Alberta News

CALGARY — An Alberta judge fined a B.C. man $6,000 Wednesday for illegally catching eight cutthroat trout in Banff National Park as part of a YouTube survival challenge nearly four years ago. Outdoor survivalists Greg Ovens of Canal Flats, B.C.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it is providing funding to Edmonton police for people in custody to access recovery-oriented health supports.

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — A United Conservative Party candidate in northern Alberta will no longer run in the provincial election set for this spring.

EDMONTON — A zoo employee is recovering after she was bitten Tuesday by a Burmese rock python.

CALGARY — A man convicted in the death of his malnourished son who died of sepsis and untreated diabetes will have to wait months for his chance to take the stand at an Alberta fatality inquiry.

CALGARY — Imperial Oil Ltd. said its cleanup efforts following recent high-profile wastewater releases from its Kearl oilsands site will be complete next month.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers are asking their fans to not turn cups and containers into projectiles at Rogers Place after a beverage nearly hit Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar in the aftermath of the series opener.

CALGARY — A Calgary real estate agent who resigned from Alberta's new multiculturalism council this week has apologized for sharing an antisemitic image on social media a decade ago.

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CALGARY — Alberta's two main provincial party leaders shared the same stage Tuesday but not at the same time, delivering competing visions for the province's largest city as they move into campaign mode before this spring's election.