Alberta News

Mother Nature unkind to Lake Louise's men's World Cup with super-G cancellation

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — A three-race World Cup weekend turned into a one-race weekend in Lake Louise, Alta., with the cancellation of Sunday's men's super-G.

Nov 28, 2021 12:05 PM Read more >

'For the greater good:' Indigenous financial adviser works to empower others

CALGARY — It's often said that every name tells a story. For Theodora Warrior, that couldn't be more true. "My name doesn't lie," says Warrior, a Blackfoot member of the Piikani Nation in southern Alberta.

Nov 28, 2021 8:00 AM Read more >

Kyle Connor scores twice, Winnipeg Jets down Flames to snap five-game winless skid

CALGARY — Winnipeg forward Kyle Connor knew precisely where he wanted to go with his shot, and that's exactly where he put it.

Nov 28, 2021 12:24 AM Read more >

Canada's Osborne-Paradis passes torch to young men's downhill team

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — The last Canadian skier to win a World Cup race in Lake Louise, Alta., said farewell to a course Saturday that produced both triumph and heartbreak for him.

Nov 27, 2021 4:40 PM Read more >

Austria’s Matthias Mayer wins World Cup men’s downhill race

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Matthias Mayer edged fellow Austrian Vincent Kreichmayr on Saturday in the season-opening World Cup men’s downhill at Lake Louise. Mayer finished in 1 minute, 47.74 seconds. He started seventh.

Nov 27, 2021 4:08 PM Read more >

Austria's Mayer, Kriechmayr finish one-two in Lake Louise men's downhill

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Austrians took advantage of their early starts to finish first and second in the season-opening men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise, Alta., on Saturday.

Nov 27, 2021 3:50 PM Read more >

Alberta ombudsman says she doesn't have the power to probe EMS dispatch consolidation

EDMONTON — Alberta's ombudsman says she doesn't have the power to investigate a complaint about the decision to consolidate ambulance emergency dispatch services in the province.

Nov 26, 2021 8:11 PM Read more >

Regulator rejects Enbridge's Mainline pipeline system contracting proposal

CALGARY — Canada's main energy regulator has rejected Enbridge Inc.'s proposal to fill its Mainline pipeline network through long-term contracts.

Nov 26, 2021 4:16 PM Read more >

Kenney promises no direct cost download to municipalities on provincial police plan

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is imploring rural leaders to consider the merits of a provincial police force, promising that any added costs — projected to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars — would not be downloaded directly onto mu

Nov 26, 2021 2:50 PM Read more >

Racing helmet labour of love for Canadian ski racer Brodie Seger

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Brodie Seger had to wait another day to debut a race helmet that means a lot to him. Friday's cancellation of the first of two World Cup men's downhills in Lake Louise, Alta.

Nov 26, 2021 2:20 PM Read more >