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Alberta's health minister says 'help is coming' for children's hospitals

Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping says help is on the way to deal with strain on the province's two children's hospitals as they deal with a rise in respiratory illnesses.

Dec 5, 2022 4:24 PM Read more >

'Bumbling and stumbling': Alberta's UCP caucus votes for changes to sovereignty bill

EDMONTON — Alberta's governing United Conservative caucus says it wants changes to fix a bill that grants sweeping, unchecked powers to Premier Danielle Smith and her cabinet to pass laws behind closed doors without the scrutiny and approval of the l

Dec 5, 2022 4:11 PM Read more >

Former CFL player Jerome Messam gets 18-month suspended sentence in voyeurism case

CALGARY — A former running back with the Calgary Stampeders who filmed a sexual encounter with a woman without her permission won't be going to jail but will have a criminal record.

Dec 5, 2022 3:34 PM Read more >

Hockey Canada releases list of invitees for upcoming world junior selection camp

CALGARY — Connor Bedard will highlight a group of 10 players hoping to win their second junior hockey championship title in six months when Hockey Canada kicks off its selection camp for the 2023 team Friday in Moncton, N.B.

Dec 5, 2022 2:53 PM Read more >

WestJet announces new flights to Tokyo, Barcelona, and Edinburgh

CALGARY — WestJet marks its first non-stop flights to Asia from Calgary as it announced a new route to Japan. The Calgary-based airline said Monday that it will fly to Tokyo's Narita International Airport from Calgary this spring.

Dec 5, 2022 10:19 AM Read more >

Outgoing CEO Al Monaco says Enbridge 'poster child' for an orderly energy transition

CALGARY — Al Monaco may be the outgoing CEO of Canada's largest energy company, but don't ask him to predict the price of oil a decade from now — or even next year.

Dec 5, 2022 8:09 AM Read more >

AltaGas raising quarterly dividend six per cent to 28 cents per share

CALGARY — AltaGas Ltd. is raising its dividend by six per cent. The energy infrastructure company says it will pay a quarterly dividend of 28 cents per share, up from 26.5 cents per share.

Dec 5, 2022 5:38 AM Read more >

Outgoing CEO Al Monaco says Enbridge 'poster child' for an orderly energy transition

CALGARY — Al Monaco may be the outgoing CEO of Canada's largest energy company, but don't ask him to predict the price of oil a decade from now — or even next year.

Dec 5, 2022 1:00 AM Read more >

Former Edmonton Oilers scout Barry Fraser dead at 82

EDMONTON — Former Oilers head scout Barry Fraser, whose shrewd draft picks helped build a hockey dynasty in Edmonton, has died at 82, the team announced Sunday. The Oilers revealed in a Twitter post that Fraser died Sunday in Edmonton.

Dec 4, 2022 7:07 PM Read more >

Suter claims World Cup super-G, ends Goggia's winning streak

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Corinne Suter picked up her first Lake Louise victory by winning a World Cup super-G race on Sunday, while Sofia Goggia’s winning streak on the mountain ended with a fifth-place finish.

Dec 4, 2022 2:38 PM Read more >