The Government of Alberta has taken a major step in its efforts to restructure the health care system.The Health Statutes Amendment Act has been introduced into the legislature, which, if passed, would create an integrated system with four sector-based provincial health agencies.Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says th...

FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA - Hundreds of residents in four neighbourhoods in the southern end of Fort McMurray have been ordered out as a wildfire threatens the community. The Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo says residents in Beacon Hill, Abasand, Prairie Creek and Grayling Terrace need to leave by 4 p.m. An emergency e...

The government of Alberta is providing funding to help train teachers for rural schools in Alberta.The province has announced over $1.7 million to community-based Bachelor of Education programs at the University of Calgary (U of C) and University of Alberta (U of A). They say the money will support 59 students between ...

Road safety is at the forefront of an annual international campaign.Members of the Alberta Sheriffs Highway Patrol are joining fellow law enforcement across North America for the International Roadcheck campaign. The initiative is on today through to Thursday and is organized by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.O...

CALGARY, AB - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will ask the province's police watchdog to investigate how officers forcibly cleared out two pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses.Smith said reports of potential injuries prompted the move to ask the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team to ma...

The leadership race for the Alberta NDP has thinned out yet again. Candidate Gil McGowan has announced his formal farewell to his campaign, but not to the political party.The Alberta Federation of Labour President says he's suspended his campaign after not being able to come up with $60,000 for the entry fee. He says i...

Weeks after raising $5,000 to benefit the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital's pediatrics unit, a new gaming system has arrived courtesy of the graduating students from the Medicine Hat College's sports and events marketing and management program. It started off as a cute idea, a video game system for young patients in nee...

Emergency crews responded to a kitchen fire on the south side of the city on Friday.Officials say Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services attended an apartment building in the 500 block of 6 Street South at around 12 p.m. on May 10.Crews from four stations helped mitigate any further spread of the flames after a residen...

The Fort Macleod RCMP is asking for help in an investigation of mischief.Police say early on May 3, 2024, an unknown suspect, or suspects, went to JP's Petro & General Store in Granum "to steal fuel". The RCMP reports that hoses were damaged, which caused "a significant amount of fuel to leak into th...

In what could be a fun Friday night activity, Albertans will have a chance to see the Northern Lights.The Weather Network (TWN) says widespread auroras are possible across most of Canada and much of the U.S. Friday night, May 10, 2024. Forecasters are expecting a potential geomagnetic storm to kick off the weekend.&quo...