Alberta News

CALGARY — Police forces say they are gearing up to find a way to keep more than 3,400 people safe alongside the Rocky Mountains during this summer's G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alta.

EDMONTON — Alberta's education minister says he has directed school divisions to make efforts to provide in-person learning options to all students as a support worker strike continues.

It was an eventful start to 2025 for Cameron Judge. The veteran CFL linebacker and his wife, Brittany, became first-time parents on Jan. 6 with the birth of their son, Jax.

OTTAWA — The federal justice minister has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of murder in Alberta more than three decades ago. Roy Allan Sobotiak was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Susan Kaminsky, who disappeared in 1987.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says roughly 800 peace officers will team up with 34 police forces across the province to crack down on fentanyl. It comes following threats from U.S.

EDMONTON — Electricity producer Capital Power Corp. says its recently retooled Genesee Generating Station positions the company well to seize data centre opportunities in Alberta.

EDMONTON — Travis Dermott is back with the Edmonton Oilers. The club plucked the defenceman off waivers from the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday after having him claimed earlier this season.

EDMONTON — One of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s cabinet ministers quit his post Tuesday, citing concerns over how procurement contracts are being signed across government.

Alberta’s addictions minister is rejecting suggestions he knows a former government staffer now at the centre of a lawsuit alleging high-level political interference and favouritism in multimillion-dollar health contracts.

EDMONTON — Alberta's government plans to change and refine provincial licensing requirements for addictions services and treatment.