Alberta News

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — A southern Alberta man charged with a hate crime and numerous firearms offences has pleaded not guilty.

BANFF, Alta. — There were minor injuries when a tour bus in Banff National Park rolled over on Tuesday night.

CALGARY — Drew Doughty and Matthew Tkachuk lived up to the hype around their rivalry. Doughty scored the overtime winner for the Los Angeles Kings in a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.

JASPER, Alta. — The body of a man who went missing in Jasper National Park in August has been found. Zexin "Joe" Yue, who was 23, was last seen in the resort town on Aug. 19. RCMP say there is no indication that his death was criminal.

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — A former Winnipeg television sports anchor and college instructor who pleaded guilty to robbing banks in Saskatchewan and Alberta has been sentenced to more prison time.

CALGARY — A southern Alberta man who is being sued by an intruder he shot on his property last year has filed a counterclaim alleging mental anguish.

EDMONTON — Alberta's fall legislature sitting began on full boil, with Premier Jason Kenney accusing the former government of trailblazing economic incompetence while NDP Leader Rachel Notley told him to stop throwing tantrums and take the wheel.

RED DEER, Alta. — A Calgary man who strangled his wife and concealed her body in a basement wall of their home is going back to prison because he broke terms of his day parole by being involved with a sex worker.

CALGARY — The president of the Canadian Wind Energy Association says the industry has proven that wind can compete on price with other sources of electrical power but now it must prove it can be just as reliable.

EDMONTON — Alberta is moving to set up a new Crown corporation to help Indigenous groups invest in major natural resource projects.