Alberta

Imperial Oil reports $188M first-quarter loss as price of oil plunges

CALGARY - Imperial Oil Ltd. reported a loss of $188 million in its first quarter as oil prices plunged in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The company says the loss amounted to 25 cents per diluted ...

May 01, 2020

Province announces phased economic relaunch strategy

The provincial government had laid out its plans for a phased re-opening of Alberta's economy, which similar to Saskatchewan will see some aspects begin to re-open beginning next week, with more busin...

Apr 30, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta

Winning names picked for RCMP police dog pups

The RCMP's newest police dog "recruits" have officially been named following a nationwide youth naming contest.The federal police service announced the winners of the 2020 Name the Puppy contest on We...

Apr 30, 2020 Photo: RCMP

AHS moves to appointment-only lab collections at rural sites

Lab collections at rural Alberta Health Services sites will happen by appointment only beginning on May 4.The temporary change will help AHS control traffic in and out of the health-care facilities, t...

Apr 30, 2020 EverythingGP File Photo

PSAC lowers drilling forecast

CALGARY - The Petroleum Services Association of Canada has revised its 2020 Canadian drilling forecast to an almost 50-year record low of 3,100 oil and gas wells, a level not seen since 2,900 wells we...

Apr 30, 2020 Photo credit: Valmedia Creatives Dreamstime

Premier to unveil Alberta's phased relaunch plan Thursday

Details on the province's plan for a staged relaunch of the Alberta economy will be unveiled Thursday afternoon by Premier Jason Kenney as part of the daily COVID-19 update.Kenney announced details wo...

Apr 30, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta

Whitecap Resources posts $2.1-billion loss on oil price related asset writedown

CALGARY - Oil producer Whitecap Resources Inc. is reporting a $2.1-billion net loss for the quarter ended March 31 thanks mainly to a $2.9-billion non-cash writedown in the value of its assets due to ...

Apr 30, 2020

Low oil prices to remain past pandemic: Kenney

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says a global oil glut means Alberta's main industry will be dealing with low prices for a year or longer after the COVID-19 pandemic abates.Kenney says reduced demand ...

Apr 29, 2020

New measures for continuing care centres as province surpasses 5,000 COVID-19 cases

Alberta surpassed 5,000 cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, as the province's chief medical officer announced new measures for continuing care centres.Based on 5,205 tests completed over the past 24 hours, t...

Apr 29, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta

Cargill beef plant to reopen next week after COVID-19 outbreak forced closure

CALGARY - Workers are to return Monday to a beef processing plant south of Calgary that was closed for two weeks because of a COVID-19 outbreak. Cargill says its High River facility will restart ...

Apr 29, 2020