Alberta News

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta has applied for a judicial review of Ottawa's exemption of the carbon levy on home heating oil.

CALGARY — Precision Drilling Corp. says it earned $39 million in the third quarter of 2024, nearly double what it earned in the same time period last year. Canada's largest oil-and-gas drilling rig company says the profit works out to $2.

LACOMBE, Alta. — Canada's Brad Gushue defeated American John Shuster 7-5 on Tuesday to remain unbeaten at the Pan Continental curling championships. Gushue, from St. John's, N.L.

CALGARY — Alberta's top court has upheld the conviction of a Calgary pastor for his role in protests against COVID-19 public health measures that blocked Alberta's main Canada-U.S. border crossing for more than two weeks.

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a potential budget deficit next year is not off the table as oil prices sit below what was projected.

CALGARY — The union that represents mechanics and labourers at Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. has filed for conciliation in its contract talks with the railway company.

LACOMBE, Alta. — Canada's Rachel Homan improved to 3-0 at the Pan Continental Curling Championships with a 13-0 rout of Taiwan in Monday's early draw and a tough 7-5 victory over China in the evening draw.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s government proposed legislative changes Monday to the provincial Bill of Rights aimed at giving residents the right to refuse medical treatments, including vaccines, but is leaving the final word to the courts.

CALGARY — Dave Dickenson will return as head coach and general manager of the Calgary Stampeders in 2025 despite the CFL club's worst season in two decades.

EDMONTON — A Liberal member of Parliament says he's baffled by the Alberta United Conservative government's response to his private member's bill about pandemic preparedness.