Alberta News

Fears of bankruptcy, debt ease after COVID-19 shock, poll suggests

CALGARY — Canadian consumers are more upbeat about their personal debt than they have been for three years, despite the recession brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, a poll has found.

Jul 20, 2020 11:57 AM Read more >

Analysts split over $45-million drilling partner consolidation by Ensign Energy

CALGARY — Analysts are split on the wisdom of Ensign Energy Services Inc.'s US$33.4-million move to buy out partner Halliburton Co.'s stake in an international drilling joint venture.

Jul 20, 2020 11:36 AM Read more >

Aurora to lay off more staff in restructuring of European operations

EDMONTON — Aurora Cannabis Inc. is reorganizing its European operations and cutting some jobs.

Jul 20, 2020 9:39 AM Read more >

'It's still surreal': Authorities look for cause of deadly glacier bus crash

COLUMBIA ICEFIELD, Alta.

Jul 19, 2020 7:42 PM Read more >

RCMP say experienced backcountry skier died after fall south of Lake Louise

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — RCMP in Alberta say a skier has died after a fall south of Lake Louise. Police say a group of five men hiked to the peak of a couloir, or steep gulley, in the Moraine Lake area on Saturday morning.

Jul 19, 2020 5:47 PM Read more >

Glacier sightseeing bus rolls in the Alberta Rockies killing 3 and injuring others

JASPER, Alta. — Three people were killed and more than a dozen others were critically injured when a glacier sightseeing bus rolled at one of the most popular attractions in the Rocky Mountains, the Columbia Icefield.

Jul 18, 2020 11:50 PM Read more >

Kenney announces addictions recovery community; slams focus on consumption sites

RED DEER, Alta.

Jul 18, 2020 2:59 PM Read more >

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Caleb Jones says he tested positive for COVID-19

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Caleb Jones has acknowledged he tested positive for COVID-19 before training camp. Jones says he tested positive when he returned to Edmonton from his home in Dallas.

Jul 18, 2020 5:51 AM Read more >

Defence wants 5 to 9 years for former nightclub employee guilty of sex assaults

EDMONTON — The lawyer representing a former Edmonton nightclub employee convicted of sexual assaulting five women says his client "simply went too far" and should serve between five and nine years in prison.

Jul 17, 2020 4:55 PM Read more >

Alberta records more than 100 daily COVID cases for second day in a row

EDMONTON — Alberta is reporting another jump of more than 100 new COVID-19 cases in one day. The province says there are 105 new infections and two more people have died from the illness.

Jul 17, 2020 3:57 PM Read more >