Alberta News

Alberta plans to reopen schools in fall; COVID-19 cases still increasing

EDMONTON — Alberta is planning to reopen schools this fall even as cases of COVID-19 in the province continue to grow.

Jul 21, 2020 5:40 PM Read more >

CFL's Edmonton Eskimos will search for new name

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Eskimos will change their name. The CFL squad made the move Tuesday, following a similar decision by the NFL's Washington team as pressure mounts on teams to eliminate racist or stereotypical names.

Jul 21, 2020 4:04 PM Read more >

'Seatbelts would have changed everything,' says boyfriend of bus crash victim

EDMONTON — The boyfriend of a woman killed when the sightseeing bus the couple was on rolled in the Rocky Mountains believes she would still be alive had passengers been wearing seatbelts.

Jul 21, 2020 2:02 PM Read more >

PrairieSky Royalty reports lower second-quarter crude oil production

CALGARY — Oil production is beginning to recover after it was curtailed by an average of 30 per cent in the second quarter due to low crude prices, PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. said Tuesday.

Jul 21, 2020 11:52 AM Read more >

Puck drop around the clock: NHL teams face varying game times in season reboot

CALGARY — The puck dropping at all hours when the NHL resumes would be strange if life weren't strange already, according to Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice. Game times when the 24-team qualifying round starts Aug. 1 range from noon to 10:45 p.

Jul 20, 2020 4:06 PM Read more >

Rock slide ruled out: No cause yet for bus crash that killed three near glacier

COLUMBIA ICEFIELD, Alta. — RCMP say no cause has been found yet for a tourist bus rollover near a glacier in Jasper National Park that killed three people and injured 24, although a rock slide has been ruled out.

Jul 20, 2020 3:56 PM Read more >

Fears of bankruptcy, debt ease after COVID-19 shock, poll suggests

CALGARY — Canadian consumers are more upbeat about their personal debt than they have been for three years, despite the recession brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, a poll has found.

Jul 20, 2020 11:57 AM Read more >

Analysts split over $45-million drilling partner consolidation by Ensign Energy

CALGARY — Analysts are split on the wisdom of Ensign Energy Services Inc.'s US$33.4-million move to buy out partner Halliburton Co.'s stake in an international drilling joint venture.

Jul 20, 2020 11:36 AM Read more >

Aurora to lay off more staff in restructuring of European operations

EDMONTON — Aurora Cannabis Inc. is reorganizing its European operations and cutting some jobs.

Jul 20, 2020 9:39 AM Read more >

'It's still surreal': Authorities look for cause of deadly glacier bus crash

COLUMBIA ICEFIELD, Alta.

Jul 19, 2020 7:42 PM Read more >