Alberta News

EDMONTON — It was 10 years ago this month that Edmonton city staff returned a national traffic safety award when the councillors of the day voted to rip up a trio of bike lanes that played a small role in winning the prize.

EDMONTON — Edmonton police warned a crowded town hall on Monday night that extortions and arsons similar to ones that targeted members of the South Asian community across the city and elsewhere in Canada about a year ago have seen a resurgence in rec

GLEICHEN — An Alberta man faces murder charges in the deaths of two men who police say were struck by a vehicle while they were walking with a group of people over the weekend.

SHERWOOD PARK — Police have shot a person in the parking lot of an RCMP detachment outside Edmonton after they were spotted with what appeared to be a firearm. RCMP say an incident at the detachment in Sherwood Park, Alta.

EDMONTON — A potential referendum question on Alberta separating from Canada has been referred to a judge for confirmation that the question doesn't violate the Constitution.

CALGARY — A twice-convicted Calgary man who brutally killed a 58-year-old woman by stabbing her almost 80 times, dousing her body in gasoline and lighting it on fire has been sentenced to life in prison.

CAMROSE — Elections Canada says voters in the upcoming Battle River-Crowfoot byelection will be required to write out the name of their preferred candidate given the unusually high number of people running and past challenges with long ballots.

EDMONTON — Alberta and the union representing thousands of provincial government employees say they have agreed to a new round of mediated bargaining.

Preparation ensured Jacob Roberts was ready when the Calgary Stampeders needed him most. The second-year linebacker leads Calgary in total tackles (43), which also leaves him tied for third in the CFL.

PEACE RIVER — An Alberta man convicted last year of killing a man by shooting him in the back of the head has been sentenced to life in prison.