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CP NewsAlert: Plane carrying Pope Francis leaves Edmonton, makes way to Quebec City

CP NewsAlert: Plane carrying Pope Francis leaves Edmonton, makes way to Quebec City

A plane carrying Pope Francis has left Edmonton and is headed to Quebec City for the next portion of his reconciliation visit. More coming. The Canadian Press
Crescent Point reports adjusted earnings jump on higher oil prices

Crescent Point reports adjusted earnings jump on higher oil prices

CALGARY — Crescent Point Energy Corp. says it had a net income of $331.5 million in the second quarter, down from a $2.1 billion net income for the same quarter last year when earnings were boosted by a large reversal of a non-cash impairment.
A list of candidates vying to become United Conservative leader and Alberta premier

A list of candidates vying to become United Conservative leader and Alberta premier

MEDICINE HAT, ALBERTA, CANADA — Seven candidates vying to become the next United Conservative Party leader and Alberta premier are to tackle health, the economy and other key issues in their first debate in Medicine Hat, Alta., on Wednesday.
Sentencing arguments for Calgary man who ran down and killed his wife with U-Haul van

Sentencing arguments for Calgary man who ran down and killed his wife with U-Haul van

CALGARY — A Calgary judge reserved his decision Tuesday on a sentence for a man who deliberately drove over his wife with a U-Haul van during an argument and left her to die alone on a snow-covered street.
Pope in Canada prays for healing for 'terrible' colonization

Pope in Canada prays for healing for 'terrible' colonization

LAC SAINTE ANNE, Alberta (AP) — Pope Francis prayed for healing Tuesday from the “terrible effects of colonization” as he led a pilgrimage to a Canadian lake that has been known to Native peoples for centuries as a sacred place of healing.
CP NewsAlert: Pope departs Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage site in Alberta

CP NewsAlert: Pope departs Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage site in Alberta

Pope Francis has left the Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage site in Alberta. More coming. The Canadian Press
Elks acquire punter Jon Ryan from Tiger-Cats in exchange for conditional draft pick

Elks acquire punter Jon Ryan from Tiger-Cats in exchange for conditional draft pick

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks acquired national punter Jon Ryan from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Tuesday. Hamilton will receive a conditional eighth-round pick in the 2023 draft in exchange. Ryan, of Regina, had signed with the Tiger-Cats on July 10.
Oilers sign forward Jesse Puljujarvi to one-year, $3-million deal

Oilers sign forward Jesse Puljujarvi to one-year, $3-million deal

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers re-signed forward Jesse Puljujarvi to a one-year, US$3 million deal on Tuesday. Puljujarvi played 65 games this past season and set career highs in points (36) and assists (22).
After apology in Alberta, First Nations want Pope to say sorry on Quebec soil

After apology in Alberta, First Nations want Pope to say sorry on Quebec soil

MONTREAL — As Pope Francis's visit to Canada shifts east, Indigenous leaders say their communities deserve to hear him on Quebec soil beg forgiveness for the sins of the Catholic Church in that province.
Pope apologizes for 'catastrophic' school policy in Canada

Pope apologizes for 'catastrophic' school policy in Canada

MASKWACIS, Alberta (AP) — Pope Francis issued a historic apology Monday for the Catholic Church’s cooperation with Canada’s “catastrophic” policy of Indigenous residential schools, saying the forced assimilation of Native peoples into Christian socie
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