Alberta News

CALGARY — Johnny Gaudreau responded to a barb from his coach with a pair of assists for the Calgary Flames in a 4-2 win Saturday over the visiting Winnipeg Jets.

CALGARY — Canadian Blood Services is reassuring the public that blood donated by anyone who has had COVID-19 or who has been vaccinated is safe.

CALGARY — Paul Stastny scored the eventual game-winner for the Winnipeg Jets in a 3-2 victory Friday over the host Calgary Flames. Stastny, Blake Wheeler and Kyle Connor each had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg (21-11-2).

CALGARY — After a day full of anger and tears, a Calgary man who admitted to slitting his girlfriend's throat and, days later, stabbing to death his mother and stepfather apologized to his victims' friends and families.

CALGARY — A Calgary man who killed and dismembered his father is appealing both his conviction and his sentence.

CALGARY — Two-time world champion and Olympic gold medallist Marc Kennedy will join Brendan Bottcher's team as an alternate for the upcoming men's world curling championship.

CALGARY — In a sign of changing times in the oilpatch, the head of the group representing contract drilling companies in Canada says it is exploring a change to the name adopted when it was founded in 1949.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government didn't prepare a fallback plan on implementing a consumer carbon tax because they were hoping to win in the country's top court.

CALGARY — WestJet is adding 11 domestic routes across Western Canada in anticipation of summer demand for travel. The announcement follows a decision by the airline earlier this week to restore service to Atlantic Canada and Quebec City.

EDMONTON — Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro says he regrets recently downplaying and dismissing the bitterness of a year-long fight with physicians over pay and working conditions.