Alberta News

CALGARY — Plant biologist Marcus Samuel has been working for more than a decade to improve the climate resilience of crops.

HINTON, Alta. — The Transportation Safety Board is sending a team to investigate an early morning train derailment in northwestern Alberta. TSB spokesman Liam MacDonald says a westbound CN freight train left the tracks at around 5:30 a.m.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — A prospective juror for a murder-conspiracy trial didn't need to make a case to be excused Friday, after he showed up with the faces of the accused printed on his T-shirt and waved at them in the prisoner's box.

CALGARY — A wetter-than-expected spring has Western Canadian farmers breathing a sigh of relief, but drought remains a significant worry.

EDMONTON — CWB Financial Group raised its quarterly dividend to 35 cents per common share, up one cent from its previous quarter, as it reported its second-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago.

CALGARY — WestJet says it's reached a tentative deal with its Encore pilots after two weeks of negotiations, steering clear of a potential strike this week.

EDMONTON — The morning before Game 4 of the Western Conference final, veteran Edmonton Oilers forward Corey Perry was informed that his five-game exile to the press box was ending.

CALGARY — AltaGas Ltd. and joint venture partner Royal Vopak have approved a final investment decision for a large-scale liquefied petroleum gas and bulk liquids terminal project near Prince Rupert, B.C.

EDMONTON — Kris Knoblauch thought he might be in for a long night. The Edmonton Oilers head coach was watching a confounding, uninspired, flat start unfold right in front of him on the Rogers Place ice.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers shook things up for Game 4 of the Western Conference final.