Alberta News

EDMONTON — Alberta's education minister says all kindergarten to Grade 12 students, other than some in northern Alberta, can return to schools following the May long weekend.

EDMONTON — Alberta's inquiry into the funding of oil and gas industry critics is getting another deadline extension.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says a new jobs program will encourage private and non-profit businesses to hire staff over the next year and help the economy recover.

Manitoba is not ready to follow Quebec's lead in allowing hockey fans to attend NHL playoff games, while Alberta is opening the doors for 12 front-line health workers to watch the Canadian post-season opener on Wednesday in Edmonton.

EDMONTON — A man convicted of breaking a woman’s arm with a crowbar in a road-rage attack has lost an attempt to have his sentence shortened.

CALGARY — A further adjournment has been granted to Calgary parents accused of neglecting their dependent, adult son as talks continue to try to resolve the case. The man weighed just 43 pounds when he was found last October.

CALGARY — The Canada Energy Regulator says pandemic lockdowns and travel restrictions that kept Canadians close to home in 2020 resulted in overall consumption of refined petroleum products dropping by about 15 per cent compared to the previous year.

EDMONTON — Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the province has reached a COVID-19 vaccination milestone, with more than 50 per cent of the population over the age of 12 getting at least one shot. Dr.

CALGARY — The Kyrgyz Republic says it is taking control of the Kumtor gold mine for three months effective immediately in view of the "abdication of its fundamental duties of care" by Canadian owner and operator Centerra Gold Inc.

EDMONTON — Early results from a provincial survey on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains show Albertans have major concerns about expanding the industry.