Alberta News

Canadian forests are increasingly primed for severe, uncontrollable wildfires, a study published Thursday said, underlining what the authors described as a pressing need to proactively mitigate the "increased threat posed by climate change.

EDMONTON — Two Alberta government ministers are going to Texas to meet with police and justice officials and share ideas and strategies for public safety.

CALGARY — Police in Calgary have charged a massage therapist with assaulting a client almost two years ago. They say the woman had a session booked in her home in January 2023.

Maj. Dave Peabody, 48, served as an infantry officer with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and served in Afghanistan in 2011 and 2012.

When asked about her life in Syria a decade ago, Amani Shamseddin struggles to find the words. Sitting on the couch in her Edmonton home as her children clamour for her attention, she pauses to think.

CALGARY — Calgary home sales declined in December from the previous year's levels but remained nearly 20 per cent higher than long-term trends. The Calgary Real Estate Board says 1,322 homes changed hands last month, which was 2.

CALGARY — Pembina Pipeline Corp. says its subsidiary Pembina Gas Infrastructure Inc. (PGI) has completed its previously announced acquisition of a 50 per cent stake in Whitecap Resources Inc.'s Kaybob complex natural gas processing facility.

OTTAWA — Canada is set to take over the presidency of the G7 in 2025, leading a forum of seven of the world's most advanced economies at a time of political instability at home and around the world.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames woke up on the first day of 2025 in an NHL playoff spot to the surprise of many.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s electricity “rate of last resort” starts today, replacing the province’s previous default rate for consumers who don't have a contract. The rate is set at about 12 cents per kilowatt hour until 2027.