Alberta News

EDMONTON — Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s eldest son is following in his father’s footsteps by getting involved in politics. Ben Harper, who is 24, has landed a job as an aide in Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s office.

EDMONTON — Alberta's top doctor asked people in the Edmonton area Thursday to voluntarily abide by new health measures, as the province's COVID-19 cases climbed to its highest daily number with the majority in the capital region.

CALGARY — A chronic fraudster labelled "Queen of Cons" by one of her victims was sentenced to time served Thursday in a Calgary court.

CALGARY — Infectious disease specialists say a recent surge in COVID-19 cases that surpasses a spike last spring must not be shrugged off as merely a byproduct of increased testing. "I think minimizing right now is a real mistake," said Dr.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers retrieved a prized prospect in signing Jesse Puljujarvi to a two-year contract.

RED DEER, Alta. — RCMP say a man has been charged with an assault at an anti-racism rally in central Alberta. Investigators say they reviewed numerous videos given to them from the public of disturbances at the rally in Red Deer on Sept. 20.

CALGARY — Alberta's energy minister says the province intends to clear hurdles to the development of clean geothermal energy.

CALGARY — The Alberta government has contracted a Calgary company to provide more than 40 million medical masks over the next two years.

CALGARY — Crowded exam halls echoing with pencil scratches, rustling papers and supervisors' footsteps have been replaced with solo tests in bedrooms or at kitchen tables — sometimes under a webcam's glare.

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