Alberta News

CALGARY — An infectious disease specialist says allowing people to choose which vaccine they receive could hurt public health efforts to contain COVID-19.

CALGARY — Two of Canada's biggest independent craft breweries are reporting buoyant results during 2020 despite lost on-premises sales as bars and restaurants were restricted or closed due to COVID-19 pandemic measures.

CALGARY — Darryl Sutter dedicated his first win in his second stint with the Calgary Flames to his mother and the team's late president. Josh Leivo scored twice for the Flames in a 2-1 win Thursday over the visiting Montreal Canadiens.

CALGARY — Wild Card Two's Kevin Koe was the first to book his championship pool ticket. Wild Card Three's Wayne Middaugh was the next to make the eight-team cut at the Canadian men's curling championship.

EDMONTON — Health Minister Tyler Shandro says Alberta is deploying nearly one million rapid tests to screen for and reduce potential cases of COVID-19.

EDMONTON — Albertans could see an increase in the 911 fee on their cellphone bills in September to pay for eventual upgrades to the emergency system that would allow texting for help.

CALGARY — The Alberta Energy Regulator says Land Petroleum International Inc. has been ordered to pay an $80,000 fine for failing to allow AER staff access to a natural gas processing plant to inspect it in August 2018.

CALGARY — Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd.

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Police have charged a couple in northern Alberta with sex offences against an infant. Investigators say other children had also been in the care of the couple from Fort McMurray.

CALGARY — There are still plenty of potential oilpatch acquisition targets in Western Canada, but that may change if recently higher global oil prices continue to strengthen, the CEO of Tourmaline Oil Corp. said Thursday.