Alberta News

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — The regional government for Fort McMurray is facing environmental and dangerous goods charges from the province.

EDMONTON — Syphilis rates not seen in Alberta since 1948 have prompted the province's chief medical officer to declare an outbreak of the disease and encourage people to get tested for it.

CALGARY — A witness to the shooting of a German tourist driving down an Alberta highway said he remembers hearing a loud clap, but couldn't say who pulled the trigger.

CALGARY — Encouraging data points are forcing economists to consider upgrading their expectations for weak 2019 economic growth in Alberta as the province continues to recover from the effects of extreme heavy oil price weakness late last year.

EDMONTON — About 20 people, some wearing cardboard horseface masks, protested at the Alberta legislature against Calgary Stampede chuckwagon races.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed free agent forward Josh Archibald to a one-year contract. The 26-year-old Archibald spent last season with the Arizona Coyotes, recording 22 points (12 goals, 10 assists) in 68 games.

EDMONTON — Ricky Ray is going on the Edmonton Eskimos' Wall of Honour. The Eskimos announced Tuesday that Ray will be honoured at halftime of their home game Sept. 20 versus the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

CALGARY — University of Calgary researchers say a newly discovered type of cell appears to repair heart damage in mice. The scientists say they've found the same type of cell in humans and believe it could foster new therapies for heart disease.

CALGARY — There was conflicting testimony in court Monday about whether a youth charged in the shooting of a German tourist on an Alberta highway may have acted on his own or was ordered to fire the gun.

CALGARY — An animal welfare group is renewing its call for cruelty charges following the deaths of six horses at this year's Calgary Stampede.