Alberta News

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The force appears to be with police officers in southern Alberta who took a young woman wearing a "Star Wars'' storm-trooper costume to the ground last May.

CALGARY — An unexpected rebound in wood product prices this month is boosting profits for Canadian forestry companies but leaving homeowners and buyers with the prospect of higher home and renovation costs in 2021.

EDMONTON — Canadian international midfielder Kyle Porter is returning to his soccer roots, signing with FC Edmonton for the 2021 Canadian Premier League season.

EDMONTON — Cole Caufield scored two goals in a 35-second span, and the United States held on to beat Finland 3-2 in a world junior hockey championship tune-up game on Tuesday at Rogers Place.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it won't be closing any provincial parks, whether it can find someone to run them or not.

CALGARY — Bonterra Energy Corp. says it remains steadfastly opposed to a hostile takeover bid by Calgary oil and gas rival Obsidian Energy Ltd. after the latter extended its share tender deadline on Monday.

EDMONTON — Alberta is relaxing its COVID-19 rules on gathering just a teeny bit for Christmas. Premier Jason Kenney says starting Wednesday and for the following five days a person living alone can attend one family gathering in another household.

CALGARY — The CEO of TMAC Resources Inc. says there's a "silver lining" to news that Ottawa will not allow the sale of his mining company to China's Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Police say there will be no criminal charges involving a supervised drug consumption site in southern Alberta that was forced to close after the province alleged financial problems.

CALGARY — Canadian exports of crude oil by rail fell only slightly in October from September, a rare period of stability in a year that's included a record high month as well as one that saw an eight-year low.