Alberta News

EDMONTON — A 12-year old boy has been rushed to hospital in Edmonton after he was hit by a school bus. Edmonton police say officers responded to a report of a collision about 8:30 a.m.

CALGARY — TransAlta Corp. reported a fourth-quarter profit of $66 million compared with a loss of $122 million in the fourth quarter of 2018. The power producer says the profit amounted to 24 cents per diluted share for the three months ended Dec.

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Ryan Chyzowski had a hat trick to lead the Medicine Hat Tigers past the Swift Current Broncos 5-2 on Tuesday in the Western Hockey League. Chyzowski put away the winner for the Tigers at the 19:32 mark of the second period.

CALGARY — A Calgary judge has acquitted a former university student on charges connected to a drug-fuelled attack on a professor.

EDMONTON — An Alberta-based humanitarian organization says 13 Canadians who work with the charity and were detained in Ethiopia have received bail.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is fully or partially closing 20 provincial parks and is planning to hand over 164 others to third-party managers. That's more than one-third of all the province's parks, recreation areas and other protected areas.

EDMONTON — Alberta's finance minister is taking effective control of upcoming contract bargaining with teachers and says there's no money for salary increases.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it is planning full or partial closures of 20 parks as part of changes to save money and "optimize" the provincial parks system. Here is the list: Full Closures: — Kehiwin Provincial Recreation Area near St.

CALGARY — Doctors say patients undergoing surgery for early-stage stomach and intestinal cancer in Calgary are recovering faster and going home sooner because of a new surgical approach.

STAND OFF, Alta. — The Alberta government is giving money to the Blood Tribe in southern Alberta to add beds to its safe withdrawal site and to bolster its police force. Up to $2.