Alberta News

EDMONTON — United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith is abandoning her media-question restriction policy during the wildfire crisis in order to ensure Albertans receive accurate information.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government promised financial aid Monday to people forced from their homes by wildfires that continue to threaten many areas of the province.

EDMONTON — Police say a man suspected of randomly stabbing a woman and her child to death outside an Edmonton school has mental health issues and was charged multiple times over the last decade with assaulting minors.

EDMONTON — United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith apologized Monday after a 2021 video surfaced of her saying she wouldn’t wear a Remembrance Day poppy while comparing those who got the COVID-19 vaccine to followers of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany

CALGARY — Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley has promised to protect pensions and provide additional homecare to seniors if her party wins the provincial election set for May 29.

CALGARY — Oil and gas producers in Alberta are temporarily shutting in production as wildfires rage across the energy-producing province.

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PONOKA, Alta. — RCMP say they have made an arrest in connection to an emergency alert that was issued Sunday warning of an armed and dangerous man in central Alberta.

Where the leaders are today on the Alberta election campaign trail: United Conservative Party Leader Danielle Smith: EDMONTON — No announced campaign events. Has a scheduled call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about wildfires (12:30 p.m.).

CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. has announced the appointment of Patrick Murray as its new chief financial officer, effectively July 1. Murray, will succeed Vern Yu, who is leaving the company to become president and chief executive of AltaGas Ltd.