Alberta News

CALGARY — A man facing terrorism charges will have to wait until next week to find out if he will be released on bail.

CALGARY — A Boston-based auction house says it has sold a gold medal presented at the Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics. RR Auction says a buyer paid $15,365 at an Olympic memorabilia sale held this month. The name of the seller has not been released.

EDMONTON — Alberta's Opposition leader is calling out the province's environment minister for contradicting himself by refusing to consult the public over plans to shrink the province's parks system.

Edmonton will require people to wear face coverings on public transit and at city facilities starting Aug. 1. The city is the latest municipality to mandate masks to slow the spread of COVID-19. "The City of Edmonton is ...

EDMONTON — Alberta's chief medical officer of health says ballooning COVID-19 numbers in the province are worrying and should serve as a wake-up call for those who are no longer practising physical distancing. Dr.

CALGARY — A sharp decline in North American oilfield activity in the second quarter meant more layoffs, contract terminations and parked drilling rigs, Precision Drilling Corp. reported Thursday. The Calgary-based company reported a net loss of $48.

CALGARY — Trican Well Service Ltd. says Dale Dusterhoft, its president and CEO for the past 11 years, is stepping down. The Calgary-based company says Bradley Fedora will take on the role as of Sept.

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals and Alberta's United Conservatives have agreed on a one-year extension to child-care funding that will also help offset costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

CALGARY — Two of Canada's biggest oilsands producers are taking different approaches to restoring production that was shut down during the pandemic lockdowns as signs of an economic recovery and higher oil prices emerge. Both Cenovus Energy Inc.

EDMONTON — Top advisers to Alberta's environment minister were cautious about the government's plans to shrink the province's parks system and made recommendations he didn't follow.