Alberta News

PEACE RIVER, Alta. — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will deploy a team to probe an aircraft accident that happened Tuesday afternoon at an airport in northern Alberta.

EDMONTON — Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says a plan to offload underperforming hospitals from Alberta Health Services to third-party operators is still up for discussion.

EDMONTON — Canadian Western Bank says shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favour of a sale of the company to National Bank of Canada. Edmonton-based CWB says the vote at the special meeting Tuesday was 99.

CALGARY — City officials say they have found a way to ease some of the strain on Calgary's water system while a major pipe is again shut down for repairs.

WETASKIWIN, Alta. — A band councillor with an Alberta First Nation is calling on two RCMP officers to resign after the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy.

Leon Draisaitl had a hard time picturing himself playing in the NHL wearing anything but an Edmonton Oilers jersey, and the result of that is a long-term commitment to the organization's pursuit of the Stanley Cup as the highest-paid player in hockey

EDMONTON — Leon Draisaitl says he wants to be an “Oiler for life.” The star forward took a big step towards that goal by signing an eight-year contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers.

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says August home sales dropped 19.

CALGARY — Fuel retailer Parkland Corp. has put its Florida-based retail and commercial businesses on the market as part of a previously announced strategy to divest non-core assets.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it's moving ahead this fall with legislation that would require parents to proactively sign up to have their children opt-in, rather than the usual practice of opting out, for sex education.