Alberta News

INNISFAIL, Alta. — The mayor and all but one councillor of a central Alberta town have voted to stand in solidarity with a Black Lives Matter event planned for Saturday after a deluge of bigoted online vitriol almost derailed the rally.

SLAVE LAKE, Alta. — Fire investigators say a leaking propane tank caused an explosion at a northwest Alberta campground that sent six people from one family to hospital.

EDMONTON — After taking a small step toward reopening its economy last month, Alberta is embarking on a giant leap forward.

CALGARY — Calfrac Well Services Ltd. says it is seeking advice on changes to its capital structure but doesn't know of any "material change" that would account for a 75.6 per cent increase in its share price on Tuesday.

LAC LA BICHE, Alta. — A mandatory evacuation order in a northern Alberta hamlet has been mostly rescinded. At least 70 people were required to leave their homes in parts of Lac La Biche late Sunday after heavy rainfall led to flooding.

GRAND PRAIRIE, Alta. — Earthquakes Canada says a 4.0 magnitude shake was recorded in northern Alberta on Monday evening. The agency says the earthquake was recorded 165 kilometres east of Grande Prairie, Alta., at 8:58 p.m. local time.

EDMONTON — Three northern Alberta First Nations are asking to appeal the province's suspension of environmental monitoring in the oilpatch because it "fails to come close" to being a reasonable decision.

EDMONTON — Alberta's chief medical officer of health is urging protesters who were at recent anti-racism rallies to get tested for COVID-19 even if they don't have symptoms. Dr.

EDMONTON — Two RCMP officers have been charged in the shooting death of a 31-year-old man in northern Alberta almost two years ago. Cpl. Randy Stenger and Const.

CALGARY — New forecasts show dramatically lower expectations for 2020 capital spending in the oil and gas sector both nationally and in Alberta, the province that produces 65 per cent of Canada's natural gas and 82 per cent of its oil.