Alberta News

KILLAM, Alta. — A nine-year-old girl has died in a crash at an Alberta highway intersection and police say four other people, including three children, were seriously injured.

CALGARY — Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek is reassuring residents of the city that their water is safe to drink after announcing a sewage pipe underneath the Bow River had to be shut down due to a leak.

EDMONTON — Tristain Hoath says he was 10 years old when he first noticed he was unusually strong. The Edmonton police officer says his dad and another man were struggling to lift a large piano onto a truck when they called him for help.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — It has been over a decade since Brad Jacobs has had the Maple Leaf on his back at a major curling event. Putting on Canada's colours again Friday at the Temple Gardens Centre was a feeling that was tough to describe.

TORONTO — The B.C.

CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA — Old Man Winter has proven to be a resilient cuss, slamming through parts of Canada with a wallop of heavy snow and freezing rain while turning roads – and a restaurant -- into a smash-up derby.

AIRDRIE, Alta. — The Alberta government says it will spend $17 million to plan nine new urgent care centres across the province.

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Three companies have been fined $1.2 million over a workplace death in northern Alberta. Suncor Energy Services Inc., Joy Global Canada Ltd., and NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Services Ltd.

CALGARY — Tyra the Tyrannosaurus, the lovable landmark that towers over the Drumheller skyline in the heart of the Canadian Badlands, is facing an extinction-level event.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames intend to replicate the effort, but not the result. Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars belied the score as the Flames launched over 106 shot attempts, produced more high-danger chances and had two goals disallowed.