Alberta

Husky pipeline spills 900,000 litres of produced water in northwestern Alberta

RAINBOW LAKE, Alta. - Husky Energy says 900,000 litres of produced water spilled from one of its pipelines in northwestern Alberta.Produced water is a byproduct of oil and gas extraction and sometimes...

Oct 28, 2020

Don Mazankowski, former Alberta MP and cabinet minister, dies at 85

OTTAWA - Don Mazankowski, a former Alberta MP and cabinet minister, has died at the age of 85. Speaker Anthony Rota announced the news in the House of Commons today and MPs held a moment of silence in...

Oct 28, 2020

Alberta union leaders launch protest website against UCP government

EDMONTON - Labour-union leaders are urging Albertans to sign up to protest Premier Jason Kenney's government through rallies and demonstrations and, if necessary, province-wide general strikes.Gil McG...

Oct 28, 2020

Province spending $50 million towards industry-funded technology jobs

EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta Government and Minister of Jobs, Economy, and Innovation, Doug Schweitzer announced on Tuesday the spending of $50 million from the industry-funded Technology Innovation and...

Oct 28, 2020

Alberta NDP calls for more COVID-19 contact tracers as case numbers rise

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says the government needs to sharply ramp up the number of contact tracers if it wants to get a handle on the rising number of COVID-19 cases.NDP Leader Rachel N...

Oct 28, 2020

Cenovus to cut up to 25% of workforce following Husky takeover

CALGARY, AB. - Cenovus Energy Inc. is aiming to cut as many as one in four jobs potentially more than 2,000 workers if it succeeds in its $3.8-billion friendly takeover of rival Husky Energy Inc.The o...

Oct 27, 2020

Labour board orders striking Alberta health-care staff back to work

EDMONTON - Alberta's labour relations board has ruled that hospital and other health-care staff who walked off the job Monday to protest recent cuts acted illegally and must return to work.In a decisi...

Oct 26, 2020

AHS engaging event organizers in close contact notification

CALGARY - Starting today, Alberta Health Services (AHS) will engage event organizers in the process of notifying contacts exposed to COVID-19 at an event. When AHS identifies a positive case that atte...

Oct 26, 2020

Albertans invited to discuss how province's Heritage Fund should be utilized

EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta is inviting residents to talk about the future of the province's trust fund and where its money should go.At 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, you can take pa...

Oct 26, 2020

Alberta challenged by dueling narratives over COVID-19: Hinshaw

EDMONTON - The province's top doctor says Alberta is facing a challenge of dealing with polarizing narratives when it comes to COVID-19. Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the narratives "on the one hand say we n...

Oct 26, 2020