Alberta News

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it is now dealing with a second presumptive case of the novel coronavirus and is ramping up testing protocols. Dr.

EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney says the novel coronavirus outbreak is hammering Alberta's economy and may force his government to abandon its core election promise to balance the books by 2023.

CALGARY — The National Sport School in Calgary that has produced Olympic and Paralympic champions will survive at least one more year.

EDMONTON — The times may soon be a-changin' in Alberta. Premier Jason Kenney says about 90 per cent of Albertans recently surveyed said they wanted to scrap daylight time and stop changing clocks by an hour twice a year.

CALGARY — Part of Syncrude Canada's oilsands mining complex in northern Alberta remains out of commission following a fire last Sunday evening.

OTTAWA — A huge second quarter propelled the No. 5 Western Mustangs to an 86-72 win over the No. 4 Alberta Golden Bears in the opening quarterfinal at the U Sports men's basketball championship on Friday.

EDMONTON — Three new judges appointed to Alberta Court of Queen's Bench are all from Edmonton. Melanie Hayes-Richards, Nathan Whitling and Shaina Leonard have been named to the superior court. Hayes-Richards, who was born in Pointe Claire, Que.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Josh Archibald to a two-year contract extension.

Calgary's Olympic speedskating oval has cancelled a pair of international events due to the international outbreak of the new coronavirus.

CALGARY — An Alberta judge will hand down her verdict March 20 in the case of a Calgary man charged with murdering his four-year-old daughter in 2014.