Alberta News

COCHRANE, Alta. — Two homes have been evacuated as a grass fire in southern Alberta closed businesses and shut down traffic on a provincial highway. Cochrane RCMP say the fire is burning along Highway 1A northwest of Calgary.

COCHRANE, Alta. — Two homes have been evacuated as a grass fire in southern Alberta closed businesses and shut down traffic on a provincial highway. Cochrane RCMP say the fire is burning along Highway 1A northwest of Calgary.

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says March home sales hit a level not seen in a decade as low lending rates and more savings continued to impact the market.

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says March home sales hit a level not seen in a decade as low lending rates and more savings continued to impact the market.

EDMONTON — A judge has released a written decision explaining why he ordered a murder suspect to remove his COVID-19 mask during a recent trial.

CALGARY — Brendan Bottcher has worked at his stone-cold game face. Whatever drama is unfolding in the rings at his feet, Canada's skip at the world men's curling championship in Calgary intends to keep his emotional cards close to his chest.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says rising cases of more contagious COVID-19 variants should be a "wake-up call" but his government won't impose harsh measures such as curfews or stay-at-home orders.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is rejecting Opposition calls to fire his health minister following a failed wage deal with doctors. He says Tyler Shandro will now get back to the table with the Alberta Medical Association.

A new survey suggests grizzly bear numbers in Alberta's central Rocky Mountains have doubled since 2005.

CALGARY — Shareholders owning more than 95 per cent of the stock in Arc Resources Ltd. have approved its merger with fellow Calgary-based producer Seven Generations Energy Ltd. to create Canada's sixth largest oil and gas company.