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Canadian offensive lineman Theren Churchill traded from Argonauts to Elks

Canadian offensive lineman Theren Churchill traded from Argonauts to Elks

EDMONTON — Canadian offensive lineman Theren Churchill has been traded by the Toronto Argonauts to the Edmonton Elks. Toronto gets a 2024 conditional sixth-round draft pick that can be escalated to a fifth-round pick in return.
Take Back Alberta pushes out one premier, aims to make its voice heard in election

Take Back Alberta pushes out one premier, aims to make its voice heard in election

EDMONTON — David Parker is a shadowy figure hiding in plain sight in Alberta’s political scene, now roiling in a May 29 election campaign deemed too close to call.
Smith says she'll consider changes amid concerns wildfires politicized in election

Smith says she'll consider changes amid concerns wildfires politicized in election

EDMONTON — United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith says she will consider making changes amid questions over whether she is politicizing Alberta’s wildfire crisis by using party news conferences to deliver fire updates meant for the broader public.
Alberta county warns of danger when residents fight wildfires themselves

Alberta county warns of danger when residents fight wildfires themselves

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta.
Big bug benefits: Alberta scientist releases guide identifying cow dung insects

Big bug benefits: Alberta scientist releases guide identifying cow dung insects

Alberta entomologist Kevin Floate is ready to start spreading the news that he has compiled a comprehensive guide into insects that live in cow dung in Canada.
Environment a background issue in Alberta election but may play role, say observers

Environment a background issue in Alberta election but may play role, say observers

EDMONTON — Few governments have seen as many environmental dust-ups as Alberta's United Conservatives in their four-year tenure. They tried delisting parks and opening the Rocky Mountains to coal mining.
Health care, racism and wildfires: Alberta election campaign nears halfway point

Health care, racism and wildfires: Alberta election campaign nears halfway point

Alberta's NDP focused on fixing health-care and combating racism Friday, while the United Conservative Party criticized a rival candidate for past comments about Alberta's energy sector.
Comments on energy sector from NDP candidate raise ire of United Conservatives

Comments on energy sector from NDP candidate raise ire of United Conservatives

OKOTOKS, Alta. — The United Conservative Party is demanding an apology from an NDP candidate for comments he made in a 2021 book about Alberta's energy sector.
Oilpatch restarts some production but wildfire risk remains volatile

Oilpatch restarts some production but wildfire risk remains volatile

CALGARY — Some oil and gas producers in Alberta are restoring production after temporarily halting operations earlier this week due to wildfires.

Wildfire smoke, fog may have caused highway pileup near Edmonton: RCMP

SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. — Mounties say 12 people have been sent to hospital following a series of highway collisions involving nearly three dozen vehicles east of Edmonton.
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