Alberta News

EDMONTON — A forecast for cooler temperatures and even rain is giving some hope to evacuees and firefighters after thick smoke from wildfires burning across the Prairies forced the cancellation of a number of outdoor activities that traditionally mar

CALGARY — A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter for his role in the death of a Calgary police officer is to be released to a halfway house after being granted day parole.

EDMONTON — Officials are advising Albertans to consider postponing their long weekend plans as nearly 100 wildfires continue to burn throughout the province.

A day after the provincial election campaign's sole debate, the NDP leader promoted her party's platform at a rally in Edmonton, while her United Conservative rival took questions on recent controversies during a television interview in Calgary.

EDMONTON — They're affixed to old buildings where someone important used to live. Or they're mounted on a rock overlooking somewhere where something once happened.

CALGARY — Smoke in the air threw a wrench into the early days of Calgary Stampeders' training camp, but there were still jobs to be earned and important pre-season reps to accomplish.

EDMONTON — The Alberta NDP is promising $1.87 billion for several infrastructure projects in the provincial capital if it wins the May 29 election.

CALGARY — United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith says a candidate who compared transgender students in schools to feces in food would have "a lot of work to do" to find her way into the party's caucus.

CALGARY — The WestJet Group averted a strike after reaching a last-minute deal with the airline's pilots early Friday, but not before cancelling hundreds of flights and upending the long weekend plans of thousands of passengers.

Calgary police say they believe a fatal shooting in the city's Vista Heights neighbourhood was a targeted attack. Police were called to the 2500 block of 23 Street NE just after 5:30 p.m.