Alberta News

CALGARY — Precision Drilling Corp. has signed an agreement to acquire CWC Energy Services Corp. in a deal valued at about $141 million including shares, cash and assumed debt.

EDMONTON — Tanisha Edison and her partner had to welcome the newest addition to their family more than 1,000 kilometres away from home. Edison, a resident of Hay River, N.W.T., had a healthy baby girl on Aug.

CALGARY — An Alberta health official says some of the 22 patients in hospital after an E. coli outbreak at several Calgary daycares have severe symptoms.

CALGARY — Sheldon Kennedy feels the weight of what will be discussed at Hockey Canada's summit in Calgary.

EDMONTON — A man is in hospital with serious injuries after a vehicle crashed through an office window in Edmonton. Police say a woman was parking her car in a disabled stall near a financial institution when she accidentally hit the accelerator.

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EDMONTON — New documents outline a massive increase in public funding for the Canadian Energy Centre's campaign to change attitudes toward Alberta's oil and gas.

Calgary's police chief says the people responsible for a riot between two Eritrean factions on the long weekend will be held accountable. Chief Const.

CALGARY — Pilots with WestJet Encore are gearing up to bargain their second collective agreement. The Air Line Pilots Association says it's filed notice to open contract negotiations with the regional carrier for WestJet.

CALGARY — An official for six Calgary daycares closed due to an E. coli outbreak says a deep cleaning of the facilities could take up to a week.