Alberta News

LOS ANGELES — For Leon Draisaitl, the answer is easy — the Edmonton Oilers simply need to find another gear. The Los Angeles Kings thumped the Oilers 6-2 on Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven first-round playoff series.

LOS ANGELES — There's been one stark difference in the battle between the Edmonton Oilers and L.A. Kings this post-season: special teams.

OTTAWA — Canada's highest court has restored a six-year prison sentence for a former headmaster of a defunct boys' school in Alberta who sexually assaulted a student.

TORONTO — A Toronto lawyer is hoping to find a way to preserve war memorials at two Hudson's Bay stores. E.

Wilton Littlechild remembers closing his eyes before Pope Francis led his first mass at the Vatican more than a decade ago. He wanted to clearly hear every word.

LOS ANGELES — Brett Kulak didn't get his regular pre-game routine in on Monday.

CALGARY — The mother of a Calgary murder suspect has testified her son was having hallucinations and was in fear of animalistic creatures months before a young woman was stabbed to death on a downtown street.

EDMONTON — Health officials in Alberta are reporting 29 new cases of measles, bringing the province's total to 118 since early March.

LOS ANGELES — Late rallies are nothing new for the Edmonton Oilers. Not every game has a fairy tale ending, though, where the team overcomes a multi-goal deficit to celebrate a win. After falling behind 4-0 to the L.A.

EDMONTON — A judge has granted Alberta's government its request to question the former head of the provincial health authority about confidential emails she is accused of keeping and sharing without permission, including to media.