Alberta News

CALGARY — AltaGas Ltd. says it is raising its dividend six per cent for next year and moving to a quarterly payment schedule from monthly payments to shareholders. The company says it will pay a quarterly dividend of 26.

EDMONTON — CWB Financial Group raised its dividend as it reported its fourth-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago to beat expectations. The Edmonton-based bank says it will now pay a quarterly dividend of 30 cents per share, up from 29 cents.

CALGARY — One in four Canadian shoppers blew past their budgets on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, according to a new survey.

CALGARY — Sean Tschigerl scored on the power play and shorthanded as the Calgary Hitmen routed the Moose Jaw Warriors 7-1 on Thursday in Western Hockey League action.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's office is countering a former senior staffer's accusations of sexual harassment, drinking and backbiting with allegations of its own.

EDMONTON — Alberta is going to open more trade offices in the United States. Doug Schweitzer, the minister for jobs, economy, and innovation, says the new offices will be set up in Denver, Seattle and Chicago.

EDMONTON — Confusion has been growing at some Canadian airports that say they want more direction from the federal government since it changed COVID-19 testing rules for travellers.

CALGARY — Canadian oil and gas companies have been hesitant to loosen the purse strings in spite of this fall's commodity price boom, and the arrival of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant may help to explain why.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has hired a private law firm to defend Premier Jason Kenney after environmental groups threatened him with a defamation lawsuit.

EDMONTON — A health-care advocacy group says an increase in Canadians travelling to other countries for medical treatment reflects how inefficiently and ineffectively provinces have organized their surgical care.