Alberta News

CALGARY — Premier Danielle Smith says a robust passenger train system in Alberta will be key to meeting her government's goal of a $25-billion tourism economy.

CALGARY — As Alberta prepares to make sweeping changes to fix its flailing auto insurance system, experts say extreme weather remains the wild card.

CALGARY — Another onslaught of snow is headed for much of Alberta and western Saskatchewan.

CALGARY — The Calgary Fire Department says investigators are working to find out what caused a townhouse explosion in the city's southeast that injured four people.

STONY PLAIN, Alta. — A bail hearing has heard that a woman accused in the drowning death of a five-year-old girl in an Alberta lake didn't know the child and was supposed to be under house arrest.

CALGARY — Jonathan Huberdeau lobbied for teammate MacKenzie Weegar's inclusion on Canada's team for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-off after Weegar's three assists paced the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers on Thursday.

EDMONTON — It certainly wasn’t the start Marc-Andre Fleury was expecting in what was otherwise a milestone night for the veteran Minnesota Wild goaltender.

EDMONTON — Frederick Gaudreau had two goals and an assist as the Minnesota Wild continued to pick up points at will, emerging with a 5-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is making major changes to auto insurance, including allowing rate hikes and switching to a predominantly no-fault claims model.

EDMONTON — Alberta is forecasting a $4.6-billion surplus for this fiscal year, but Finance Minister Nate Horner says "mounting pressures" threaten to soon put the province in the red.