The Town of Peace River issued a flood alert later Thursday afternoon, warning residents of the northern Alberta community to prepare for a possible evacuation “on very short notice.”
Premier Danielle Smith says her government will openly advocate in favour of the nine referendum questions being put forward to Albertans this fall.
Edmonton city council is looking to sunset seven advisory committees focused on issues such as climate change, anti-racism and women’s inclusion.
Canada's energy minister said public dollars could flow to Alberta's potential bitumen pipeline to the Pacific Coast through the federal government's Indigenous Loan Guarantee program.
Oilers captain Connor McDavid continued to fight the puck, and Edmonton's vaunted power play has yet to strike to start the NHL playoffs. McDavid, the league's regular-season points leader, was held off the scoresheet a second straight game Wednesday at Rogers Place.
Saskatchewan's government says it might amend its time legislation depending on what Alberta does with its clocks.
A collective of communities in east-central Alberta and west-central Saskatchewan are joining forces to better respond to large-scale disasters and regional emergencies. And the group's new response plan could be put to the test as snowfall and rapid melt warnings are in effect for parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
A delegation of First Nations leaders from British Columbia have come to Calgary to relay a message to pipeline executives face-to-face: steer clear of investing in a new bitumen pipeline to the northwest coast or risk a prolonged legal fight.
A proposed new Official Time Act would put all of the province permanently on "Alberta Time," should the legislature approve a new omnibus bill.
Alberta is formally moving to boost its number of legislature seats.
A man was found dead early Thursday morning at a gas station in Peace River, Alta., after he was run over by his stolen vehicle, RCMP say.
Edmonton police have charged a daycare employee in a child sexual assault case, renewing calls for greater transparency for parents.
An MLA-led group now gets to revise electoral ridings, as the U.S-style gerrymandering accusations keep flying.
The first conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels kicks off today in Santa Marta, Colombia, where a coalition of countries are meeting outside the regular UN system and talk freely about abandoning the fuels that are causing the climate crisis.
Canada’s top military commander attempted to deliver a message of reassurance to Ukrainians on Thursday that NATO remains a stable, vital force despite turmoil and criticism — most of it from the Trump administration.
For almost a month, an Edmonton family has been struggling with the grief over their son's death while on vacation in the Caribbean and the frustration of trying to bring his body home.
Ottawa has approved Enbridge Inc.'s $4-billion Sunrise natural gas pipeline project in British Columbia, bolstering a West Coast liquefied natural gas project in which the company has a stake, Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said Friday.
Spring is decidedly not in the air throughout Alberta, with a winter storm bringing high winds and blowing snow that left some highway motorists stranded for more than 15 hours.
Roofs blown off buildings, trees uprooted, highways closed, motorists stranded — those are just a few of the problems caused by a nasty spring storm that has slammed into Alberta.
The Town of Peace River has cancelled an evacuation alert after the threat of flooding eased overnight, but residents are being advised to be prepared for changing conditions.
Alberta drivers going to Fort McMurray on Highway 63 Thursday were forced to come to a stop and were stranded for hours as a snowstorm made the highway impassable.
With up to 80,000 additional students expected to join Alberta classrooms over the next three years, the provincial government has come up with a plan to certify more teachers.
Two Calgary fire investigators have been called in to try to determine the cause of a fire that seriously damaged a house in Mahogany shortly before noon on Friday.
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid wheeled through Friday morning's skate, showing no outward ill effects from rolling his right ankle two days earlier at Rogers Place.