Alberta News

EDMONTON — The Alberta Council of Women's Shelters says domestic violence is on the rise in the province and shelters are struggling to keep up.

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith invoked Alberta’s sovereignty act on Monday to implement new measures in her fight against Ottawa’s looming clean electricity rules while conceding she didn't need the act to put the changes in place.

CALGARY — Alberta Health says a central kitchen related to an E. coli outbreak at multiple daycares in Calgary has been cleared to reopen in a limited way as a review panel looking at food safety continues its work. The E.

EDMONTON — Alberta's New Democrat Opposition and a prominent First Nations leader are calling for a review of the province's energy regulator to be held in public, with public input.

EDMONTON — The Alberta and federal governments are facing a potential class-action lawsuit over how the province handled payments for children in care.

CALGARY — The oilsands industry group that has proposed building what would be one of the world's largest carbon capture and storage projects says it is more confident than ever it will go ahead with construction.

CALGARY — Baytex Energy Corp. says it has signed a deal to sell some of its Viking assets in southwest Saskatchewan for $153.8 million.

EDMONTON — An environmental group says a coal company's application to deepen its open-pit mine shouldn't be considered while it's under investigation over wastewater releases into local rivers.

CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. says it has restarted production at its Terra Nova production, storage and off-loading vessel. The company says the restart comes after finishing work to extend the life of the project.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid had a goal and four assists to give him nine points in two games and help the Edmonton Oilers rout the Anaheim Ducks 8-2 on Sunday night.