Alberta News

EDMONTON — As Albertans begin what could be a bitter and divisive provincial election campaign, one of the province's most popular musicians wants to remind them of an issue that brought everyone together a couple years ago.

Authorities are warning residents in west-central and northern Alberta as winds push wildfires towards homes.

EDMONTON — Police in Edmonton have issued a warning following a series of incidents, including sexual assault, in the same northwest neighbourhood that they believed were committed by one suspect.

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EDMONTON — Alberta’s United Conservative Party says it will continue to invest in health care to fix the massive problems inherited from the former NDP government.

CALGARY — Not all of the Canadian airlines currently jockeying for position in a crowded market are likely to survive in the long-term, said the CEO of Edmonton-based Flair Airlines on Tuesday.

CALGARY — Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley says health care has deteriorated badly under the United Conservatives, leaving as many as 800,000 Albertans without a family doctor.

EDMONTON — Police in Edmonton say an autopsy shows an eight-year-old girl died from blunt impact trauma. Officers say the girl's body was found Saturday on Samson Cree Nation in Maskwacis, about 100 kilometres south of Edmonton.

CALGARY — Alberta Health Services and the University of Calgary are partnering to support people with spinal cord injuries, strokes and movement issues.

CALGARY — Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley says her government would expand the hours of medical clinics as part of an overall plan to improve health care in the province.