Alberta News

CALGARY — A twice-convicted Calgary man who brutally killed a 58-year-old woman by stabbing her almost 80 times, dousing her body in gasoline and lighting it on fire has been sentenced to life in prison.

CAMROSE — Elections Canada says voters in the upcoming Battle River-Crowfoot byelection will be required to write out the name of their preferred candidate given the unusually high number of people running and past challenges with long ballots.

EDMONTON — Alberta and the union representing thousands of provincial government employees say they have agreed to a new round of mediated bargaining.

Preparation ensured Jacob Roberts was ready when the Calgary Stampeders needed him most. The second-year linebacker leads Calgary in total tackles (43), which also leaves him tied for third in the CFL.

PEACE RIVER — An Alberta man convicted last year of killing a man by shooting him in the back of the head has been sentenced to life in prison.

TORONTO — Three-time Olympian Michelle Plouffe has announced her retirement from international basketball.

GLEICHEN — Mounties in southern Alberta say two people are dead and a third is in critical condition after a vehicle hit a group of pedestrians and then left the scene.

GRANDE PRAIRIE — Some residents of northwestern Alberta may have felt the ground shake after an earthquake was recorded in the region on Saturday night. Earthquakes Canada says the 4.

SINGAPORE — The first world championship medal of Simone Leathead's career was not what she expected, but she's grateful for it.

REGINA — The first-place Saskatchewan Roughriders are finding ways to win despite the lack of a killer instinct.