CALGARY - Tourmaline Oil Corp. says it has sold natural gas assets in northwestern Alberta for $765 million. The Calgary-based company says the buyer of the Peace River High assets is a ``Canadian senior producer'' but did not disclose its identity. The Competition Bureau said in an online notice in late January that i...

Alberta's teachers union was back in court today seeking an injunction against the province's back-to-work legislation last fall. If granted, the injunction would allow teachers to once again take job action, but Alberta Teachers' Association president Jason Schilling says that doesn't necessarily mean it's a step educ...

Alberta Hospitals Minister Matt Jones says he doesn't blame doctors for the delay in a core initiative to address extreme pressures in the province's emergency departments. Jones says he's optimistic the government and doctors can find a way to hire the emergency department triage liaison physicians he previously promi...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says with the province's neighbours to the west moving to adopt year-round daylight time, it's once again time to consider abandoning the practice of changing clocks twice a year.British Columbia Premier David Eby says his province will spring forward an hour for the final time Sunday in ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the war in Iran underscores the need for a new pipeline connecting her province's oil reserves to the West Coast. The threat of shipping disruptions have seen global oil prices jump since American-Israeli attacks on Iran over the weekend. Smith says any disruption in the Strait of Ho...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on Ottawa to walk back its restrictions on nicotine pouches, arguing the rules are a barrier for those trying to quit smoking. The pouches are sold behind the counter at pharmacies, and only one brand has been authorized for sale by Health Canada. Smith and one of her ministers...

Premier Danielle Smith says she hopes failing recall petitions against members of her caucus mean Albertans are feeling heard. Two dozen recall petitions were launched late last year against United Conservative Party legislature members, but so far none have been successful. Many were started after Smith's government u...

Recovery Alberta has reported that the number of syphilis cases within provincial correctional facilities has decreased.A total of 701 cases of syphilis were detected and treated in 2022 in the provinces' 10 jails, but by 2024, that number had decreased to 356.Angela Draude, senior operating officer of Correctional Hea...

If you are willing to stay up late tonight, you can witness a special lunar event. The Weather Network is offering tips on how to view the total lunar eclipse, which will take place early Tuesday morning, March 3, 2026. Also known as a "blood moon," this is when Earth passes between the sun and the moon. A la...

It's that time again, when RCMP look to the children of the nation for help naming their latest litter of puppies.The 13 puppies, which are trained in Innisfail, just south of Red Deer, are German Shepherds, and this year will each have names starting with the letter 'B.'Kids are encouraged to be as creative as possibl...

Elections Alberta says four more recall petitions against members of Premier Danielle Smith's caucus have failed. That means half of the two dozen petitions launched against United Conservative legislature members late last year have come up short. One of the unsuccessful campaigns confirmed by Elections Alberta was ag...

Alberta's finance minister is set to hit the road today to discuss a new provincial budget that is big on spending but also carries an eye-popping deficit of more than $9 billion. Nate Horner will discuss the budget with business leaders at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. Horner tabled the spending document Thursday, ...

EDMONTON - Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner tabled the province's latest budget on Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: - The government expects to take in $74.6 billion while spending $83.9 billion (including $2 billion set aside as a contin...

An Alberta man driving a separatist movement in the province says a live bullet was brought to his business as a death threat. R-C-M-P say they received a report in late January about a man bringing an item resembling a bullet to a business in Bonnyville, about 240 kilometres northeast of Edmonton. Police say they beli...

It's budget day in Alberta, and the overarching question is not whether the budget will show a deficit, but exactly how many billions of dollars in the red it will be. Premier Danielle Smith has signalled for weeks that the deficit is going to be, in her words, ``significant'' but has not provided a dollar figure. She ...

Alberta's government is aiming to beef up consumer protection for tourists by closing loopholes in hotel fee regulations. If passed, legislation introduced Wednesday by Tourism Minister Andrew Boitchenko would crack down on how destination marketing fees are charged and where they go. It would force accommodations to d...

The Alberta government is offering more details about how it plans to account for education ahead of Thursday's budget release. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says if passed, the budget will allocate $10.8 billion for education a seven per cent hike from last year. Premier Danielle Smith says the money will be...

HINTON - Classes were cancelled for a high school in northern Alberta on Wednesday after the deaths of two junior hockey players. Ryan Maguhn, principal of Harry Collinge High School, says the players studied at the school in Hinton, west of Edmonton. ...

Alberta's government says it will introduce 18 bills during the spring sitting, which got underway Tuesday. Government house leader Joseph Schow, who is also the immigration minister, says one bill will regulate international recruiters and increase oversight of those hiring foreign workers. Another bill is to prohibit...

Alberta's government is preparing to move all its sheriffs to its newly-created provincial police service.The changes were proposed in a bill introduced in the house on the first day of the spring sitting. If passed, it would transfer 12-hundred Alberta Sheriffs employees, including administrative staff and officers, t...

Alberta is taking another run at having a court strike down federal project review legislation. The Alberta Court of Appeal is hearing the province's second challenge to Ottawa's Impact Assessment Act in Calgary this week. The act sets out a process to review the environmental, economic, health and social effects of pr...

The union representing Alberta's nursing care staff says a new collective agreement with Covenant Health has been ratified. In a statement Monday, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says members voted 89.2 per cent in favour of the deal. The union says the new pact will improve pay and working conditions. Highli...

The Alberta legislature is set to reconvene today, with the government's new budget to be tabled Thursday. Premier Danielle Smith announced Monday some of the first details of the budget expected to be filled with red-ink, saying the province would be boosting its spending on doctors by 22 per cent. The premier said he...

Alberta's minister for primary health care says a measles warning was issued for an entire county last week after 17 people tested positive for the virus. Adriana LaGrange says that health officials made the decision to issue a broad alert for Parkland County, west of Edmonton, because they couldn't pinpoint the detail...

A 22-year-old man who police say is related to the Tumbler Ridge shooter was recently arrested in Sylvan Lake, west of Red Deer, on a warrant for attempted murder.Alberta RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said Jacob Van Rootselaar had warrants out for his arrest from an attempted murder file that happened in Octobe...

At least two more recall petitions against Alberta politicians have failed. But that number may increase as 10 petitions are due to Elections Alberta today. The petitioner targeting Alberta's Indigenous Relations Minister Rajan Sawhney says the campaign gathered roughly 3,400 signatures, far fewer than the nearly 15,00...

The Alberta government says it plans to make a "record investment" into physicians in its upcoming budget.The 2026 Budget proposes spending $7.7 billion in 2026-27, an increase of $1.4 billion, or 22 per cent, compared to 2025.The money would be earmarked for physician recruitment, training, compensation and ...

Alberta Municipalities issued a statement on Friday following Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's televised address on Thursday.Alberta Municipalities President Dylan Bressey and the board of directors said they watched the address, "to get a better sense of the provincial funding that may be allocated to municipalit...