Alberta News

LAS VEGAS — Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard was confirmed to start Game 1 of the second-round series Tuesday against the Vegas Golden Knights after Edmonton head coach Kris Knoblauch was cagey on the subject. Pickard went 4-0 with a with 2.

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will meet again in person with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 leaders' summit in Kananaskis, Alta., in June.

EDMONTON — The chief of staff to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending a business class flight he charged to taxpayers, citing a health condition that increases his risk of blood clots.

LEDUC — A law firm representing women who sued an Alberta municipality over claims of sexual assault, harassment and discrimination says over $9.5 million has been paid out to 155 women whose claims were approved in a settlement.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will hold a referendum on provincial separation next year if citizens gather the required signatures on a petition.

EDMONTON — Alberta's government says three children are in intensive care in hospital after contracting measles. A health ministry spokesperson declined to disclose their ages, citing privacy concerns. At a news conference Monday, Dr.

BONNYVILLE — An Alberta man has been charged after a stolen trackhoe was used to destroy several RCMP police vehicles and to dump boulders at a detachment northeast of Edmonton.

PONOKA — RCMP say four people, including two teens, have died after a head-on vehicle crash south of Edmonton.

GRANDE PRAIRIE — An evacuation order remains in effect for an area near a northern Alberta city but officials say the wildfire that prompted it is about 90 per cent contained.

A quick look at the second-round NHL playoff series between the Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights that starts Tuesday with Game 1 at T-Mobile Arena: PLAYOFF HISTORY The Golden Knights won a second-round series in six games in their last and on