Alberta

WATCH: Premier Kenney reacts to carbon tax court ruling, Teck project withdrawl

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will be giving a speech to staff, stakeholders and government caucus following Sunday's Teck Frontier decision. He will also respond to the Alberta Court of Appeal's decis...

Feb 24, 2020

Notley says Kenney's polarizing environmental approach killed Teck mine

EDMONTON - Alberta Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley says a decision by Teck Resources to abandon its oilsands mining project should be a wake-up call for Premier Jason Kenney.Notley says Kenney's d...

Feb 24, 2020

Teck withdraws application for Frontier mine, citing discourse over climate change

VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says it's withdrawing its application for a massive oilsands mining project just days ahead of an expected government decision, citing the political discourse over clim...

Feb 23, 2020

Fight at Edmonton prison leaves three injured

Police in Edmonton say a fight at a prison in the city has left three men with serious injuries.Officers were called to the Edmonton Institution Friday afternoon for a fight that occurred between seve...

Feb 23, 2020

Fort Macleod to get special advance screening of new 'Ghostbusters' film

There will be something strange in the neighbourhood of Fort Macleod, Alta., in the next few months.A representative for Sony Pictures Entertainment tells The Canadian Press that the studio is working...

Feb 23, 2020

Canadian cruise ship passenger tests negative for coronavirus in Cornwall, Ont.

TORONTO - A Canadian who recently arrived in Canada after being aboard a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in Japan has tested negative for the illness while under quarantine in Cornwall, Ont. The Publ...

Feb 22, 2020

A champion, again: Humphries wins 3rd women's bobsled title

Kaillie Humphries of the U.S. is a bobsled champion again, winning her third world title Saturday to put an emphatic cap on her comeback season. Humphries teamed with Lauren Gibbs to finish four runs ...

Feb 22, 2020

Albertans to lose coverage for out-of-country elective, non-urgent care

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced a healthcare change for Albertans who are traveling to other countries.Effective April 1, 2020, they will no longer be covered for elective, no...

Feb 20, 2020

Alberta ends master agreement with doctors, announces new pay structure

EDMONTON - The Alberta government, fresh off failed contract talks with doctors, is ending its long-standing master agreement with them and putting new rules in place April 1.Changes include new fee r...

Feb 20, 2020

Blockade on CN rail line in Edmonton removed, injunction granted

EDMONTON - A blockade set up on a Canadian National rail line on the western edge of Edmonton in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs was being dismantled - at least temporarily - Wednesday after...

Feb 19, 2020 Supporters of the Wet'suwet'en who are against the LNG pipeline, block a CN Rail line just west of Edmonton on Wednesday February 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson