Alberta News

COCHRANE, Alta. — RCMP in Alberta say they have charged two more people in the death of a 30-year-old man in Calgary late last year. The body of 30-year-old Kasif Hirani was found on Dec.

SYLVAN LAKE, Alta. — Police say they are investigating the suspicious death of a 32-year- old woman in central Alberta.

EDMONTON — Alberta is lifting its state of public health emergency in the fight against the spread of COVID-19.

EDMONTON — Aurora Cannabis Inc. says co-founder Steve Dobler will retire as president and as a director of the company at the end of the month. Dobler has held the roles at the cannabis company since December 2014.

EDMONTON — Shutting down a broad range of Alberta's environmental monitoring over pandemic fears wasn't necessary, says the head of a group responsible for such work.

CALGARY — The mayor of Calgary wants disaster relief from other orders of government after a powerful hailstorm shredded vinyl siding and shattered windows in several neighbourhoods.

BANFF, Alta. — A wildlife photographer says he's worried about a rare white grizzly living in mountain parks in Alberta and British Columbia after watching people get too close to it and seeing it run across a highway.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have re-signed Russian goaltender Artyom Zagidulin to a one-year contract. The 24-year-old from Magnitogorsk posted a record of 16-7-1 with the American Hockey League's Stockton Heat last season.

TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. is inching towards a gradual reopening of its Canadian theatres, starting with six locations in Alberta later this month. Canada's largest movie exhibitor says it plans to begin showing movies in the province on June 26.

CALGARY — Alberta residents, including Calgary's mayor, are mopping up after tornadoes were spotted in several southern Alberta communities and the city was struck Saturday evening by torrential rain and hail.