Alberta News

Hudson's Bay has begun liquidating all but six of its stores after the company filed for creditor protection earlier this month.

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith is getting set to fly to Florida for an event hosted by a far-right U.S. influencer, with her chief of staff calling the foray a patriotic act of courage by a “noble” leader.

CALGARY — A University of Calgary paleontologist is part of a discovery of a new species of dinosaur with 30-centimetre-long claws found in a Mongolian desert.

EDMONTON — A longtime Alberta New Democrat member of the legislature is resigning his seat, sparking what will be the third provincial byelection in Alberta since the 2023 provincial vote.

CALGARY — Every win, loss and overtime point is magnified for the Calgary Flames. With 13 games remaining in their regular season, including seven at home, the Flames are in a fight to the finish for an NHL playoff spot.

RED DEER, Alta. — An Alberta judge has thrown out the case of a man accused of carrying counterfeit money because evidence showed the bills were very clearly Chinese knockoffs.

CALGARY — A sentencing hearing for a Calgary couple who killed their badly burned and emaciated toddler has been delayed because the judge fell ill.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed goaltender Owen Say to a one-year, two-way contract, the NHL team announced Monday. The contract kicks in next season and is worth US$872,500 at the NHL level. Say, from London, Ont.

CALGARY — The Western Hockey League has awarded an expansion franchise to Penticton, B.C. for the 2025-26 season. The WHL made the announcement Monday, in addition to initiating a franchise application process for Chilliwack, B.C.

PENICHE — Canadian teenage surfer Erin Brooks finished third at the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal after losing to American Gabriela Bryan in semifinal action Sunday in the third event of the season on the World Surf League's elite Championship Tour.