Alberta News

SUNDRE, Alta. — RCMP say a tornado has significantly damaged up to nine homes in west-central Alberta. Cpl. Gina Slaney says no one was seriously hurt and everyone has been accounted for in the impact zone southeast of Sundre.

CALGARY — The City of Calgary wants three dogs that mauled a senior last month to be euthanized. The 86-year-old woman who was attacked by the dogs on June 5 later died in hospital of her injuries.

CALGARY — Lyndsey Smith, a third-year agribusiness student at Olds College in Alberta, was surprised when she heard that long-standing industry organization the Canadian Cattlemen's Association had changed its name.

CALGARY — A worker has died in an incident at Suncor Energy Inc.'s Base Mine in Alberta. The Calgary-based energy company confirmed Thursday that a contractor was killed Thursday morning at the site north of Fort McMurray.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers say assistant coaches Dave Manson and Glen Gulutzan will return next season as the NHL team shored up its hockey operations staff on Thursday.

CALGARY — Rod Hay continues to live the rodeo life, but times three. An eight-time national champion and winner of four Calgary Stampede titles, no other Canadian saddle bronc rider has qualified for more world championships.

CALGARY — Crescent Point Energy Corp. is raising its quarterly dividend after announcing it has sold off some of its non-core assets and reached its net debt target ahead of schedule.

CALGARY — Commute got you down? Calgary Transit thinks karaoke may be the answer. The agency says a "karaoke bus" will "entertain" random routes throughout the city over the summer, starting next week.

CALGARY — Cannabis retailer High Tide Inc. has signed a deal to buy nine stores from Choom Holdings Inc. for $5.1 million in shares.

CALGARY — The rides are going up, concession stands are waiting, stuffed animals are displayed at games tables and the Calgary Stampede is raring to go Friday in its first return to full capacity since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.