Alberta News

EDMONTON — As the Edmonton Oilers prepare for another playoff run, they're looking to their toughest stretch of the season for strength.

CALGARY — En route back to Calgary from Winnipeg after their last game of the regular season, the Flames players who were checking their phones saw their first-round playoff opponent flip suddenly from the Nashville Predators to the Dallas Stars in a

CALGARY — A fire at a Calgary landfill has been challenging local first responders and has prompted a warning about air quality.

EDMONTON — The sound of a Sikh prayer echoed across an Edmonton high school field Friday night as loved ones of a 16-year-old boy who died after an attack returned to the place he was stabbed to perform a cleansing ceremony.

EDMONTON — Even with star forwards Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl resting for the playoffs, the Edmonton Oilers were able to close out the regular season on a high note.

CALGARY — The head of Canadian pipeline giant TC Energy Corp. says the company sees a future opportunity to get involved in providing small-scale nuclear power for Alberta's oilsands.

CALGARY — High oil prices helped Imperial Oil Ltd. post its highest first-quarter profit in over 30 years Friday, though production at the company's Kearl oilsands mine was less than anticipated due to extreme cold weather and unplanned downtime.

EDMONTON — There wasn't anything left to play for, but the Edmonton Oilers still kept their hot streak going as playoff preparation.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Dylan Guenther scored and assisted as the Edmonton Oil Kings reached the second round of the WHL playoffs after completing their series sweep of the Lethbridge Hurricanes with a 6-4 victory Thursday.

CALGARY — A man who admitted to terrorism-related acts with the militant group Islamic State told a judge Thursday he didn't know any better.