Alberta News

EDMONTON — Joey Moss — a legendary locker-room attendant for the NHL's Edmonton Oilers and CFL's Edmonton Football Team — has died. He was 57. The Edmonton Football Team confirmed the death on Monday by saying the city has lost a "hero.

EDMONTON — Social gatherings in Alberta's two biggest cities have been limited to 15 people after new daily COVID-19 cases reached the 500 mark on the weekend.

CALGARY — MEG Energy Corp. beat expectations as it posted its third consecutive quarter of net losses on a 44-per-cent drop in revenues caused by lower bitumen production and realized prices.

CALGARY — PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. says its oil and gas revenue and net earnings staged a rebound in the third quarter ending Sept. 30 as oil prices recovered from pandemic-related lows.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is hoping to open jobs in the province for local people by closing some of them to foreigners.

CALGARY — Minor hockey players who were filmed pushing a boy into a locker room wall until he fell to the ground and appeared to briefly convulse have lost their playing privileges pending an investigation, the executive director of Hockey Calgary sa

CALGARY — The all-share deal by Cenovus Energy Inc. to buy Husky Energy Inc. for about $3.8 billion will likely spark more mega-mergers among Canadian oil and gas majors, according to a veteran oilsands analyst.

CALGARY — Alberta's police oversight agency has been asked to investigate a death that police say happened after a suspect was arrested at a light-rail train station.

CALGARY — A surprise move by Cenovus Energy Inc. to buy rival Husky Energy Inc. for $3.8 billion in shares will create the third-largest Canadian oil and natural gas producer by total production, the companies announced Sunday.

CALGARY — An inquiry into who is funding environmental opposition to the province's oil and gas sector will be completed some time next year, at least six month later than its original target, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Saturday.