Beyond Local

The Battle of Alberta has officially started with a friendly hockey wager between the city councils in Calgary and Edmonton.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he doesn’t need overwhelming support in a leadership review because the pool of voters has been diluted by thousands of angry members bent on destruction.

“He still had a sparkle in his eye and a skip in his step. That was the most inspiring thing – to know somebody that could do everything in his power to turn a nightmare into a passion.” ~ Crystal Blanchard, David Milgaard's friend, commenting on his life after prison following the wrongfully convicted man's recent death.

In many cases Albertans can now skip the registry line-up for driver's license or ID renewal.

An Alberta man has pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of a woman and her 16-month-old son.

Alberta Parks is cracking down on people trying to resell their camping reservations.

A man was flown by STARS Air Ambulance to hospital following a shooting in Rockyview County in Southern Alberta.

Alberta leadership vote could see 60,000 ballots cast.

Five people have been arrested in the death of a man whose remains were located in a rural area of southern Alberta last year.

Canada's highest court has ruled that the law barring the use of automatism⁠, or a state of extreme intoxication, as a defence for some crimes is unconstitutional and called on Parliament to consider new legislation.