Alberta News

CALGARY — The prospective new riding for federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is home to wheat fields, dinosaur bones and Nickelback. It's also Tory country through and through.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s New Democrats are set to vote today on whether or not to allow new members to opt out of joining the federal NDP.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has had a "positive" meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney.

CALGARY — The fate of a Calgary man, who claims he was suffering a psychotic episode when he stabbed and killed a woman three years ago, is in the hands of a jury.

EDMONTON — Alberta's government is defending a hefty bill to replace the carpet in Premier Danielle Smith's office, after it became a point of attack in question period.

CALGARY — Mark Neufeld has resigned after six years as head of the Calgary Police Service despite having two years left on his contract.

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Damien Kurek is set to step aside to allow Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection in the Battle River—Crowfoot riding in Alberta.

EDMONTON — Alberta is reporting 17 new cases of measles, bringing the province's total to 210 since the beginning of March. The government says half the total cases have been recorded in the province's south zone, including 13 of the new cases.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have their wheels under them after a rocky start in the NHL playoffs. The Vegas Golden Knights will try to limit an offence averaging almost five goals a game, or outscore it in the second round.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers may have been down, but they proved you can’t count them out.