Alberta News

EDMONTON — Judges from Alberta's top court have reserved a decision on a request to stop a provincial policy that personal identification be shown to get into supervised consumption sites.

CALGARY — An advocate for the homeless says stabbing attacks on three vulnerable people last month are a sad reality. Police have deemed the random attacks within eight minutes of each other in downtown Calgary on Dec. 21 as hate-motivated.

CALGARY — Eryn and Chris Lucas didn't set out to have a small wedding. The Toronto couple had been planning and budgeting for the wedding of their dreams, with 120 invited guests, when the COVID-19 pandemic derailed their plans.

EDMONTON — Alberta Health says it has detected three cases of the BA. 2 variant and reported its second-highest rate of hospitalizations due to COVID-19.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks signed former all-star receivers Adarius Bowman and Emmanuel Arceneaux on Wednesday. The Elks also added veteran receiver Caleb Holley, defensive back Matt Elam and defensive lineman Daniel Ross.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed all-star wide receiver Kamar Jorden. Jorden was eligible to become a free agent the next month but is opting to remain with Calgary.

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.