Alberta News

EDMONTON — Alberta's chief medical officer is urging all events with more than 250 people be cancelled immediately to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Dr.

CALGARY — A two-year-old who recently returned from a family vacation in Florida is among four new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Alberta, prompting a daycare in a downtown Calgary office tower to temporarily shut down.

CALGARY — An energy company has been fined $125,000 for a pipeline failure southwest of Edmonton nearly three years ago. Calgary-based Journey Energy Inc. was originally facing five charges under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act.

EDMONTON — Canadian country music star Brett Kissel's benefit concert in Edmonton has raised $57,000 for victims of last week's tornadoes in Tennessee.

CALGARY — A deal to sell its Pioneer Pipeline will help insulate Calgary-based Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. from a "severe downturn" that's afflicted the energy industry for the past three years, the company's CEO said Thursday.

CANMORE, Alta. — A World Cup cross-country ski event scheduled for next week in Canmore, Alta., has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 outbreak.

CALGARY — Canadians can begin collecting Canada Pension Plan payments as early as age 60, but financial advisers warn it rarely makes sense to do so. And there are even fewer reasons to start drawing retirement funds early when you're still working.

CALGARY — Alberta courthouses are preparing for disruptions with the number of COVID-19 cases expected to grow. The Court of Queen's Bench says members of the public should avoid attending court proceedings if they are sick.

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court won't hear a case involving the rights of public-sector workers in Alberta in a labour dispute with that province's government.

EDMONTON — The night started normally for the Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. Then, things quickly changed.