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Kenney warns cancelled energy projects stand in the way of Indigenous prosperity

CALGARY — A $1-billion fund established last year to support Indigenous participation in major projects won't have any projects to back if the circumstances that led to the cancelling of the Frontier oilsands mining project this week continue, Albert

Feb 26, 2020 2:14 PM Read more >

Alberta tourist dies after plunge from 70 metre cliff in Vancouver park

VANCOUVER — A man from Alberta has fallen to his death while visiting Stanley Park in Vancouver. Police confirm the 26-year-old hopped a chest-high fence at Prospect Point on Sunday and plunged about 70 metres to a walkway below.

Feb 26, 2020 9:49 AM Read more >

WHL Roundup: Guenther hat trick leads Oil Kings in rout over Ice

EDMONTON — Dylan Guenther scored three goals and set up another as the Edmonton Oil Kings routed the Winnipeg Ice 10-1 on Tuesday in the Western Hockey League.

Feb 25, 2020 11:06 PM Read more >

Calgary man paralyzed after shot by intruder in Barbados vacation rental

CALGARY — Friends are raising money to help a Calgary retiree who was paralyzed after being shot by an intruder in his Barbados vacation rental.

Feb 25, 2020 4:28 PM Read more >

Alberta legislature resumes: Focus on jobs and bill to punish protesters

EDMONTON — A new session of the Alberta legislature began Tuesday with the government promising to invest directly in oil and gas, if necessary, and to pass a law that would punish people who block roads and rail lines. The throne speech read by Lt.

Feb 25, 2020 4:14 PM Read more >

Little-used part of Constitution led to different carbon tax rulings: experts

EDMONTON — Different rulings from courts on the federal government's carbon tax are a result of judges working through a section of the Constitution that is seldom used, say legal experts.

Feb 25, 2020 3:46 PM Read more >

Analysts agree Canadian energy projects more difficult to get to completion

CALGARY — Long pipeline routes that cross provincial and Indigenous territorial boundaries are part of the reason that Canada is a more difficult place than the U.S. to build major energy projects, according to American analysts.

Feb 25, 2020 2:39 PM Read more >

Calgary woman charged in aggravated assault of 11-month-old daughter

CALGARY — A woman has been charged in the aggravated assault of her 11-month-old daughter nearly two years ago and an investigation continues into injuries the child's twin brother was found with.

Feb 25, 2020 1:11 PM Read more >

Oilers' Kailer Yamamoto listed as week to week with ankle injury

Edmonton Oilers winger Kailer Yamamoto has been sidelined with an ankle injury. The team says Yamamoto is week to week. Yamamoto was hurt Sunday night in a win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Feb 25, 2020 11:36 AM Read more >

ReProm: Second shot for LGBTQ people to enjoy milestone as themselves

CALGARY — Two decades after going to his high-school prom with his female best friend as a date, Mike Morrison is about to get a re-do. This time, he'll be on the arm of his boyfriend of eight years, Richard Einarson.

Feb 25, 2020 2:00 AM Read more >