Alberta News

CALGARY — Lynx Air is making its inaugural flight today, the latest entrant into Canada's increasingly crowded budget airline market.

A southern Alberta town that has been dry since it was founded more than 100 years ago is asking residents whether they want restaurants to serve alcohol.

EDMONTON — Alberta is expanding eligibility requirements for a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Beginning Tuesday, those who are ages 70 and older as well as First Nations, Metis and Inuit people 65 and older can get the second booster shot.

CALGARY — Jurors at a trial of two men accused in the fatal stabbing of a popular Calgary chef were given different storylines Wednesday during closing arguments.

EDMONTON — As United Conservative Party members prepare to cast ballots on the fate of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, 19 former conservative legislature members say they support him.

Calgary police say they have charged a youth with second-degree murder in the death of a teen whose body was found in a suburban greenspace last week.

CANMORE, Alta. — Robin McKeever has been named head coach of Canada's cross-country ski team following 12 years coaching the country's decorated Para Nordic program.

CALGARY — One person has died in a house fire in Calgary's southeast Forest Lawn neighbourhood. Firefighters were called to a fourplex on the 2600 block of 39th Street at about 10:10 p.m. Monday.

VANCOUVER — West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it will cut production capacity and jobs at an Alberta pulp mill and change the type of pulp output.

NISKU, Alta. — An independent association of counties and municipal districts says it opposes the Alberta government's proposal for a provincial police force because it fails to demonstrate how that would increase service levels in rural areas.