Alberta News

CROWSNEST, Alta. — A man from the Czech Republic is dead after a fall from a mountain in southwestern Alberta.

SASKATOON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he still believes national unity is under threat despite two days of collaborative discussions with the country's leaders.

CALGARY — Cenovus Energy Inc. says its thermal oilsands operations in northern Alberta produced their one billionth barrel of bitumen on Wednesday.

CALGARY — A horse has died from an injury that occurred during a chuckwagon race at this year's Calgary Stampede.

CALGARY — More than 20,000 people chowed down on pancakes last weekend during a family breakfast on the Calgary Stampede grounds. That's an awful lot of disposable forks, knives and plates — not to mention cups for water and coffee.

SASKATOON — Alberta's premier says it doesn't matter if Quebec opposes the idea of an oil pipeline as part of the Energy East project — the federal government should step in and make it happen.

TORONTO — The Ontario Cannabis Store has removed certain CannTrust Holdings Inc.

CALGARY — Mid-sized Alberta oil and gas producers say their share prices have fallen so low that investors are starting to worry their rising dividend yields are becoming unsustainable.

CALGARY — Canada's beef industry is getting $8.3 million in federal funds, the bulk of it aimed at growing its international market reach as a trade standoff with China continues.

EDMONTON — An Edmonton man has been charged with killing a six-month-old boy after a two-year investigation. Police say 25-year-old Christopher Lamarche has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jarock Humeniuk.