Alberta News

VANCOUVER — British Columbians are being told to prepare themselves for the worsening of a dense shroud of wildfire smoke that has descended over the province, with health experts saying the dangerous impacts of the pollution might not be immediately

EDMONTON — A new contract has been reached between some 23,000 civil servants and the Alberta government, averting a strike that could’ve happened as soon as next week.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Edmonton Elks have a shot at earning Labour Day redemption this week. Both teams are home after dropping the opener of their respective Labour Day series on the road.

VANCOUVER — Smoke from wildfires continues to cause worries across much of the West. In British Columbia, smoky haze enveloping Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley has triggered an air-quality warning that's expected to last a few days.

CALGARY — Federal investigators are looking into a train derailment in British Columbia's Kootenay region near the Alberta boundary. The Transportation Safety Board says in a statement that a team is being deployed to the site near Elko, B.C.

EDMONTON — Margaret Atwood is taking aim at Alberta's controversial ban on school library books containing sexual content with a new, satirical short story after the famed author's novel "The Handmaid's Tale" was yanked from some shelves due to the p

MEDICINE HAT — Debate over whether immigrants are being scapegoated for Alberta's problems was a highly polarizing feature of an otherwise friendly town hall for Premier Danielle Smith's Alberta Next Panel in Medicine Hat on Tuesday night.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is rewriting an order directing school divisions to ban books with sexually explicit content to ensure classic books stay on library shelves.

CALGARY — Police in Calgary say a woman has been charged after a south-end neighbourhood was essentially shut down over an explosive substance left out in the elements.

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says home sales in the city declined 8.8 per cent in August compared with last year but remained above long-term trends, reflecting relatively strong demand.