New bill would give Alberta more power in emergencies, change election date to fall
The Government of Alberta has tabled another bill granting the province greater power to make unilateral decisions.
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The Government of Alberta has tabled another bill granting the province greater power to make unilateral decisions.
The man recommended to become Alberta's next ethics commissioner has ties to the United Conservative Party, the Opposition NDP said on Wednesday.
The City of Edmonton is asking the Government of Alberta to scrap two bills with big implications for municipalities.
The Alberta government announced new initiatives and tools for municipalities to increase the amount of affordable housing available across the province.
Candidates vying to be the next leader of Alberta’s Opposition NDP want answers from presumed front-runner Naheed Nenshi about a five-year-old letter that they say signals he is anti-union.
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As of 9 a.m. on Friday, the wildfire burning 28 kilometres southwest of the northeastern Alberta city was 25 hectares in size.
University of Alberta students in Edmonton have joined young people around the world condemning the war in Gaza and demanding their institution divest from Israel.
One person died and several others were hurt in a crash on Highway 21 in Leduc County last week, Mounties have confirmed.
Edmonton police on Friday charged two people with several offences following a March investigation into stolen vehicles and firearms on the city's south side.
Hockey fans are eager to see whether the Edmonton Oilers will bounce back or spiral away when they resume their Western Conference semifinal series against the host Vancouver Canucks in Game 2 on Friday.
Temperatures broke the 20-degree mark on Thursday and should break the 25-degree mark this afternoon in Edmonton.
Five people were attacked by two pit bulls in Meadowlark Park Thursday afternoon, according to police.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says that she is hopeful an announcement could be made soon amid multiple reports that a WNBA team is coming to Toronto in 2026.
Alberta's unemployment rate jumped sharply in April, as did Calgary's.
Thousands of messages were sent between a teenage girl in the U.S. and an Alberta man posing as a young boy, a police investigation has revealed.
Details on arrests, tickets and charges against a number of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at the University of Calgary will be released on Friday, police say,
An Alberta man who won $100,000 on the lottery says he plans to save "some" of his winnings.
Alberta's unemployment rate jumped sharply in April, as did Calgary's.
A third-party financial inspection report into the City of Chestermere is complete, with Alberta's minister of municipal affairs set to release the results Friday.
This weekend will be the warmest weekend so far in 2024 in Calgary.
A Lethbridge father is celebrating a $100,000 lottery win by investing in his child's future.
This spring, the UCP government introduced an innocuous-sounding piece of legislation called the "Municipal Affairs Amendment Act." But Bill 20 is anything but benign for most of Alberta's municipal politicians.
A Calgary theatre company is opening a new production with a twist this weekend.
An oilfield equipment supply company has been ordered to pay $360,000 in connection with the death of a worker more than two years ago.
Five people are facing charges after an Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) interrupted a suspected drug deal in Red Deer Thursday.
The Alberta government says it's paying $1.1 million to help develop 10 regional airports in the province.
The Sunday death of a man in Red Deer that came nearly a week after he was being jailed by police is under investigation.
Red Deer RCMP are asking the public for help finding a family that hasn't been seen in more than two weeks.
Lethbridge police are seeking public assistance in identifying a suspect in an early August assault.
When Susan Eymann and Jeff MacDonald said they were getting a new pet in February, they weren’t exactly kidding.
A 56-year-old Lethbridge man faces multiple charges after police recovered $37,000 worth of stolen property connected to a Wednesday break-in at a commercial compound.
The rebuilding process is continuing as those in and near Waterton Lakes National Park honour the five-year anniversary of the Kenow wildfire.
A summer with mostly clear skies above Lethbridge has come to an end.