Alberta News

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is getting an earful from health experts and from backbench members of his own United Conservative caucus over his new COVID-19 health restrictions.

CALGARY — The CEOs of Canada's two biggest pipeline companies say they are focused on lowering their operating greenhouse gas emissions while avoiding big oil pipeline projects in the wake of ongoing opposition throughout North America.

CALGARY — Coming off an upset loss and with a contender-heavy schedule on the horizon, Canada's Brendan Bottcher was in desperate need of a solid victory on Tuesday afternoon.

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi won't be running in the municipal election in the fall. Nenshi, the first Muslim mayor of a big Canadian city when he was elected in October 2010, made the announcement Tuesday on social media.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says widespread rule-breaking has forced his government to bring back tougher public-health restrictions and that failing to do so would cause variant COVID-19 cases to swamp the health-care system by next mont

CALGARY — The Calgary Police Services says it has charged one of its officers with assaulting a man in custody. Police allege the assault happened April 9, 2019, after a 20-minute pursuit of a stolen vehicle.

EDMONTON — Parts of Alberta's proposed curriculum for kindergarten and elementary schoolchildren were copied from other sources without credit, said an expert in plagiarism as the Opposition NDP vowed to dismantle it if elected next year.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. — Alberta's police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who was shot by a Mountie on a First Nation reserve.

A fourth request has been made to the federal government to get involved in the environmental review of a coal mine proposed for Alberta's Rocky Mountains.

EDMONTON — A lawyer for Alberta Transportation says there's a serious and urgent need for a proposed reservoir that could protect Calgary from future flooding.