Alberta News

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is proposing changes to the Public Health Act to allow politicians to make final decisions in public health emergencies.

CALGARY — Crescent Point Energy Corp. said Thursday it is pleased with the results it has obtained so far from oilfield assets the company purchased earlier this year in a $1.7-billion deal.

OTTAWA — The majority of Supreme Court of Canada justices are going to be women for the first time in its 148-year history, and that's a positive step for gender equality in the country writ large, Justice Minister Arif Virani said Thursday.

CALGARY — Cenovus Energy Inc. saw its profits surge in the third quarter as the Calgary based oil company overcame a number of challenges that had plagued it earlier in the year. Cenovus said Thursday it earned a third-quarter profit of $1.

CALGARY — Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. president Tim McKay will retire next year after a five-year leadership stint that coincided with the Calgary-based company surpassing $100 billion in market value.

CALGARY — TransAlta Corp. has signed a deal to buy Heartland Generation Ltd. and its power generation business in Alberta and B.C. in a deal valued at $658 million, including assumed debt.

CALGARY — Less than 12 months after an activist investor critiqued its performance, fuel retailer Parkland Corp. has doubled its third quarter profit and announced it will exceed its previously announced earnings guidance for 2023.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Jason Robertson, Evgenii Dadonov, and Mason Marchment scored in Dallas’ three-goal second period and the Stars held on to beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 on Wednesday night.

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Josh Davies and Diego Buttazzoni each scored twice as the Portland Winterhawks defeated Medicine Hat Tigers 6-3 on Wednesday night in the Western Hockey League. Jack O'Brien and Gabe Klassen had the other goals for Portland.

CALGARY — The Dallas Stars are rolling, backstopped by Jake Oettinger, who was excellent again on Wednesday.