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Police say thieves are using 'sophisticated technology' to steal F150s in Edmonton

Police say thieves are using 'sophisticated technology' to steal F150s in Edmonton

EDMONTON — Police in Edmonton are warning owners of newer-model Ford F150 pickups that thieves are using "sophisticated technology" to steal their vehicles.
Oilers defenceman Markus Niemelainen fined for cross-checking

Oilers defenceman Markus Niemelainen fined for cross-checking

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Markus Niemelainen was fined Sunday by the NHL for cross-checking. The department of player safety docked Niemelainen's pay by US$2,043.
'Renewable natural gas' boom coming, advocates say, as companies turn waste into fuel

'Renewable natural gas' boom coming, advocates say, as companies turn waste into fuel

CALGARY — Chase Edgelow is on a mission to acquire vast quantities of garbage. His company, Vancouver-based EverGen Infrastructure Corp., was founded just two years ago and has already snapped up two organic waste processing facilities in B.C.
Flames edge past Kraken for ninth win in a row

Flames edge past Kraken for ninth win in a row

CALGARY — Thanks to Elias Lindholm extending his goal streak to seven games, the Calgary Flames extended their winning streak to nine.
Alberta bantamweight Chad (The Monster) Anheliger wins UFC debut by third-round TKO

Alberta bantamweight Chad (The Monster) Anheliger wins UFC debut by third-round TKO

LAS VEGAS — Alberta bantamweight Chad (The Monster) Anheliger won his UFC debut Saturday, stopping American Jesse (Sui Generis) Strader in the third round on the undercard of a UFC Fight Night card.
'Just move on': Alberta trucker protest may have left a community divided

'Just move on': Alberta trucker protest may have left a community divided

COUTTS, Alta. — A protest that closed the main crossing between Alberta and the United States may have ended this week, but there's some concern it has created a different kind of division in the border community caught in the middle of the dispute.
Cost of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion soars 70 per cent to $21.4 billion

Cost of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion soars 70 per cent to $21.4 billion

CALGARY — An eye-popping 70 per cent increase in the projected price tag for the Trans Mountain expansion was met Friday by jeers from environmental groups and a pledge from the federal government to put no additional public money toward the project.
Law society to hold a hearing into former health minister Tyler Shandro's conduct

Law society to hold a hearing into former health minister Tyler Shandro's conduct

EDMONTON — The Law Society of Alberta says it will hold a hearing to determine whether former health minister Tyler Shandro breached its code of conduct. Shandro, a lawyer who's now labour and immigration minister, faces several complaints.
Alta. homeowners feel pinch of high commodity prices as utility bills spike

Alta. homeowners feel pinch of high commodity prices as utility bills spike

CALGARY — Alberta's oil and gas sector is awash with cash and the province's books could be headed back into the black this year, but residents of the energy-producing province are experiencing the downside of the commodity price boom on their utilit
Alberta bantamweight Chad (The Monster) Anheliger ready for long-awaited UFC debut

Alberta bantamweight Chad (The Monster) Anheliger ready for long-awaited UFC debut

After earning his UFC contract with a win on Dana White's Contender Series, Alberta bantamweight Chad (The Monster) Anheliger makes his UFC debut Saturday against American Jesse (Sui Generis) Strader on the undercard of a Fight Night card.
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