Alberta News

CALGARY — Throngs of people joined lineups to be served pancakes Monday by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at her official Calgary Stampede breakfast. It was Smith's second annual appearance at the traditional event.

Sweltering temperatures stretching from British Columbia to the Ontario border has prompted hundreds of heat warnings, but it's not as intense at the deadly 2021 heat dome in B.C., says a national warning preparedness meteorologist.

EDMONTON — Above-normal temperatures affecting much of Western Canada are expected to spread into Manitoba later in the week.

CALGARY — Newly-crowned leader of Alberta's New Democrats Naheed Nenshi drew a turnout at his first official Calgary Stampede breakfast that eclipsed last year's party pancake event, and veteran members say it demonstrates momentum.

EDMONTON — Defensive lineman Shawn Oakman headlined a group of five players the Edmonton Elks signed on Sunday.

FIELD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — In the spring of 2023, a Parks Canada team strung electric fence along a section of the Trans Canada Highway from Lake Louise to the B.C.-Alberta boundary.

CALGARY — Mayor Jyoti Gondek has faced a barrage of criticism as she guided Calgary through a water main break that forced city residents and businesses to limit their water use for over a month.

CALGARY — Calgary is easing some outdoor water restrictions after a major water main break last month triggered a local state of emergency and forced officials to curtail water use in the city.

Remi Laboucane says memories of being bullied were finally fading, memories so awful he switched schools.

EDMONTON — Legal Aid Alberta says it will continue to provide lawyers to those who can't afford them as negotiations resume with the province and law society over a new governance agreement.