Alberta News

BANFF, Alta. — Mounties say they are investigating a homicide in a well-known tourist town in Banff National Park. RCMP say in a news release that Banff officers were alerted to a fight around 2:30 a.m.

BANFF, Alta. — A fire ban is now in place in three mountain parks in Alberta and British Columbia due to a high risk of wildfires in the area.

CALGARY — The new interim CEO of Suncor Energy Inc. says the oil and gas giant is ready to stop studying its workplace safety problem and start implementing solutions instead.

CALGARY — Alberta's police watchdog is investigating the arrest of a man at the Calgary Municipal Building earlier this week.

CALGARY — TransAlta Corp. reported a loss of $80 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $12 million in the same quarter last year.

CALGARY — The federal government suspending Hockey Canada's funding because of problems distant to the national women's team can still affect it. The Canadian women's and para hockey teams rely heavily on federal funds to operate.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Calgary Flames and recently acquired forward Jonathan Huberdeau have agreed to an $84 million, eight-year contract extension.

CALGARY — Newly-acquired forward Jonathan Huberdeau has agreed to an eight-year, US$84 million extension with the Calgary Flames Thursday. The 29-year-old was a part of the July 22 deal that sent Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers.

CALGARY — Suncor Inc. says it earned $3.99 billion in the second quarter of 2022, or $2.84 per common share, more than four and a half times the $868 million it earned in the same period of 2021.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it has ended the emergency directive calling for some patients in Edmonton hospitals to be treated in hallways.