Alberta

Calgary man convicted of murdering three-year-old girl

CALGARY - A Calgary man has been convicted of murder in the beating death of his girlfriend's three-year-old daughter.Ivy Wick was injured on Sept. 27, 2017, and died in hospital of head and brain inj...

Mar 19, 2021

$2.3M in contraband cigarettes and cigars seized in Alberta

EDMONTON - Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis says two men have been charged after it seized $2.3 million in contraband cigarettes and cigars.The agency says a warehouse was searched in north Edmon...

Mar 19, 2021

Decision on moving into Step 3 not yet made: Kenney

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says COVID-19 data looks promising as his cabinet prepares to meet Monday to decide whether to further ease public health restrictions.Kenney says the key metri...

Mar 18, 2021

Alberta colleges, universities should prepare to return to in-person learning in September: Nicolaides

Alberta's Advanced Education Minister says all stakeholders in the post-secondary system should prepare for a return to in-person learning this fall.Amid the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, universities, ...

Mar 18, 2021

New study shows cases of rare pulmonary disease contracted in Alberta for first time

A rare pulmonary disease linked to fungus grown in soil contaminated with bird and bat droppings has been contracted in Alberta for the first time.A new study by infectious disease experts at Alberta ...

Mar 18, 2021

Father of Humboldt crash victim worried by speed limit proposal, delay in organ donor bill

A father whose son's organs helped others after he died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says he's disturbed a private member's bill to increase speed limits on major Alberta highways is moving ahead...

Mar 18, 2021

Province to address consumer waste reduction and job creation

The Alberta government says it is taking action to better manage waste reduction.The province is going to be launching formal consultations to design a made-in-Alberta solution to plastic, packaging, ...

Mar 17, 2021

Feds looking for answer from Prairie provinces on AgriStability changes

The federal government wants a yes or no from the three Prairie provinces on proposed upgrades to a program that protects producers against large declines in farming income.Federal Agriculture Ministe...

Mar 17, 2021

Local elected officials have some concerns with tabled Recall Act

The Alberta Government introduced Bill 52: The Recall Act in the legislature on Monday, and while generally in favour of recall legislation, some local elected officials have some concerns with the sp...

Mar 17, 2021

Justice Centre says pastor of Edmonton-area church to be released

EDMONTON - A group that supports an Alberta pastor jailed after being charged with violating COVID-19 public-health orders says it expects him to be released in the coming days. Crown prosecutors have...

Mar 17, 2021