The Latest Breaking News from Alberta

Canada: 169 potential graves found at former residential school

First Nation community in Canadian province of Alberta says search uncovered 169 ‘anomalies’ associated with graves.

Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2022

AZZ Agrees To Acquire DAAM Galvanizing For Undisclosed Sum

AZZ Inc (NYSE:AZZ) has agreed to acquire DAAM Galvanizing Co. Ltd., a private hot-dip galvanizing company based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Deal terms were not disclosed. AZZ expects the acquisition to be accretive to earnings within the first year of operation. Founded in 1954, DAAM operates two galvanizing facilities in Canada; one…

Benzinga · Mar 1, 2022

Wild's dreary Canadian road trip ends with 7-3 loss at Calgary

CALGARY, Alberta — The Minnesota Wild and Calgary Flames are neighbors in the Western Conference race, but a mismatch played out when the two teams squared off for the first time this season.

Tribune News Service · Feb 27, 2022

Canadian police officers placed on leave for support of Coutts border crossing truck blockade

Both officers spoke at US border blockade in Alberta after one posted viral video

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2022

Alberta border crossing blocked by trucker protests reopens - police

The Coutts, Alberta, international border crossing that had been blocked by protesters opposed to Canada's vaccine mandates was open again on Tuesday morning as demonstrators left voluntarily, Royal Canadian Mounted Police spokesperson Gina Slaney told Reuters.

Reuters · Feb 15, 2022

Trudeau invokes emergency powers in response to trucker protests

Canada’s PM says move aims to support, strengthen law enforcement amid ongoing anti-government blockades and rallies.

Al Jazeera · Feb 14, 2022

Canadian police arrest 11 people, seize guns from group linked to border blockade

Police in the Canadian province of Alberta on Monday broke up a group that was supposedly prepared to use violence to back a truckers' blockade at a border crossing with the United States, authorities said.

Reuters · Feb 14, 2022

Canada's Trudeau invokes emergency powers in bid to end protests

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday activated rarely used emergency powers in an effort to end protests that have shut some U.S. border crossings and paralyzed parts of the capital.

Reuters · Feb 14, 2022

Canada Truckers Extend Border Blockade, Fuel Copycats Abroad

Trucker-led protests against coronavirus restrictions in Canada shut down another US border crossing Thursday, as copycat movements gathered steam overseas and Washington called on its northern neighbor to use federal powers to end the blockades. The border obstructions have already impacted business, with the key Ambassador Bridge linking Ontario and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 11, 2022

Super High Troopers: Cops In Calgary Authorized To Consume Marijuana Off Duty

By Franca Quarneti, Via El Planteo. The Calgary Police Department in Alberta, Canada, lifted the ban on cannabis use for its officers.

Benzinga · Feb 10, 2022