Alberta News

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says a private laboratory service that collects blood and other samples for medical testing will be expanding its operations.

EDMONTON — The first United Conservative backbencher to publicly call for Premier Jason Kenney to quit says he is running to replace him.

CALGARY — Police in Calgary are warning parents, caregivers and teens about an online "sextortion" scam. Police say they have already had 48 reports this year and most have targeted teenage boys.

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says sales activity in the western city trended down for the second month in a row in May.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has approved a bid by the Enoch Cree Nation near Edmonton to build a private clinic to perform thousands of publicly covered hip and knee surgeries.

CALGARY — The Flames made progress on and off the ice in a challenging season, says head coach Darryl Sutter. "Our goal was to be a playoff team and we did that," Sutter said Wednesday at the Saddledome.

CALGARY — The Canadian Transportation Agency says Flair Airlines is Canadian. The ruling means the Edmonton-based upstart carrier can keep its operating licence.

EDMONTON — The family of two Métis hunters who were shot to death on a rural road in Alberta say they would have liked harsher convictions for the men who killed their loved ones but are satisfied those responsible will be behind bars.

CALGARY — Vermilion Energy Inc. says it has completed its acquisition of Leucrotta Exploration Inc. Calgary-based Vermilion said in March that it would acquire the junior energy company in a deal worth $477 million.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he has concerns about the federal government’s decision to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illegal drugs in British Columbia.