Alberta News

VANCOUVER — Cellphone use will be restricted in all British Columbia school districts when pupils return next week, as the province becomes the latest to curtail the use of the devices by students.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith needs to explain her plan to potentially transfer control of underperforming hospitals to third parties.

CALGARY — Taps may run dry and firefighters could encounter empty hydrants if residents don't shape up and abide by renewed water restrictions, Calgary's mayor warned Tuesday.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — An Alberta judge says evidence shows two men convicted for their roles at the 2022 border blockade near Coutts, Alta., were ready for a shootout with police.

BANFF, Alta. — It'll be one last hurrah for a pedestrian zone along the main downtown drag of Banff, Alta., this long weekend.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta.

The Alberta Energy Regulator seems to be going ahead with hearings on coal exploration in the Rocky Mountains despite a court ruling that opened the question of whether those applications should have been accepted.

CALGARY — A city official was conjuring images of bathtubs, swimming pools and jugs to drive home just how much water Calgarians need to save every day as they endure yet another round of rationing while a troubled pipe is repaired.

TORONTO — The defending Vanier Cup champion Montreal Carabins topped the first Canadian university football rankings list of the 2024-25 season.

FREDERICTON — A team of firefighters from three First Nations in New Brunswick is helping Alberta battle wildfires.