Alberta News

CALGARY — Police in Calgary say stabbing attacks on three homeless people days before Christmas were motivated by hate. The attacks within eight minutes of each other on Dec. 21 were random and close to each other in the downtown core.

EDMONTON — Alberta Health Services says a patient has died in hospital in Red Deer while awaiting care in the emergency ward.

EDMONTON — The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says three of its members were in a helicopter crash on the weekend.

EDMONTON — A man is facing charges after an alleged attack on a Muslim woman near a mosque in Edmonton, a city that has seen several similar assaults in the last few years.

EDMONTON — When Victor Cui was 12 years old, his family returned to their hometown of Edmonton after spending six years in Africa. One of the first things they did when they got back was go to a CFL game at Commonwealth Stadium.

CALGARY — Police in Calgary are piloting a five-month project to divert 911 callers who need mental-health, addictions or social support to lines that provide referrals to community and government services.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is facing another challenge to his leadership.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed five-time CFL all-star kicker Rene Paredes. Paredes was set to become a free agent next month, but instead is returning to the team he has spent 10 seasons and won two Grey Cups with.

BANFF, Alta. — RCMP are hoping to solve the mystery of remains found more than two decades ago in Alberta's Banff National Park. The skeleton of a Caucasian man between the age of 19 and 35 was discovered by a tour guide there in 1998.

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says it expects the city’s housing market activity to moderate this year after record sales were experienced in 2021, but tight conditions will linger.