Alberta News

Calgary will start construction on an event centre that will be the new home of the NHL's Flames in August, 2021.

CALGARY — WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it will lay off 3,333 employees as part of major restructuring amid the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated the travel industry.

PEMBERTON, B.C. — A search is underway in a remote and mountainous area in British Columbia where the burned out vehicle of a missing Alberta man was found by hikers last November.

EDMONTON — Alberta's NDP Opposition says a new government bill that calls for broadening the use of referendums is an anti-democratic power grab by Premier Jason Kenney that would allow him to game public opinion while introducing big money back into

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is spending $10 million on four studies to track the spread of COVID-19 through blood tests. The studies aim to detect the presence of antibodies.

CANMORE, Alta. — A woman in her 40s has been found dead in the Rockies after being separated from her hiking group. Kananaskis Country's public safety section says they were called to Mount Fable east of Canmore, Alta., around 8:30 p.m.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has quietly halted the closure of 17 provincial parks and recreation sites this year because of COVID-19.

EDMONTON — Aurora Cannabis Inc. is making its second round of significant cuts this year as it continues with a restructuring plan meant to address profitability struggles.

EDMONTON — Alberta industries, including the oilpatch, will resume environmental monitoring and reporting in three weeks. The Alberta government and its energy regulator have each issued orders for reporting to resume on July 15.

CALGARY — Capital Power Corp. says a $92-million expansion of its Whitla Wind power facility in southern Alberta will make it the largest in the province.