Alberta News

RED DEER, Alta. — A man accused of killing a family doctor at a medical clinic in central Alberta made a second bizarre court appearance Wednesday as he was ordered to undergo a psychiatric exam.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it will spend $20 million on end-of-life care. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the money is a first step in improving access to palliative care for patients and their families.

Calgary-based Freehold Royalties Ltd. says its president and CEO, Thomas Mullane, has resigned effective today, without saying why.

CALGARY — Canada's status as an international winter-sport host is taking a beating during the COVID-19 pandemic.

EDMONTON — After running into a hot goalie late last round and being shut out in the opener of the Western Conference final, pressure mounted in the minds of the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2.

EDMONTON — A mentally-ill man who stabbed and killed five young people at a Calgary house party six years ago apologized at a review hearing Tuesday, as a psychiatrist said he is making progress.

PEACE RIVER, Alta. — RCMP say a pedestrian who was struck and killed along with his dog on a northern Alberta road had earlier crashed a pickup truck into a creek.

CALGARY — Several of the 28 women a Calgary neurologist sexually assaulted over three decades told a judge Tuesday that what happened during their 15-minute appointments led to years of anxiety, shame, self-doubt and fear of doctors.

At least 20 Alberta schools have reported cases of COVID-19 since students across the province started returning to classrooms a week ago.

CANMORE, Alta. — Kate Boyd has been named high-performance director for the national governing body of cross-country and para-Nordic skiing. Boyd is the first woman to hold the position with Nordiq Canada.