Alberta News

CALGARY — The duo of Kirk Muyres and Laura Walker defeated Kyler Kleibrink and Chaelynn Kitz 11-4 Saturday night at the Home Hardware Canadian mixed doubles curling championship in Calgary.

EDMONTON — The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says its nursing care members and general support workers in health care have rejected a request from the province's health delivery agency to extend a delay on contract talks until the end of June

CALGARY — The Laval Rocket extended their winning streak to four games with a 4-3 victory over the Stockton Heat on Saturday afternoon at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

EDMONTON — Josh Williams had three goals and an assist and Sebastian Cossa stopped all 34 shots his way, and the Edmonton Oil Kings blanked the Red Deer Rebels 5-0 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.

CALGARY — Jennifer Jones and husband Brent Laing are off to a 3-0 start at the Home Hardware Canadian mixed doubles curling championship.

CALGARY — The decision by Chevron Canada Ltd. to stop funding its proposed Kitimat LNG project on B.C.'s north coast isn't surprising given its failed attempt to sell its stake over the past 15 months, an analyst says.

EDMONTON — Alberta is dealing with a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases. Officials reported 696 new cases on Friday, including 130 variants of concern. The number of new daily cases has not been that high since the middle of January.

EDMONTON — The union representing registered nurses in Alberta says it's "grossly insulting" and hypocritical for Finance Minister Travis Toews to accuse them of putting their needs first during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CALGARY — A man has been convicted of murder in the beating death of his girlfriend's three-year-old daughter. Ivy Wick was injured on Sept. 27, 2017, and died in a Calgary hospital of head and brain injuries eight days later.

CALGARY — Imperial Oil Ltd.. is recommending investors attending its annual meeting in May vote against a shareholder resolution that it adopt a corporate wide target to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.