Alberta News

Freeland says Albertans kind, welcoming, as RCMP investigate confrontation

CALGARY — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says she loves her home province of Alberta and the world needs to know it's a welcoming place.

Aug 31, 2022 2:20 PM Read more >

Danielle Smith faces renewed attacks in final Alberta UCP leadership debate

EDMONTON — Danielle Smith, the perceived front-runner candidate in the race to replace Jason Kenney as Alberta’s United Conservative Party leader and premier, faced renewed attacks on multiple fronts Tuesday in the campaign’s final debate.

Aug 31, 2022 10:30 AM Read more >

Alberta RCMP investigate after Saskatchewan man potentially electrocuted in hot tub

CANMORE, Alta. — RCMP say a 25-year-old man from Saskatchewan has died after potentially being electrocuted in a hot tub in southern Alberta. Police, fire and emergency medical services were dispatched to the call in Canmore, Alta.

Aug 31, 2022 9:20 AM Read more >

Edmonton may be known for winter chill, but heat islands on the rise, researchers say

EDMONTON — Researchers at the University of Alberta say a city known for its bone-chilling winter temperatures also has potentially dangerous heat islands that have been getting hotter for the last two decades.

Aug 31, 2022 2:00 AM Read more >

Alberta on track for $13.2B surplus, Kenney says ahead of fiscal update

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province is on track for a $13.2-billion surplus in this budget year. It’s an exponential escalation from the $511-million surplus forecast when the provincial budget was introduced in February.

Aug 30, 2022 5:28 PM Read more >

Alberta to start online registry for teachers and school administrators in September

EDMONTON — The Alberta government plans to start an online registry of teachers and school administrators. About 160,000 educators who received their certification since 1954 are to be included in the registry, which is to go online Friday.

Aug 30, 2022 2:57 PM Read more >

'Infectious smile and big heart': Family of man killed in random attack in shock

CALGARY — The family of a man who was killed in what appears to be a random attack in Calgary on the weekend say they are in shock and despair over his death.

Aug 30, 2022 1:47 PM Read more >

RCMP investigating harassment of Chrystia Freeland during Alberta visit

OTTAWA — The RCMP says it is investigating an incident last Friday in which Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was subjected to a profane tirade in Grande Prairie, Alta.

Aug 30, 2022 11:58 AM Read more >

Trudeau calls for leaders to take united stance after Freeland confronted in Alberta

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for political leaders to take a united stance against threats of violence and intimidation on Sunday, days after his deputy was confronted in Alberta by a man who repeatedly yelled profanity at her and called her

Aug 28, 2022 5:17 PM Read more >

Child ejected from SUV in suspected road-rage crash on Alberta highway

CARSTAIRS, Alta. — RCMP in Alberta say a young child suffered life-threatening injuries after being ejected from a vehicle during a possible road rage incident.

Aug 28, 2022 12:36 PM Read more >