Alberta News

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's summer campaign circuit will not include a stop at the Calgary Stampede.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — One of two men accused of conspiring to kill Mounties at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., characterized the protest as a last stand and told his mother there “will be a war” if police moved in. “Mom, I am fine.

EDMONTON — An elderly Alberta man is in custody facing assault and weapons charges after a teen was shot on his rural property over the weekend. RCMP Cpl.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and new NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi are aiming to flip pancakes, and a few votes, at the upcoming Calgary Stampede.

LA CRETE, ALTA. — RCMP say Canada Day celebrations led to tragedy in a small northern Alberta community. Mounties say a 45-year-old man was fatally injured during Monday's parade in La Crete.

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says June home sales fell 12.8 per cent from last year as 2,738 properties changed hands, driven by declines in lower-priced homes.

CALGARY — Calgary’s month-long water conservation crisis is one big step closer to being over, as the mayor announced Tuesday that residents are no longer being asked to restrict their indoor water use.

CALGARY — Whitecap Resources Inc. has signed a deal to sell a 50 per cent stake in its Kaybob complex natural gas processing facility to Pembina Gas Infrastructure for $420 million.

CALGARY — Gibson Energy Inc. says veteran energy executive Curtis Philippon has been named as the company's next president and chief executive. He will begin the job effective Aug. 29.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers signed forward Viktor Arvidsson to a two-year, US$8-million contract and gave forwards Corey Perry and Connor Brown one-year extensions among multiple moves the club made Monday.