Alberta

RCMP clarify age of missing Alberta boy as search continues into day 5

Searchers in southern Alberta are hoping a familiar song will draw a six-year-old boy out of the woods after he vanished from a campground Sunday.Adam Kennedy from Alberta Search and Rescue says crews...

Sep 25, 2025

Tentative deal struck between Alberta government and teachers union

The Alberta government says it has struck a tentative deal with the union representing 51-thousand teachers provincewide, though the proposal is largely the same as its previous offer.A copy of the of...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 25, 2025

Search for five-year-old in southern Alberta stretches into fourth day

Rescuers in southern Alberta are looking at bringing in reinforcements from the military in their search for a missing five-year-old boy.Adam Kennedy from Alberta Search and Rescue says talks with the...

Sep 24, 2025

Alberta Premier Smith dismisses critics who say she's misleading public on trans law

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says those who question her rationale for the government's law restricting health care for transgender youth need to read up on puberty.Smith has defended the law that p...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 24, 2025

Winter tires required Oct. 1 on most B.C. highways

If you are heading to B.C. as of next week, make sure you have your winter tires on.British Columbia's winter tire regulations are set to take effect Oct. 1, and safety officials are warning drivers t...

Sep 24, 2025

Interim report on Alberta health contract scandal not finished, won't be made public

Alberta's government says it has yet to receive an interim report on the investigation into allegations of corruption over health contracts but it should be finished in the coming days.The government ...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 24, 2025

Alberta's population growth slowed in second quarter, but still highest in Canada

Statistics Canada says growth in the country's population slowed down over the last quarter, including in Alberta.As of July 1, 2025, the province was home to 5,029,346 people. That is an increase of ...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 24, 2025

Alberta teachers to vote on tentative deal as strike date nears; government

The Alberta government says it has struck a tentative deal with the union representing 51,000 teachers provincewide.Finance Minister Nate Horner says the offer needs to be ratified by the members of t...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 24, 2025

Search for missing five-year-old boy in southern Alberta enters third day

The search for a five-year-old boy is entering its third day as responders in southwestern Alberta expand their rescue area.Adam Kennedy with Alberta Search and Rescue says it's being adjusted because...

Sep 23, 2025

Joint investigation finds TikTok collected data of Canadian youth

A joint investigation, which included the Government of Alberta, has revealed the measures put in place to keep children off the popular social-media application TikTok and to prevent the collection o...

Sep 23, 2025