human trafficking investigation in southern Alberta.

CALGARY — A game-time decision to start for the B.C. Lions on Thursday, quarterback Mike Reilly led his team to a 15-9 win over the Calgary Stampeders.

CALGARY — Mike Weir made history at the 1999 Air Canada Championship at Northview Golf and Country Club in Surrey, B.C. More than 20 years later, the 51-year-old golfer from Sarnia, Ont.

Edmonton's mayor says city council will vote on introducing a local mask mandate for public transit if the Alberta government moves forward with plans to lift the safety measure next week.

CALGARY — Callum Irving stopped all four shots his way for his sixth clean sheet of the season, helping Pacific FC stay atop the Canadian Premier League standings with a 0-0 draw against Cavalry FC on Tuesday.

CALGARY — Alberta has recorded 501 new cases of COVID-19 — the largest single-day increase since late May. The new infections reported Wednesday increase Alberta's active case count to 3,769.

CALGARY — The B.C. Lions and Calgary Stampeders find themselves in similar spots heading into Thursday night’s game at McMahon Stadium between the two winless CFL teams.

MORLEY, ALBERTA — Police say two people are dead after a collision between a semi-truck and a five-tonne truck on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary. EMS spokesman Adam Loria says the collision took place around 11:20 a.m.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed hometown prospect Tyler Benson to a one-year, two-way contract extension worth US$750,000 at the NHL level. The 23-year-old forward was Edmonton's second-round pick (32nd overall) in the 2016 NHL draft.