Alberta News

EDMONTON — A decision has yet to be made on whether the 2021 world junior men's hockey championship in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta., will be played with or without fans.

CALGARY — Shares in Crescent Point Energy Corp. rose Tuesday as investors and analysts applauded its decision to restart oil and gas production shut down when energy prices crashed earlier this year.

CALGARY — Police say a shooting in Calgary last week that resulted in the deaths of two people is related to organized crime. Officers responded to a report of shots being fired in the city's northwest on Friday night.

CALGARY — Calfrac Well Services Ltd. says a U.S. court has sided with the company in its fight with Texas-based Wilks Brothers LLC as it seeks to complete its recapitalization plan. The Calgary-based company says the U.S.

EDMONTON — Faced with the prospects of going home, the Colorado Avalanche got rolling early and often. It was a flurry that saved their season — for the moment, anyway.

EDMONTON — Alberta's top doctor apologized Monday for anxiety and confusion a back-to-school public-health order caused over the weekend, and she also flagged a major COVID-19 outbreak at a Calgary church.

EDMONTON — A former Edmonton nightclub employee who was found guilty of sexually assaulting five women is appealing the convictions. Matthew McKnight, who is 33, was sentenced last month to eight years in prison.

EDMONTON — The Vancouver Canucks, coming off their first playoff series win in almost a decade, face a new challenge Tuesday: their first win-or-go-home game of the NHL post-season.

CALGARY — A hostile takeover offer by Obsidian Energy Ltd. launched by making public a letter to the CEO of Bonterra Energy Corp. demonstrates growing frustration at the slow pace of consolidation in the sector, energy industry analysts say.

ENTWISTLE, Alta. — RCMP say a man is dead following a police pursuit and a shooting involving officers west of Edmonton.