Alberta News

LAC LA BICHE, Alta. — A shelter in place order issued for a hamlet in northeastern Alberta has been lifted. RCMP received a call for a weapons complaint in Lac La Biche, which is about 220 km northeast of Edmonton.

OTTAWA — Danielle Smith's electoral victory in Alberta could spell the beginnings of a renewed confrontation between her province and Ottawa over climate policy — and create fodder for future attacks against the federal Tories, political observers sa

CALGARY — The cameras were rolling Monday night and thousands of Albertans were tuned to their favourite TV anchors, waiting for news of who would form the next provincial government. And waiting. And waiting.

CALGARY — As Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party celebrates Monday's election win in Alberta, the province's oil and gas sector remains in the dark over how much financial support the new government will offer it to decarbonize.

CALGARY — The mayors of Alberta's two largest cities say they expect a good relationship with a re-elected United Conservative Party government, despite its loss of seats in Calgary and Edmonton.

Calgary police have a new way for sex workers to report violence and other safety concerns. Called the Bad Date Line, it allows those in the sex trade to report harmful, violent or abusive customers.

CALGARY — Pembina Pipeline Corp. says it has reached an agreement with Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corp. to create an ammonia supply chain for exports to Asian markets.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Phil Kemp to a two-year, two-way contract extension worth US$1.55 million at the NHL level. The 24-year-old from Greenwich, Conn.

CALGARY — Two-time major championship winner John Daly has confirmed he will play in the 2023 Shaw Charity Classic from Aug. 14-20, the tournament announced Tuesday. Daly, who won the PGA Championship in 1991 and the U.S.

Alberta’s United Conservative Party emerged bloodied but still standing in Monday’s bitterly contested provincial election.