Alberta News

EDMONTON — Alberta's auditor general says the provincial government has not done the work to ensure daycares getting public funds use them to lower fees for parents or top up staff wages.

EDMONTON — An Independent candidate running in a rural Alberta byelection says she has stopped door-knocking because of death threats. Sarah Spanier, 33, of Castor, Alta.

CALGARY — A Calgary man convicted of manslaughter in the death of his five-year-old grandson has been granted statutory release from prison. The Parole Board of Canada says in a decision that Allan Perdomo Lopez is to have no contact with children.

EDMONTON — After receiving a warm welcome and widespread support just 24 hours earlier, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith faced a more vocally critical and frustrated crowd as she and her hand-picked panel members assembled in Edmonton for the second of

Zach Collaros and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers get another shot at the Calgary Stampeders. Two weeks ago, Calgary handed Winnipeg its first loss of the season, 37-16 in the inaugural Stampede Bowl.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

RED DEER — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her hand-picked panel heard from several Albertans Tuesday who argued the only way to get the province a fair deal from Ottawa is to leave confederation.

CALGARY — A Calgary police officer has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder after the occupants of a van were shot dead following a slow-speed pursuit in 2023.

EDMONTON — The husband of a former Alberta premier is questioning why Premier Danielle Smith invited her husband to sit in on government meetings.

TORONTO — Hamilton Tiger-Cats cornerback Jamal Peters, Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris and the B.C. Lions offensive line earned top honours Tuesday in the CFL's weekly honour roll.