Alberta News

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed hometown prospect Tyler Benson to a one-year, two-way contract extension worth US$750,000 at the NHL level. The 23-year-old forward was Edmonton's second-round pick (32nd overall) in the 2016 NHL draft.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Police Service says it has removed a video on its official TikTok account after complaints it promoted outdated gender norms, violence and intimidation.

Edmonton Catholic Schools are reinstating COVID-19 safety measures as hundreds of students prepare to return to year-round schools Wednesday.

CALGARY — The competition between Canada's two major railways for control of Kansas City Southern took another turn Tuesday as Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. sweetened its takeover offer for the U.S. railway.

MORINVILLE, Alta. — Alberta RCMP are investigating the deaths of three people who were in an SUV that appeared to swerve into an oncoming lane and crashed into a semi-truck.

CROWSNEST PASS, Alta. — The company behind the proposed Grassy Mountain coal project in southwestern Alberta says it is shocked by the federal government's decision that it cannot proceed.

EDMONTON — Offensive lineman SirVincent Rogers of the Edmonton Elks confirmed Tuesday he's tested positive for COVID-19. "I tested positive days ago for Covid, & the reservation I initially had about the vaccines has changed," Rogers tweeted.

CALGARY — TransAlta Corp. raised its financial outlook for the year as it reported a loss of $12 million in its second quarter.

CALGARY — Premier Jason Kenney says he remains confident in Alberta's decision to lift COVID-19 safety measures — despite growing concerns from physicians.

CALGARY — If NHL players are able to participate at the upcoming Beijing Olympics — and that remains a big "if" — Canada will have a two-time Stanley Cup champion behind its bench.