Alberta News

CALGARY — Lockdowns imposed to control the COVID-19 pandemic have sparked plenty of interest in residential solar power systems among people forced to spend more time at home, says installer Paul Rivera.

EDMONTON — Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro is escalating his pay dispute with doctors, asking the College of Physician and Surgeons to make rules to stop doctors from withdrawing services en masse.

ST. PAUL, Alta. — Alberta RCMP say a man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a woman whose remains were found a year ago.

OTTAWA — Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is reconsidering a decision in December to keep the federal government out of the approvals process for a major coal-mine expansion in Alberta. The existing Vista mine, which is owned by the U.S.

EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney is dismissing suggestions that the appointment of his former campaign manager to a senior post with the Alberta Energy Regulator is a patronage plum.

HIGH PRAIRIE, Alta. — A Mountie has been given 15 months probation for assaulting an Indigenous man shortly after his arrest in northern Alberta. A judge convicted Const.

EDMONTON — Alberta's police watchdog is investigating a deadly crash that happened after a police pursuit in Edmonton.

EDMONTON — Police are investigating after a City of Edmonton audit found that more than $1 million was allegedly stolen by a municipal worker with a side business in traffic sign rentals.

EDMONTON — Alberta health officials say an inmate has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Edmonton Remand Centre. They say the inmate was asymptomatic when he was admitted to the centre June 30.

CALGARY — An extraordinary time in the NHL is opening doors for some professional hockey players. Adam Ruzicka was among 35 players summoned by the Calgary Flames to participate in the resumption of the 2019-20 season.