Alberta

Online platform new to Alberta provides healthcare patients industry-changing voice

Kimberley Sidhu received lifesaving care at Rockyview General Hospital in Calgary, and has since experienced healing through the power of storytelling thanks to an online platform new to Alberta.-Care...

Apr 20, 2025

Grass fire spreads to, damages Alberta's Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village

RCMP said Friday a grass fire that closed a northern section of the Trans-Canada Highway in Alberta that had spread to the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village near Edmonton closed the village for the ...

Apr 20, 2025

Former Alberta minister details allegation Premier Smith purposely misled cabinet

An outspoken member of Alberta's legislature, booted from the United Conservative Party caucus, is airing more detailed allegations of what he calls government deception over a health-care contract sc...

Apr 17, 2025

'Freedom Convoy' organizer asks for stay of proceedings after guilty verdict

OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizer Chris Barber has asked for a stay of proceedings, two weeks after an Ontario judge found him and Tamara Lich guilty of mischief for their roles in the 2022 mass pro...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 17, 2025

Here's what to know about advance voting in Canada's 2025 federal election

Advance voting for the 2025 federal election is underway.Canadians who are at least 18 years old can vote at their assigned polling station anytime from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on April 17, 18, 19 or 20. ---...

Apr 17, 2025

Alberta pauses some of its fight-back plan against the U.S. amid tariff dispute

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is pausing the procurement policy it announced more than a month ago to fight U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally say...

David Opinko Apr 17, 2025 Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally (Government of Alberta)

Supreme Court won't hear appeal on questioning former Alberta minister in coal suit

The Supreme Court of Canada says it won't hear an appeal by the Alberta government regarding a decision to have its former energy minister questioned in a multibillion-dollar coal mining lawsuit. The ...

David Opinko Apr 17, 2025

Alberta UCP boot former cabinet minister from caucus over scandal criticism

Alberta's United Conservative Party says it has expelled former infrastructure minister Peter Guthrie from caucus over his repeated criticism of the government's handling of the health-care contract s...

Apr 16, 2025

Alberta reports six more cases of measles, bringing total to 83

Alberta is reporting six more confirmed cases of measles, bringing the province's total since the beginning of March to 83.The province says four of the new cases are in central Alberta, and the other...

Apr 16, 2025

Nominations open for 2025 Alberta Immigrant Impact Awards

It's time again to nominate newcomers across Alberta for the yearly Impact Awards.The awards recognize the accomplishments of immigrant youth, women, entrepreneurs, academics, artists, athletes, profe...

Apr 16, 2025