Alberta News

CALGARY — A final RCMP report into the fatal rollover of an all-terrain tour bus at the Columbia Icefield in the Rocky Mountains is in the hands of prosecutors.

RAYMOND, ALBERTA — The council of a southern Alberta town that has been dry for more than a century has voted against a motion to allow restaurants to serve alcohol.

CALGARY — As Ontario's sizzling real estate market puts home ownership out of reach for many Canadians, a growing number of prospective buyers are looking west in hopes of achieving their white-picket-fence dreams.

One of the companies that had planned to build an open-pit coal mine in the Rocky Mountains has signed an agreement with an Alberta government agency to work toward converting the project to renewable energy.

A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the gas-and-dash death of an Alberta gas station owner has been granted day parole.

CALGARY — Edmonton will be the sole host of the 2022 men's world junior championship and the Hlinka Gretzky Cup will be held in Red Deer, Alta., this summer.

CALGARY — The Shaw Charity Classic has announced a new midsummer date and lower prices to help celebrate its 10th anniversary. The only Canadian event on the PGA Tour Champions calendar will be held Aug. 1-7 at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club.

CALGARY — Regina Pats star Connor Bedard has been named to Canada's roster for the upcoming world under-18 men's hockey championship in Germany. The 16-year-old Bedard, from North Vancouver, B.C.

CALGARY — Shane Doan will lead Canada's front office while Claude Julien will run the coaching staff at next month's world men's hockey championship.

CALGARY — From carbon capture and hydrogen development to the accelerated rollout of wind and solar power and rapid electrification of transportation systems, the federal government has laid out an ambitious roadmap to get Canada to its climate targe