Alberta News

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it will upgrade facilities in the province's west-central backcountry where increased use has left behind garbage, damaged sites and human waste.

JOHN DOR PRAIRIE, Alta. — Police have charged a man in the death of a 15-year-old girl from a northern Alberta First Nation.

CALGARY — A Kentucky man could face a fine of up to $750,000 or six months in jail for allegedly violating a quarantine order in the Alberta Rockies in late June.

CALGARY — An outbreak of COVID-19 at a Cargill meat-processing plant in Calgary appears to be under control. Dr.

CALGARY — The local news section of a Calgary Herald newspaper from 1883 began with a one-word paragraph: "Cronk." Interspersed between articles were similarly terse and mysterious phrases: "Cronk is good." "Buy Cronk." "Cronk is the drink.

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Canada will not hold an alpine ski race on the World Cup circuit this season after the Lake Louise event announced Thursday it will take a season off during the COVID-19 pandemic.

EDMONTON — The Vancouver Canucks were down 3-1 with goalie Jacob Markstrom getting pounded by vulcanized rubber when they flipped the script on the St. Louis Blues Wednesday and scored three unanswered goals for a 4-3 win in NHL playoff action.

EDMONTON — The Alberta Teachers' Association is calling on the Kenney government to delay the start of the school year until after Sept. 7, Labour Day.

EDMONTON — The Colorado Avalanche spent the first three games of their series against Arizona trying to solve a hot goalie. They put on a show the final two, displaying the flash and depth that makes them one of the favourites to win the Stanley Cup.

KIMBERLEY, B.C. — The body of an Edmonton man who was swept down the Kootenay River in southeastern B.C. last month has been recovered.