Alberta News

CALGARY — A young man convicted of manslaughter in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer is to learn his fate Sept. 27. Sgt. Andrew Harnett died after being dragged by an SUV, then falling into the path of an oncoming car on Dec.

EDMONTON — CWB Financial Group reported its third-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago. The Edmonton-based bank says its common shareholders' net income totalled $83.1 million for the quarter ended July 31, up from $70 million a year earlier.

Pandemic-era public health charges have been dropped against an Edmonton-area pastor and church, as well as a central Alberta man who hosted a rodeo in protest of COVID-19 restrictions.

CALGARY — Canada's oil and gas sector is pointing to new government numbers that it says proves the industry can increase production and lower emissions at the same time.

CALGARY — The Alberta government said Thursday it still expects a $2.4-billion surplus by the end of the fiscal year, despite slightly lower oil prices and wildfires that have already burned through most of its contingency fund.

CALGARY — Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. has signed a deal to sell its Pipestone natural gas plant and expansion project as well as its Dimsdale natural gas storage facility to AltaGas Ltd. for $650 million in cash and shares.

EDMONTON — A state of emergency in the Northwest Territories has been extended until Sept. 11 and its premier says she understands the frustration of those forced from their homes. "I want to go home, too. We all want to go home.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s police oversight agency says an Edmonton police officer is facing assault charges after a use-of-force investigation. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says it was called to investigate the arrest of a man on Nov.

Federal officials are investigating an Alberta logging company for building a bridge without a permit over a river considered crucial habitat for threatened species.

CALGARY — Air Canada is slashing six major routes out of Calgary this winter, in part due to an industry-wide pilot shortage that the carrier says threatens its "overall operational stability.