Alberta News

STRATHCONA COUNTY, Alta. — The RCMP say a woman has been killed in a crash on Highway 21 in Strathcona County just east of Edmonton. The accident happened Sunday evening and police say the woman, who was a passenger in the vehicle, died at the scene.

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. — RCMP in Grande Prairie, Alta., say they are investigating a suspicious death in the city.

EDMONTON — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has announced that's she's going to Alberta.

EDMONTON — It wasn't the prettiest victory, but Edmonton Eskimos head coach Jason Maas will take it. Shaquille Cooper rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown to help Edmonton beat the B.C.

CALGARY — Hergy Mayala was happy that the majority of the 30,210 fans at McMahon Stadium were on his side on Friday night.

EDMONTON — It took more than a week for Kim O'Hara to understand what happened to her. O'Hara, one of four pedestrians struck by a speeding cube van in downtown Edmonton two years ago, testified Friday at the jury trial of Abdulahi Hasan Sharif.

CEREAL, Alta. — The government has charged a community in southeastern Alberta with improper use of pesticides, including the strong poison strychnine.

EDMONTON — A win over the visiting B.C. Lions on Saturday won't just ensure the Edmonton Eskimos make the playoffs. It also will buy the Eskimos some time to get their game straightened out going into the post-season.

EDMONTON — A photo radar supervisor in Edmonton has been sentenced to five years for sexually assaulting a woman he pulled over in a traffic stop. Paul Derksen was found guilty earlier this month on charges of kidnapping and sexual assault.

CALGARY — Tourmaline Oil Corp.'s creation of a hybrid royalty company to hold some of its energy assets spurred a buying rush for the company's stock on Friday, although its share prices remained well below their 52-week highs.