The Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board has announced that it is no longer issuing licenses for sour oil and gas wells, or pipeline applications. The board says it first wants to carefully review an Alberta Court of Appeal ruling made last week. The ERCB says it recognizes the importance of the ruling and wants to determine the impact of the ruling on the sour oil and gas applications ...

The donation is worth $8 million. Imperial Oil has donated a de-registered corporate jet to SAIT's Aircraft and Avionics program. The 21-year-old Challenger jet is no longer required by Imperial and was taken out of service six months ago. Imperial has another plane it now uses for corporate travel. The donation will provide on the ground training for more than 250 SAIT students annually ...

Alberta is re-opening its H1N1 flu immunization clinics on Thursday. However, they are targeted solely at Albertans who are considered to be at high risk. Starting on Thursday, Alberta Health Services will begin targeting children aged six months to under five years as of November 1st. Proof of age (Health Care card, birth certificate or other valid identification) must be provided. On...

Calgary Flames management admits the team did receive H1N1 vaccinations last Friday - but says Alberta Health Services was well aware of it. "We thought we doing the right thing, given what we knew at the time," says Flames president Ken King. He says the team approached Alberta Health Services, which set up a clinic for players, members of their families, coaches, and some management. The team ...

Nine people are facing various drugs and weapons charges in relation to three seperate investigations police say were to combat the drug trade in Calgary. More than $100,000 worth of drugs including cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana and oxycontin were seized along with cash. Police also seized various weapons including handguns, rifles, knives and a samurai sword. The investigations lasted two weeks.

A central Alberta man has pleaded guilty to six charges in connection with the abduction and brutal sexual assault of a teenage girl earlier this year. Gerard John Baumgarte was emotional as he pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Red Deer courtroom to charges that include kidnapping, assault with a weapon, sexual assault and impersonating a peace officer. Court heard that Baumgarte, who will be sentence ...

Another man has been charged after a huge weapons bust earlier this year in Carburn Park southeast. Police say this latest 21-year-old suspect turned himself into police this week and faces multiple gun-related offences. Someone called 911 in April complaining about a group of kids in the park and that's when police spotted well-known gang members nearby acting strangely. A search of a vehicle ...

Now that the City of Calgary has abandoned efforts to host the 2017 Expo, focus will shift to revamping the west end of the downtown core. The multi-million dollar plan, over two decades, includes redevelopment land between the Greyhound Bus Terminal and the current Telus World of Science, which will soon move into its new home near the Calgary Zoo. "This is a 25-30 year vision," said Mayor Dave ...

Life in Calgary appears to be improving these days, according to the City of Calgary's 2009 Citizen Satisfaction Survey. The poll found 76 per cent of those asked rate their overall quality of life as good or very good, compared to 69 per cent in 2008. Concern about crime has also dropped - 78 per cent polled said they feel safer in their neighbourhoods compared to 70 per cent last year. The ...

An Alberta court has been told to expect a guilty plea from a man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a teenage girl. Gerard John Baumgarte is due in court Tuesday in Red Deer where he's expected to plead guity to six charges. The crown and defence are still working out an agreed statement of facts in the case and have not said which charges Baumgarte will plead guilty to. Baumgarte ...

Calgary City Council has opted to study a request by Alderman John Mar that the City come up with more cash for Meals on Wheels. Mar is hoping the City will provide the funding needed for the group to renovate a new building it has purchased. The issue will come back to Council November 30th. Council also opted to study Alderman Diane Colley-Urquhart's motion to have tow trucks on standby on ...

We will get the details Tuesday about Alberta's new H1N1 vaccination program. Health Minister Ron Liepert says Alberta Health Services will provide details then, about the new plan. It apparently calls for priority being given to children aged six months to five years, pregnant women, and to those under 65 with chronic health conditions. Liepert says close to 400,000 Albertans were vaccinated ...

Calgary has pulled out of the race to host the 2017 World's Fair. According to the city's number crunchers, the Expo bid and hosting efforts would have left taxpayers about $1 billion in the red. Mayor Dave Bronconnier says it made no sense to forge on. "You could build another leg of the LRT," Bronconnier said. "The west leg of the LRT is less money than it would cost to host an Expo." The ...

Alberta Health Minister Ron Liepert wouldn't say much Monday as he emerged from a swine flu meeting with the premier and chief health officer. Liepert, who has become a lightning rod for criticism over Alberta's H1N1 immunization program, said Premier Ed Stelmach was simply looking for an update. The health minister offered few details about why the premier cancelled a planned appearance in ...

As of 3 p.m. Monday, Calgary motorists will be able to drive the brand new northern section of the ring road. The official opening ceremony was held on the roadway Monday morning. Alberta Transportation Minister Luke Ouellette drove a vintage red mustang through a massive ribbon to celebrate the opening of 26 new kilometres of Stoney Trail. And Ouellette says travellers will like it - because ...

A 31-year-old man been arrested in connection with nine pharmacy robberies in Calgary and one in Okotoks. Cory Alan Sharlow, of no fixed address, is charged with 33 offences including robbery, and possession of a weapon. Police say all ten pharmacies were targeted by a man who threatened staff and demanded Oxycontin. In some cases the suspect was masked and carried a firearm. Police sa...

A southern Alberta teen convicted of murdering her parents and younger brother has been given more freedom to help her reintegrate into society. A judge in Medicine Hat has agreed to loosen the terms of the girl's custody so that her supervisors at an Edmonton psychiatric hospital can escort her on visits to places such as banks and malls. The girl's treatment team would have to receive approval ...

The latest outlook on the real estate market in the Calgary area suggests there will be rebounds in starts, sales, and prices next year. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says total starts in 2009 are down 51 per cent compared to last year, but projects a 20 per cent increase in 2010. The main reason for the decline this year is construction of multi-family units virtually ground to a halt ...

There was a moment of silence at Calgary city hall on Monday for an Alberta soldier killed in Afghanistan late last week. Mayor Dave Bronconnier paid tribute to 24-year-old Sapper Stephen Marshall who was born and raised in Calgary. "We offer our sincere condolences," Bronconnier said. Some 2300 Canadian and foreign troops gathered on Kandahar Airfield's tarmac yesterday to pay their l...

It would cost the Calgary Parking Authority $96,000 extra per year to monitor fare evaders, if transit users were allowed to back into parking stalls at LRT lots. The city's transportation boss says a review of fare evasion at Calgary's LRT parking lots has found alot of people are illegally backing into the stalls deliberately to avoid a ticket. John Hubble says general evasion is low, about 2 ...