Alberta News

EDMONTON — The Alberta Teachers' Association is inviting the minister of education to meet to go over a report containing fierce opposition to the government's proposed curriculum for kindergarten to Grade 6 students.

CALGARY — Enbridge Inc.

CALGARY — Mark Giordano didn't wait until the NHL regular season to return to the Saddledome.

CALGARY — A sentencing hearing for a Calgary man convicted of second-degree murder in the beating death of his girlfriend's three-year-old daughter was delayed Wednesday after he demanded a second opinion on his psychiatric health.

EDMONTON — A woman convicted in the death of a 19-month-old boy found outside a church has been granted day parole for six months.

CALGARY — Nikita George was a fine arts grad looking for a job in the music industry when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

EDMONTON — Brendan Perlini is making a strong case for a return to the NHL. Perlini scored twice and Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers cruised to a 6-0 pre-season win over the expansion Seattle Kraken on Tuesday.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, facing consistently high COVID-19 cases that are pushing the health system to the brink of collapse, is rejecting new measures and a so-called “firebreak” lockdown of the economy.

EDMONTON — The Alberta Medical Association says the province's high COVID-19 numbers are behind a desperate shortage of specialized staff to care for critical care patients.

CALGARY — Hockey Canada has cancelled the 2021 men's World Junior A Challenge, the Canadian Tire Para Hockey Cup and the national under-18 women's championship because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the organization says.