Alberta News

EDMONTON — Connor McDavid says his second NHL MVP award is special, but means a little bit more when it links him to the NHL’s all-time scoring leader.

CALGARY — A police officer who slammed a handcuffed woman to the ground face first has been given a 30-day conditional sentence for what a judge called an "egregious mistake.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says COVID-19 numbers continue to fall but the plan is to remain vigilant as the province prepares to fully reopen Thursday. “Across the board, our numbers are moving in the right direction,” Dr.

EDMONTON — The lawyer for an Ontario truck driver who killed a woman in his Edmonton hotel room a decade ago is asking that his client be sentenced to about half the time called for by the Crown.

Environmental groups and First Nations say they are pleased the federal government is adding another proposed coal mine in Alberta's Rocky Mountains to the list of projects it will review.

EDMONTON — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will be, at least on paper, the longest serving Edmonton Oiler of all time. Nugent-Hopkins and the Oilers agreed to an eight-year contract extension on Tuesday with an average annual value of US$5.125 million.

EDMONTON — The results are in from the cradle: Olivia and Noah are the repeat champions for baby names in Alberta. Olivia was the most popular for 236 newborn girls in 2020 — the top pick eight years in a row.

EVANSBURG, Alta. — Alberta's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry says a helicopter pilot died in a crash while assisting in firefighting efforts west of Edmonton.

CALGARY — Behind his face mask, sweat glistening on his forehead, Ryan Straschnitzki was smiling.

EDMONTON — Family members of a woman who was killed in a hotel room say the pain they continue to feel a decade after her death is unspeakable.