Alberta News

CALGARY — Forward Connor Zary doesn't require surgery after ugly knee-on-knee contact in a game earlier this week, but he's out of the Calgary Flames' lineup indefinitely.

CALGARY — The swagger is resurfacing, in a different way, for Calgary Flames winger Jonathan Huberdeau.

EDMONTON — Two Alberta school divisions gearing up for a strike by more than 3,000 support workers say they're drawing up contingency plans but encourage parents to keep in touch with their school's principal.

EDMONTON — Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane was expected to need four to eight weeks of recovery time after undergoing successful knee surgery, the NHL team said Friday.

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in December. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.

Canada's emergency preparedness minister says Canadian military personnel, their equipment and another 250 firefighters stand "ready to support our American neighbours" as wildfires devastate parts of Southern California.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — One of two men who became the faces of a blockade at a key Alberta border crossing in 2022 offered a public apology Thursday at the end of sentencing arguments.

EDMONTON — Alberta United Conservative members of the legislature have voted to boost MLA salaries for the first time since 2013. The decision was part of a package of funding perks approved by UCP members during a committee meeting Thursday.

EDMONTON — More than 3,000 educational support workers in Edmonton and some nearby communities could walk off the job as early as Monday.

CALGARY — Oil and gas giant Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. says it plans to boost its overall production by 12 per cent in 2025. The Calgary-based company says it is targeting average annual production of between 1.51 million and 1.