Alberta News

WestJet flight attendants anticipate layoffs due to COVID-19

CALGARY — The union representing WestJet flight attendants is expecting layoffs of more than 50 per cent of its staff as the number of flight cancellations continues to mount amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Mar 13, 2020 11:43 AM Read more >

List of oil producers cutting budgets lengthens with Husky, ARC and more

CALGARY — Canada's oil and gas producers are continuing to cut billions of dollars from capital spending budgets and reduce payouts to investors in the wake of this week's sharp plunge in oil prices. Calgary-based ARC Resources Ltd.

Mar 13, 2020 9:51 AM Read more >

ARC Resources cuts capital budget for 2020, slashes dividend payment

CALGARY — ARC Resources Ltd. cut its capital budget and slashed its dividend to help deal with the plunge on commodity markets.

Mar 13, 2020 5:55 AM Read more >

Longtime Calgary Flames executive Ken King dead at 68

Calgary Flames executive Ken King has died at 68 after guiding the organization through several defining moments. King, from Hanley, Sask., was vice-chair of Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation, which owns the Flames.

Mar 12, 2020 7:12 PM Read more >

Alberta wants no big events, but keeps schools open during outbreak

EDMONTON — Alberta's chief medical officer is urging all events with more than 250 people be cancelled immediately to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Dr.

Mar 12, 2020 6:08 PM Read more >

Downtown Calgary daycare closed after child tests positive for COVID-19

CALGARY — A two-year-old who recently returned from a family vacation in Florida is among four new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Alberta, prompting a daycare in a downtown Calgary office tower to temporarily shut down.

Mar 12, 2020 5:00 PM Read more >

Calgary-based energy company fined for pipeline failure three years ago

CALGARY — An energy company has been fined $125,000 for a pipeline failure southwest of Edmonton nearly three years ago. Calgary-based Journey Energy Inc. was originally facing five charges under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act.

Mar 12, 2020 2:47 PM Read more >

Kissel benefit concert for Nashville tornado victims raises $57,000

EDMONTON — Canadian country music star Brett Kissel's benefit concert in Edmonton has raised $57,000 for victims of last week's tornadoes in Tennessee.

Mar 12, 2020 1:10 PM Read more >

Pipeline sale to provide protection from 'severe downturn,' Tidewater says

CALGARY — A deal to sell its Pioneer Pipeline will help insulate Calgary-based Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. from a "severe downturn" that's afflicted the energy industry for the past three years, the company's CEO said Thursday.

Mar 12, 2020 1:08 PM Read more >

World Cup cross-country event in Canmore cancelled

CANMORE, Alta. — A World Cup cross-country ski event scheduled for next week in Canmore, Alta., has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Mar 12, 2020 12:26 PM Read more >