Alberta News

JASPER, ALBERTA, CANADA — Business owners in the fire-ravaged Rocky Mountain resort town of Jasper are getting some financial help getting back on their feet.

OTTAWA — Canada's top court has declined to hear the appeal of one of two men found guilty in the fatal shooting of two Métis hunters in eastern Alberta.

CALGARY — TransAlta Corp. has reached a deal with the Competition Bureau to address the regulator's concerns about its plan to acquire Heartland Generation Ltd. and its power generation business in Alberta and B.C.

EDMONTON — Connor McDavid could make history tonight as the Edmonton Oilers host the Nashville Predators. A single point will put the 27-year-old McDavid at 1,000 in his career, the fourth fastest NHLer to ever reach the milestone.

OTTAWA — The rate at which Canadian rental prices are increasing should slow in the coming years as the government's plan to cut back immigration numbers takes hold, a new report from Desjardins says.

SYLVAN LAKE, Alta. — An Alberta town's unofficial kickoff to the holiday season could be delayed by suspected Grinch-like vandalism.

COCHRANE, Alta. — Police have arrested and charged a 47-year-old man in southern Alberta with human trafficking and other offences dating back two decades. Sgt.

EDMONTON — An Alberta Crown corporation says it recently experienced "network issues" after it was the target of a cyberattack.

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — A court document alleges a man charged with driving into a northern Alberta restaurant, killing an employee, had been medically suspended from driving.

CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. says it will be returning all excess funds to shareholders after achieving its debt-reduction target ahead of schedule as it pumps record amounts of oil.