Alberta

Premier Smith, Minister LaGrange stand by denials of wrongdoing in AHS corruption case

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is removing her government's deputy health minister but bucking calls for a public inquiry into allegations of government interference in lucrative medical contracts.Smi...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 19, 2025

'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King given 3-month conditional sentence

'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King was sentenced to three months of house arrest in an Ottawa court this morning.The sentence includes 100 hours of community service at a food bank or men's shelter.I...

Feb 19, 2025

Alberta to host three major international sport events and two national championships

Alberta's government announced that the province is hosting three major international sport events and two national championships over the next two months.-READ: Applications open for Major Sport Even...

Feb 18, 2025

Newborn bitten by dog in Alberta home dies in hospital: RCMP

ENTWISTLE, Alta. - RCMP say a two-week-old who was bitten by a dog at a home west of Edmonton has died in hospital. The baby was airlifted to the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton after the att...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 17, 2025

Alberta accelerating 11 new schools across province with $8.6B funding

Alberta's government has sped up 11 previously announced school projects in the Calgary Metropolitan Region and Edmonton from the design stage to full construction funding.-READ: Alberta premier calls...

Feb 15, 2025

60th anniversary for the Canadian flag on February 15

The Canadian flag is making a milestone this year. This Flag Day, February 15, will mark 60 years since the Maple Leaf flag first flew on Parliament Hill. According to the federal government's website...

Ian Gustafson Feb 15, 2025

Alberta cabinet minister calls for health minister to be removed amid scandal

One of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's cabinet ministers is calling for Health Minister Adriana LaGrange to be moved out after allegations of high-level corruption surrounding contracts.Infrastructur...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 14, 2025

Two Alberta private surgery clinic contracts in limbo amid allegations in scandal

Alberta's health ministry says two proposed private surgery clinics at the centre of allegations of high-level government corruption remain in limbo."At this time, no agreements have been finalized fo...

Feb 14, 2025

Alberta rolls out additional one-time payment for women's shelters

The Central Alberta Women's Emergency Shelter (CAWES) is set to receive a one-time infusion of $70,166 from the provincial government, which announced an additional $3 million to be distributed to she...

Feb 14, 2025

Alberta car theft trends suggest organized crime, say police

Police in Alberta say car theft trends show sophisticated organized crime operations have moved from east to west in recent years.quit (ek-wit-AY') Association says Alberta has the highest per capita ...

Feb 14, 2025