Alberta News

CALGARY — A major business group has slammed the Alberta government's decision to eliminate a proof-of-vaccine program, calling it "akin to ripping the Band-Aid off before the wound has healed.

EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta's vaccine passport will end almost immediately, with most other big COVID-19 health rules gone three weeks later.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks made a big splash on the first day of CFL free agency.

COUTTS, Alta. — RCMP say removal of trucks and other vehicles from a protest in southern Alberta against pandemic restrictions is being hampered by towing companies that don’t want to help.

EDMONTON — Police in Edmonton say they are looking for information about a violent assault believed to be motivated by hate. They say a Black man was walking in a neighbourhood northeast of downtown on the afternoon of Jan.

CALGARY — Cenovus Energy Inc. will continue to keep a tight rein on capital spending even as crude prices surge to eight-year highs, the CEO of the Calgary-based oil producer said Tuesday.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders re-signed American defensive lineman Shawn Lemon on Tuesday.

EDMONTON — Former Edmonton Oilers executive Jeff Harrop has been named president of FC Edmonton, which is currently being run by the Canadian Premier League. The league announced Dec.

CALGARY — Petronas Energy Canada Ltd. has announced a leadership change.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police in Newfoundland have issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for the suspect in the killing a 68-year-old man in St. John's last May.