* Canadian dollar rises 0.1% against the greenback
* Alberta allows producers to raise output in Nov and Dec
* Price of U.S. oil declines 1.9%
* Canadian bond prices edge lower across the yield curve
TORONTO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar edged higher against its U.S. counterpart on Friday as the government of Alberta announced plans to ease oil curtailments, but the currency stuck to a narrow trading range and was on track to end the week near flat.
Alberta, Canada's main oil-producing province, will allow producers to boost output in November and December. Oil is one of Canada's biggest exports so the steady erosion of curtailments since the start of the year could improve prospects for the economy. the price of oil fell and was heading for a weekly loss on a faster-than-expected recovery in Saudi output while slowing Chinese economic growth dampened the demand outlook. U.S. crude oil futures CLc1 were down 1.9% at $55.36 a barrel. 9:17 a.m. (1317 GMT), the Canadian dollar CAD=D4 was trading 0.1% higher at 1.3260 to the greenback, or 75.41 U.S. cents. The currency, which traded in a range of 1.3251 to 1.3278, was nearly unchanged for the week.
The steady profile for the loonie came as investors weighed the launch of an impeachment investigation into U.S. President Trump and as hopes rose of progress between the United States and China on trade talks. government bond prices were slightly lower across the yield curve, with the two-year CA2YT=RR down 1 Canadian cent to yield 1.58% and the 10-year CA10YT=RR falling 2 Canadian cents to yield 1.362%.
On Wednesday, the 10-year yield touched its lowest intraday level in more than two weeks at 1.289%.