Alberta News

FORT MCMURRAY — A tribal council representing five First Nations in northeastern Alberta declared a state of emergency over what it calls an escalating mental health and addictions crisis.

CALGARY — Alberta Health Services says there are 128 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli connected to an outbreak at several Calgary daycares. It says in a statement that 25 patients are receiving care in city hospitals, while three have been discharged.

OLDS, Alta. — Alberta got out of the starting gates in the global critical minerals race Thursday with the opening of the province's first lithium extraction pilot project.

CALGARY — Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge Inc. and U.S.-based food waste management company Divert Inc.

CALGARY — Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said the central bank may have to raise interest rates further, given inflation may stay high for some time.

CALGARY — Precision Drilling Corp. has signed an agreement to acquire CWC Energy Services Corp. in a deal valued at about $141 million including shares, cash and assumed debt.

EDMONTON — Tanisha Edison and her partner had to welcome the newest addition to their family more than 1,000 kilometres away from home. Edison, a resident of Hay River, N.W.T., had a healthy baby girl on Aug.

CALGARY — An Alberta health official says some of the 22 patients in hospital after an E. coli outbreak at several Calgary daycares have severe symptoms.

CALGARY — Sheldon Kennedy feels the weight of what will be discussed at Hockey Canada's summit in Calgary.

EDMONTON — A man is in hospital with serious injuries after a vehicle crashed through an office window in Edmonton. Police say a woman was parking her car in a disabled stall near a financial institution when she accidentally hit the accelerator.