Alberta News

SPRING COULEE , Alta. — Two teens who died and one who is missing after spending time boating with friends on a river in southern Alberta are from the Spring Valley Hutterite Colony, a community member says.

EDMONTON — Alberta is closing the door on an agency that championed eco-initiatives but was ridiculed by Premier Jason Kenney as a costly conduit for "shower heads and light bulbs.

EDMONTON — Alberta is reporting 40 new cases of COVID-19. The province says there have been no new deaths, but autopsies show that two fatalities previously listed were not caused by the illness. The death toll stands at 149.

EDMONTON — The police chief in Alberta's capital says there's racism in Canadian policing, but he worries that any reduction in budgets could lead to a loss of officers and programs brought in to address diversity.

Edmonton Oilers prospect Cooper Marody has written a song in memory of teammate Colby Cave to raise money for a memorial fund. Cave, from Battleford, Sask., died April 11 in a Toronto hospital after suffering a brain bleed.

CALGARY — The PGA Tour Champions' Shaw Charity Classic in Calgary has been cancelled. The City of Calgary revoking event permits until Aug. 31, and international travel restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic, prompted organizers of the Aug.

EDMONTON — Health experts say it makes sense for Alberta to take the next step in reopening its economy, but warn there will be an uptick in COVID-19 cases due to an inability to physically distance in some situations.

EDMONTON — Alberta aims to have students back in classrooms this September with some health measures in place to deal with COVID-19. Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says a decision will be made by Aug.

EDMONTON — A dozen conservation and Indigenous groups have written federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson asking him to force the Alberta government to reinstate environmental monitoring in the province's oilpatch.

CALGARY — Lowe's Canada says work will start this month on a new distribution centre located northeast of Calgary designed to improve its in-store and online operations in Western Canada.