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Empire Q2 profit and sales up, plans online grocery expansion in Alberta

Empire Co. Ltd. reported its second-quarter profit and sales rose compared with a year ago as it announced plans to expand its Voila online grocery service to Alberta.

Dec 10, 2020 12:49 PM Read more >

Canadian junior men's hockey team releases seven players

RED DEER, Alta. — Host Canada released seven players Thursday and named its three goaltenders for the upcoming world junior men's hockey championship.

Dec 10, 2020 11:40 AM Read more >

Canadians show increased interest in high-interest car title loans amid recession

CALGARY — If internet search trends are a window into the minds of consumers, then a recent report suggests that a growing number of Canadians are considering some ill-advised financial options, observers say.

Dec 10, 2020 10:06 AM Read more >

Professional Women's Hockey Player's Association gains backer for Calgary team

CALGARY — The Professional Women's Hockey Player's Association has signed a sponsor for its Calgary team. Team Scotiabank joins Toronto's Team Sonnet as PWHPA teams with a name sponsor.

Dec 10, 2020 9:30 AM Read more >

Alberta COVID-19 vaccinations to start next week with hospital, care staff

EDMONTON — Alberta is to start distributing the COVID-19 vaccine next week to front-line health workers and caregivers. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the first round of the vaccine will be administered on Dec. 16.

Dec 9, 2020 5:14 PM Read more >

'Alberta bashing:' Kenney rejects criticism he waited too long on COVID rules

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is rejecting criticism he waited too long to bring in tighter COVID-19 measures as "Alberta bashing." The comment came in a radio interview Wednesday with Edmonton's CHED radio station.

Dec 9, 2020 5:00 PM Read more >

Investigators looking into shooting death involving Alberta RCMP

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. — An agency that investigates serious police actions is looking into the shooting death of a man involving Mounties in northwestern Alberta.

Dec 9, 2020 4:44 PM Read more >

Man charged after targeting Somali women in parking lot of Edmonton mall

EDMONTON — A 41-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly yelled racial slurs at two Somali woman wearing hijabs in an Edmonton mall parking lot.

Dec 9, 2020 3:58 PM Read more >

Canadian Natural to boost oil and gas output by five per cent on higher $3.2B budget

CALGARY — The end of Alberta's oil production curtailment program and purchase of natural gas producer Painted Pony Energy Ltd. earlier this year will help Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

Dec 9, 2020 2:33 PM Read more >

Whitecap strikes deal to add TORC Oil & Gas to grow production to 100,000 boe/d

Calgary-based Whitecap Resources Inc. is cementing its position as a consolidator of conventional oil and gas producers in Western Canada with a friendly $550-million all-stock deal to buy rival TORC Oil & Gas Ltd.

Dec 9, 2020 12:52 PM Read more >