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'Wanted more information': Second Alberta Mountie charged with manslaughter testifies

'Wanted more information': Second Alberta Mountie charged with manslaughter testifies

EDMONTON — A second Mountie on trial in the killing of a man at a rest stop says he wanted more information before he and his team approached a pickup truck that he assumed had a shooting suspect inside.
Mountie shoots armed man on First Nation, suspect in life-threatening condition

Mountie shoots armed man on First Nation, suspect in life-threatening condition

MASKWACIS, ALBERTA, CANADA — Alberta's police watchdog has been called in to investigate after a Mountie shot an armed suspect on the Samson Cree First Nation.
Alberta deputy premier says sovereignty act not a power grab, eyes changes to bill

Alberta deputy premier says sovereignty act not a power grab, eyes changes to bill

EDMONTON — Alberta’s deputy premier says amendments may be needed to clear up confusion over a bill that grants Premier Danielle Smith and her cabinet unfettered power outside the legislature to rewrite laws and direct agencies to resist federal rule
Harjo at the helm, first woman to coach Canadian women's alpine ski team

Harjo at the helm, first woman to coach Canadian women's alpine ski team

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Karin Harjo isn't just the first woman to be the head coach of a Canadian alpine ski team, she's also the first woman to have that job with any country on the World Cup circuit.
November home sales down 20%, year-to-date sales on track for record: Calgary board

November home sales down 20%, year-to-date sales on track for record: Calgary board

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says the city's November home sales dipped by more than 20 per cent since the same time last year, but 2022 is still on track to set a record.
'Cautiously optimistic': Lawyer for trucker in Broncos crash waiting on Federal Court

'Cautiously optimistic': Lawyer for trucker in Broncos crash waiting on Federal Court

CALGARY — A lawyer for a former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash says he's cautiously optimistic that he will get the chance to argue against his client's possible deportation before Federal Court.
Alberta premier rejects accusations her sovereignty bill is undemocratic power grab

Alberta premier rejects accusations her sovereignty bill is undemocratic power grab

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting accusations that a bill granting her and her cabinet sweeping powers to rewrite laws while bypassing the legislature is an undemocratic, dangerous power grab.
Alberta Mountie charged with manslaughter tells jury she feared for her life

Alberta Mountie charged with manslaughter tells jury she feared for her life

EDMONTON — An Alberta Mountie testified Wednesday that she feared for her life before she and another officer fatally shot a man at a rest stop northwest of Edmonton. “That’s not something I ever wanted to do in my entire career," Const.
Austrian skier Mirjam Puchner fastest in Lake Louise downhill training run

Austrian skier Mirjam Puchner fastest in Lake Louise downhill training run

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Austria's Mirjam Puchner posted the fastest time Wednesday in the second downhill training run ahead of a women's World Cup alpine skiing stop this week at Lake Louise, Alta. Puchner finished in one minute 31.84 seconds.
COVID vaccine policy for Arctic Winter Games not due to Alberta influence: official

COVID vaccine policy for Arctic Winter Games not due to Alberta influence: official

YELLOWKNIFE — An official with the Arctic Winter Games says its decision to revoke a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for the upcoming event had nothing to do with pressure from the Alberta government, despite claims by the premier.
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