Alberta News

CALGARY — French energy giant Total says it is writing off $9.3-billion (US$7 billion) worth of oilsands assets in Alberta and cancelling its membership in the Calgary-based Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.

EDMONTON — An Alberta man charged in the roadside deaths of two Metis hunters has been denied bail. Roger Bilodeau, 56, and his son Anthony Bilodeau, 31, both face two counts of second-degree murder in the March killings.

ACHESON, Alberta (AP) _ North American Construction Group Ltd. (NOA) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $9.6 million. On a per-share basis, the Acheson, Alberta-based company said it had profit of 30 cents.

EDMONTON — City council in Edmonton has voted to require the use of masks in all public indoor spaces starting Saturday.

EDMONTON — Alberta's premier says an overwhelming vote of non-confidence from members of the Alberta Medical Association won't sway him into turfing his health minister.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) _ Baytex Energy Corp. (BTE) on Wednesday reported a second-quarter loss of $99.9 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

EDMONTON — Parks across the province are facing the same overcrowding and environmental damage as seen in a west-central Alberta wilderness area, says Environment Minister Jason Nixon.

INVERMERE, B.C. — An Alberta man has been charged with theft of a vehicle and causing injury to an animal after a woman in southeastern B.C. watched her dog being dragged away by her stolen SUV.

CALGARY — The Petroleum Services Association of Canada is cutting its 2020 Canadian drilling forecast for a third time as the industry remains mired in a slump expected to extend well into the second half of the year.

CALGARY — The main export system for Western Canada's oil production is recovering after volumes fell by less than feared amid the COVID-19 economic slowdown in the second quarter, pipeline company Enbridge Inc. reported Wednesday.