Alberta News

CALGARY — A report funded by the Canadian liquefied natural gas industry estimates that creating a 56-million-tonnes-per-year LNG industry in B.C. would result in nearly 100,000 jobs.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) _ Vermilion Energy Inc. (VET) on Monday reported a second-quarter loss of $51.4 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. The Calgary, Alberta-based company said it had a loss of 33 cents per share.

EDMONTON — Suncor Energy Inc. is facing seven environmental charges for an incident alleged to have occurred two years ago at its refinery in Stratchona county, Alberta.

MORINVILLE, Alta. — Mounties in Morinville, Alta., say they have arrested one suspect and are looking for another after busting a major theft operation.

BOTTREL, Alta. — Three teens are recovering from injuries after an intense storm tore through a campground northwest of Calgary and knocked a tree onto their tent.

EDMONTON — Emily Cave plans to have a special gift waiting for players when the Edmonton Oilers wrap up training camp.

CALGARY — A Calgary turkey named Turk appears to have died.

CALGARY — A man facing terrorism charges will have to wait until next week to find out if he will be released on bail.

CALGARY — A Boston-based auction house says it has sold a gold medal presented at the Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics. RR Auction says a buyer paid $15,365 at an Olympic memorabilia sale held this month. The name of the seller has not been released.

EDMONTON — Alberta's Opposition leader is calling out the province's environment minister for contradicting himself by refusing to consult the public over plans to shrink the province's parks system.