Category Archives: Breaking News
Study finds no rise in deaths after closure of supervised consumption site
EDMONTON - Alberta's mental health and addiction minister says new research examining the closure of a supervised drug consumption site in Red Deer found no increase in deaths or emergency service cal...
Mar 12, 2026 joaquincorbalan / Depositphotos.com
Another Alberta recall petition fails as effort to unseat Danielle Smith falls short
EDMONTON - Another citizen-led recall petition has failed. This one aimed at unseating Alberta Premier Danielle Smith as the MLA for Brooks-Medicine Hat. The campaign gathered about 2,300 signatures, ...
Mar 11, 2026
Elections Alberta warns of harassment, misinformation during recall and citizen initiative petitions
EDMONTON - Elections Alberta says it has seen a rise in harassment complaints and misinformation surrounding recall and citizen initiative petitions, prompting the agency to issue a public clarificati...
Mar 11, 2026 Elections AB
Alberta NDP defeated in non-confidence motion over separatism dispute with First Nations
EDMONTON - Alberta Opposition Leader Naheed Nenshi introduced a motion of non-confidence in the provincial government Monday after First Nations leaders called on legislators to denounce separatism. T...
Mar 11, 2026 By Tamarack - An Institute for Community Engagement - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=146285898
RCMP arrest suspect after downtown Fort McMurray liquor store robbery
FORT McMURRAY - A Fort McMurray man has been charged after a robbery at a downtown liquor store in which a suspect allegedly threatened an employee with a bottle and later brandished a machete. Wood B...
Mar 11, 2026 RCMP Truck, image by Jon Tupper
New Indigenous partnership aims to link Alberta oil assets to global carbon markets
EDMONTON - An Alberta technology company and an Indigenous-led cooperative say they are forming a partnership aimed at developing carbon-credit projects tied to the province's oil and gas sector. Thea...
Mar 11, 2026 Theus Global Web Logo
Medical wait times cost Canadian patients $4.2B in lost wages, study finds
VANCOUVER - Long waits for surgery and other medical treatment cost Canadian patients more than $4.2 billion in lost wages and productivity last year, according to a new study from the Fraser Institut...
Mar 11, 2026 vilevi / Depositphotos.com
Suncor funding supports new youth mental health centre in Fort McMurray
FORT McMURRAY - Suncor Energy Inc. is investing $5.5 million to expand youth mental health services in Alberta, including support for a new treatment facility being built in Fort McMurray. The funding...
Mar 11, 2026 CASA Mental Health facility rendering
Bill C-262 proposes Canada Post delivery of beer, wine and spirits nationwide
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and MP Dan Albas say they are introducing legislation aimed at allowing alcohol to be shipped across provincial borders through the national postal system...
Mar 10, 2026 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, on his official Facebook Page, Photography By John Lehmann
Residents asked to weigh in on Fort McMurray's WinterPLAY celebration
FORT McMURRAY - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is asking residents to provide feedback on this year's WinterPLAY festival. The municipality has launched an online survey inviting people to ...
Mar 10, 2026 WinterPLAY. RMWB Website Image
