Alberta News

EDMONTON — Zach Hyman is extending the invitation. If basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal needs to learn how to skate — for real this time — Hyman will hit the ice with him.

CALGARY — Canada's energy sector as well as the country's main oil-producing province celebrated Wednesday as the long-awaited $34-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion officially came online. Crown corporation Trans Mountain Corp.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is reversing its plan to axe a subsidy program that helps low-income people pay for transit passes. It comes after a day of backlash from the mayors of Edmonton and Calgary.

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says April home sales were up 7.3 per cent from last year, driven by growth in the number of relatively more affordable, higher-density properties changing hands.

CALGARY — Cenovus Energy Inc. executives warn it could be well into next year before oil companies resolve their ongoing dispute with Trans Mountain Corp. over rising pipeline shipping fees.

EDMONTON — Engineering firm Stantec Inc. says it has acquired Hydrock, an engineering design firm based in England. Financial terms of the deal that closed on Tuesday were not disclosed.

CHARD, Alta. — Raoul Montgrand, president of the Chard Métis Nation in northern Alberta, called a 200-square-foot camper trailer home for close to two years.

EDMONTON — The mayors of Alberta's two biggest cities say the province has pulled at least $12 million in funding meant to help low-income residents access public transit.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have made the case they can rely on their defending to win games. That doesn’t mean it’s their preferred way of getting the job done.

CALGARY — The long-awaited Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is complete and the Canada Energy Regulator has given the go-ahead for the project to open.