Alberta News

CALGARY — The Calgary Fire Department says investigators are working to find out what caused a townhouse explosion in the city's southeast that injured four people.

CALGARY — A global credit rating agency says Alberta's sweeping changes to its auto insurance system are a step in the right direction, but rising claims from hailstorms remain the wild card.

STONY PLAIN, Alta. — A bail hearing has heard that a woman accused in the drowning death of a five-year-old girl in an Alberta lake didn't know the child and was supposed to be under house arrest.

CALGARY — Jonathan Huberdeau lobbied for teammate MacKenzie Weegar's inclusion on Canada's team for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-off after Weegar's three assists paced the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers on Thursday.

EDMONTON — It certainly wasn’t the start Marc-Andre Fleury was expecting in what was otherwise a milestone night for the veteran Minnesota Wild goaltender.

EDMONTON — Frederick Gaudreau had two goals and an assist as the Minnesota Wild continued to pick up points at will, emerging with a 5-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is making major changes to auto insurance, including allowing rate hikes and switching to a predominantly no-fault claims model.

EDMONTON — Alberta is forecasting a $4.6-billion surplus for this fiscal year, but Finance Minister Nate Horner says "mounting pressures" threaten to soon put the province in the red.

On the outside, the new house just east of Edmonton in Sherwood Park looks like any other Canadian suburban home.

EDMONTON — A 26-save performance from Alex Worthington helped the Edmonton Oil Kings hand the Victoria Royals a 5-1 drubbing in Western Hockey League play on Wednesday.