Alberta News

VAUGHAN, Ont. — The Alberta government's cannabis wholesaler and online retailer is returning all products from CannTrust Holdings Inc. after Health Canada suspended the company's licences to produce and sell pot.

EDMONTON — One person is dead after an overnight house fire in Edmonton. Firefighters responded when neighbours reported flames and heavy smoke coming from a two-storey home in a northeast neighbourhood shortly after 3 a.m.

HIGH RIVER, Alta. — Alberta-born actor Shaun Johnston had already had a lengthy career when he auditioned for the role of the grizzled and sage patriarch Jack Bartlett in CBC's family drama "Heartland," which debuted in October, 2007.

HIGH RIVER, Alta. — Alberta-born actor Shaun Johnston had already had a lengthy career when he auditioned for the role of the grizzled and sage patriarch Jack Bartlett in CBC's family drama "Heartland," which debuted in October, 2007.

EDMONTON — A review panel has reserved its decision on what privileges it may allow a man found not criminally responsible for killing five young people at a Calgary house party while suffering schizophrenic delusions.

SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. — The RCMP says it believes an explosive called Tannerite was used in a blast at a community centre parking garage east of Edmonton last November.

CALGARY — The CEO of Suncor Energy Inc. says his company isn't counting on higher cash flow despite analyst expectations of a "risk premium" on crude oil prices in the wake of last weekend's attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities.

EDMONTON — Alberta is hiring up to 30 new nurse practitioners to work in remote areas or places where it's difficult for patients to see a family doctor.

CALGARY — Bobsled's governing body in Canada still wants Kaillie Humphries to race for her country despite their acrimonious relationship that has spilled into court.

EDMONTON — A review board at Alberta Hospital in Edmonton is deciding whether a man who killed five young people at a house party in Calgary should be given some increased freedom.