Alberta News

'You forget how tall you are': Paralyzed Humboldt Bronco able to stand during physio

CALGARY — Behind his face mask, sweat glistening on his forehead, Ryan Straschnitzki was smiling.

Jun 29, 2021 2:00 AM Read more >

'I feel broken:' Mother of woman killed in Edmonton hotel tells court of pain

EDMONTON — Family members of a woman who was killed in a hotel room say the pain they continue to feel a decade after her death is unspeakable.

Jun 28, 2021 5:17 PM Read more >

Another fire at Catholic church under investigation, this time in Alberta

SIKSIKA FIRST NATION, ALBERTA — Police are investigating a fire at a Roman Catholic church in an Indigenous community east of Calgary. RCMP say officers were called to the Siksika First Nation Catholic Church shortly after midnight.

Jun 28, 2021 4:03 PM Read more >

Mounties say teen charged after 12-year-old shot, injured in central Alberta

SADDLE LAKE, Alta. — RCMP in central Alberta say a 14-year-old has been charged in the shooting of a 12-year-old boy. Mounties say it appears the shooting on Friday at Saddle Lake Cree Nation was targeted.

Jun 28, 2021 2:40 PM Read more >

'Deliberate and wilful': Calgary judge finds men guilty of flouting COVID rules

CALGARY — An Alberta judge has found a Calgary pastor, his brother and a cafe owner guilty of contempt for deliberately violating COVID-19 health orders.

Jun 28, 2021 1:15 PM Read more >

Trustees vote to remove Catholic bishop's name from Edmonton elementary school

EDMONTON — The board of trustees of Edmonton Catholic Schools has voted unanimously to rename an elementary school bearing the name of a bishop who helped set up residential schools.

Jun 28, 2021 12:43 PM Read more >

Amazon to open new warehouse that will use robotics in Alberta next year

EDMONTON — Amazon.com Inc. will turn to robots to help pick, pack and ship parcels at a new Canadian facility.

Jun 28, 2021 11:04 AM Read more >

Vandalism of statue at Catholic church in Edmonton follows other recent acts

EDMONTON — A statue was vandalized at a Catholic church in Edmonton on the weekend, one of a string of recent acts against Catholic churches following the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at two former residential school sites.

Jun 27, 2021 8:32 PM Read more >

Banff is packed, but lack of international visitors leaves many businesses struggling

BANFF, Alta. — A walk down the main drag may make it look like all is well in the tourism hot-spot of Banff, where restaurant patios are full and nearby hiking trails are packed on weekends.

Jun 27, 2021 8:00 AM Read more >

'When we embrace our hijab, we embrace death:' Canadian-Muslims balance faith, safety

EDMONTON — Every time Sana Chaudhry's daughter sees her father getting up to pray, the two-year-old toddler picks up a scarf and waddles behind him to the prayer mat.

Jun 27, 2021 8:00 AM Read more >