Alberta News

Spruce Meadows cancels Masters show jumping event because of COVID-19

CALGARY — Spruce Meadows has cancelled its marquee Masters show jumping tournament scheduled for September because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 5, 2020 11:24 AM Read more >

MEG Energy cuts capital spending plan again, reports $284M Q1 loss

CALGARY — Shares in oilsands producer MEG Energy Corp. rose by as much as nearly 15 per cent on Tuesday amid strengthening oil prices after it reported it would cut its capital spending plan for a second time in two months.

May 5, 2020 9:42 AM Read more >

'Numb and very lost': Meat plant reopens as memorial held for Cargill worker

HIGH RIVER, Alta.

May 4, 2020 5:34 PM Read more >

Mayor says Fort McMurray needs help after 'devastating' floods from ice jams

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — The mayor of a northern Alberta city hit hard by flooding says he will seek disaster aid from higher levels of government while residents have been told they may need to boil their tap water for months.

May 4, 2020 5:05 PM Read more >

CP Rail moves record 2.8 million tonnes of grain in April after strong Q1

CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway says it moved the most grain last month in the company's 139-year history. The Calgary-based railway transported 2.

May 4, 2020 4:51 PM Read more >

COVID-19 causes Alberta to delay release of guidelines on parks partnerships

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has delayed information on its plan to hand off dozens of parks and recreation sites to third-party managers. Guidelines on how the partnerships are to work were supposed to have been released Monday.

May 4, 2020 4:18 PM Read more >

Fort McMurray cleans up from flood on anniversary of 2016 wildfire evacuation

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta.

May 3, 2020 2:51 PM Read more >

Alberta parks partnership rules to be released, critics call for consultation

EDMONTON — Albertans are expected to learn Monday how they can take up to 164 provincial parks and recreation sites off the hands of a government that no longer wants them.

May 3, 2020 12:33 PM Read more >

Soaked walls and muddy basements: Fort McMurray residents survey their flooded homes

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta.

May 2, 2020 5:30 PM Read more >

'More vital now:' Gay-straight alliances go virtual during COVID-19 pandemic

CALGARY — Lily Overacker and Laurell Pallot start each gay-straight alliance meeting with everyone introducing themselves, saying their pronouns and sharing highs and lows of the week.

May 2, 2020 8:00 AM Read more >