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EDMONTON -- Alberta's attorney general and justice minister has asked for a judicial review after his federal counterpart ordered a new trial for a man convicted of killing an Edmonton woman almost four decades ago.
EDMONTON -- The mayor of Alberta's capital city says he's been asked to consider running in the upcoming federal election for the Liberal Party.
EDMONTON -- The mayor of Alberta's capital city says he's been asked to consider running in the upcoming federal election for the Liberal Party.
EDMONTON -- The Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton has stopped taking new clients and blames the province for cutting funds.
EDMONTON -- An Alberta-based analyst asked by the military to study white supremacy in its ranks says if it doesn't want the problem to take root, it should take action against a culture that gives it room to grow.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's human rights tribunal has dismissed a gender discrimination complaint against an Edmonton 911 operator, but the LGBTQ+ advocate who lodged it expects the ruling will lead to justice for others.
EDMONTON -- Two Alberta school divisions gearing up for a strike by more than 3,000 support workers say they're drawing up contingency plans but encourage parents to keep in touch with their school's principal.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's Opposition NDP is calling on the provincial government to act as thousands of education support workers prepare to walk off the job in Edmonton and some nearby communities.
EDMONTON -- Happy Birthday, Celsius!
EDMONTON -- The head of the Edmonton Police Commission says he's stepping down, days after announcing he'd finish out his term while living abroad in Portugal.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's sport minister says the former head of the Edmonton Elks football team will lead a committee tasked with improving athlete safety in combative sports.
An Alberta mayor says his town's vote to ban decorative flags and crosswalks from public property reflects democracy in action, while others say it's a step in the wrong direction.
A federal oversight body is calling for changes to how Nunavut RCMP handle complaints from the public, starting with fixing investigation turnaround times that should take months but sometimes stretch into years.
EDMONTON -- An Alberta soldier says he's reflecting this Remembrance Day on the number of local troops being shipped overseas.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's health minister says her department is working to recruit physicians specialized in transgender health care, but critics say new government policies will push them away.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says her department is actively trying to recruit physicians who specialize in transgender health care.
Premier Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Party won a fifth consecutive majority government Monday, losing in the big cities but retaining its iron grip on rural areas to secure victory. Moe's party was shut out by Carla Beck's NDP in Regina and lost all but two seats in Saskatoon.
Saskatchewan's two major political parties promised Thursday to work with federal partners on finding the best deal for addressing homelessness if they win Monday's provincial election.
Blake Tait says he's still healing from being outed by his school's guidance counsellor when he was 14.
EDMONTON -- A politician banned over a year ago from sitting in Alberta's governing United Conservative Party caucus for comparing transgender youth to feces is now allowed to join and says she has grown from the experience.
EDMONTON -- There are renewed questions over a recent comment by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on whether the province is being sprayed from above by so-called chemtrails.
A transgender Albertan says it would be a slap in the face if Premier Danielle Smith allows back into the government caucus a member who once compared transgender children to feces. Victoria Bucholtz, with the group Queer Citizens United, said Lacombe-Ponoka legislature member Jennifer Johnson has not rebuilt trust or exhibited understanding. Bucholtz was one of five people who met...
EDMONTON -- A transgender Albertan says it would be a slap in the face if Premier Danielle Smith allows back into the government caucus a member who once compared transgender children to feces.
The mayor of Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., has apologized after she was criticized for musing about the "old days" of managing feral cats by throwing them in the river or gassing them with a vehicle's exhaust pipe.
The Alberta government says it's moving ahead this fall with legislation that would require parents to proactively sign up to have their children opt-in, rather than the usual practice of opting out, for sex education. It's a move that has teachers wondering what problem the province is looking to solve. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides, in a statement, said school boards...
EDMONTON -- The Alberta government says it's moving ahead this fall with legislation that would require parents to proactively sign up to have their children opt-in, rather than the usual practice of opting out, for sex education.
Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner says he accepted free VIP tickets to Edmonton Oilers hockey games during the Stanley Cup Playoffs but didn't break conflict-of-interest rules. Horner, when asked about the tickets at an unrelated news conference, said they were for seats to one game in the first round of playoffs and another in the Western Conference Final. Horner said...
EDMONTON -- Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner says he accepted free VIP tickets to Edmonton Oilers hockey games during the Stanley Cup Playoffs but didn't break conflict-of-interest rules.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Hinton, Alta., to get a briefing on the status of the Jasper wildfire, as well as meet with the province's premier and evacuees who fled the blaze that destroyed a third of the town. Trudeau toured the mobile incident command centre in Hinton on Monday, but was not expected to tour the town of Jasper...