Alberta News

Calgary sees another home sales gain in November as prices jump nearly 11%

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says the city saw 1,787 home sales in November, marking an 8.8 per cent increase compared with the same month last year as the ratio of sales to new listings remained high at 80 per cent.

Dec 1, 2023 12:20 PM Read more >

Nazem Kadri scores OT winner for Calgary Flames in 4-3 win over Dallas Stars

CALGARY — The same day the Flames traded away a defenceman, three others scored in Calgary's 4-3 overtime win over the visiting Dallas Stars on Thursday.

Nov 30, 2023 11:45 PM Read more >

Nazem Kadri scores in OT to lift Flames past Stars, 4-3

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Nazem Kadri scored at 1:01 of overtime to give the Calgary Flames a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.

Nov 30, 2023 10:17 PM Read more >

Shipper costs to rise as regulator approves preliminary interim Trans Mountain tolls

CALGARY — The Canada Energy Regulator has approved preliminary interim tolls that would see oil companies pay nearly twice as much to ship crude on the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline as what was estimated in 2017.

Nov 30, 2023 5:48 PM Read more >

Calgary police ask RCMP to review how two brothers were arrested, charged in shooting

Calgary police have asked the RCMP to conduct an independent review into how two teenage brothers were arrested and charged in a shooting that left a man dead and two other people injured.

Nov 30, 2023 5:14 PM Read more >

Alberta set for $5.5B budget surplus despite big bucks for fires, floods and drought

EDMONTON — Alberta’s budget surplus is growing, but will be offset by more than $1 billion this year to pay for floods, forest fires and drought. Finance Minister Nate Horner says the province is on track to record a $5.

Nov 30, 2023 3:15 PM Read more >

Adidas executive Dan Near tabbed to become next WHL commissioner

CALGARY — Dan Near is set to become the next commissioner of the Western Hockey League. The 43-year-old Adidas executive was introduced at a press conference today.

Nov 30, 2023 1:04 PM Read more >

Accused gun trafficker charged with manslaughter in deaths of Edmonton officers, teen

EDMONTON — A man accused of selling a gun to a 16-year-old boy who shot and killed two Edmonton police officers has been charged with manslaughter.

Nov 29, 2023 5:19 PM Read more >

Calgary Flames on the upswing after a rough start to NHL season

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames are trending upwards after a terrible start. Just past the quarter pole of the NHL's regular season, the Flames went from a 2-6-1 October to 7-4-2 with a game remaining in November.

Nov 29, 2023 4:15 PM Read more >

'First of its kind': Dow invests $9 billion on Alberta net-zero petrochemical project

FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. — Dow Chemical has announced plans to invest nearly $9 billion in a net-zero petrochemical project northeast of Edmonton.

Nov 29, 2023 2:46 PM Read more >