Alberta students are no longer required to wear masks at school, prompting some students across the province to walk out of their classrooms to protest the change.

Conservative party leadership hopeful Pierre Poilievre was in Calgary, his hometown, on Tuesday night, holding a campaign rally at the Spruce Meadows Equi-Plex that drew thousands of supporters.

Four Black best friends who met at the University of Calgary not only graduated together this year — all of them were also accepted into medical school.

Calgary's mayor says the province's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic is doing long-term economic damage to Alberta and its reputation.

More than half of Albertans say the province would be better off without Jason Kenney in charge, a disapproval rating far higher than the assessments of other premiers, according to a recent poll.

A group of Alberta first responders is threatening to take Alberta Health Services to court over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for frontline health-care workers, arguing that it’s unconstitutional.

A former member of the Calgary police’s hate crimes unit posted a now-viral video where he compares the city’s vaccination policy to the Holocaust.

The head of the Iranian national soccer team coming to Vancouver next month for a controversial exhibition game recently attended a party with a man wanted by the FBI in relation to a plot to kidnap...

If an election in Alberta were held today, the NDP would likely win a majority as support for the governing United Conservative Party plummets, according to a new poll commissioned by CBC News. 

Ahead of her Thursday court appearance, Crown prosecutors are arguing Ottawa protest organizer Tamara Lich should be back in jail because she is violating her bail conditions by continuing to support...

The Law Society of Alberta will hold a hearing to decide if Labour and Immigration Minister Tyler Shandro has breached its code of conduct.

Controversial mayoral candidate Kevin J. Johnston has been denied bail after his arrest earlier this week. 

The University of Calgary will not mandate vaccinations or masks when students and staff return to campus this fall, prompting concern from some faculty members.

Safeway workers in Alberta could take to the picket lines after a majority voted in favour of strike action, according to their union.

As Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced financial incentives for the unvaccinated on Friday, a new poll suggests over 75 per cent of Albertans would support a vaccine passport system.

A Calgary police officer who has been vocal about his anti-vaccination stance is no longer with the service, said the police chief Monday.

A former Alberta legislature staff member is suing the premier's office, saying she suffered from a toxic workplace culture and was fired as retribution for speaking out with allegations of sexual...

Frustration and disgust at the recent blockades and encampments in Ottawa and elsewhere may be the final straw for truck drivers like Nihal Singh, atop concerns ranging from wages and road safety to...

A majority of Albertans did not support the goals of the Freedom Convoy, or the means protesters used to try and achieve them, a recent survey from the University of Alberta suggests.

Many Alberta doctors and nurses say hospitals are still under extreme pressure and they're worried the province is going too far, too fast with its plans to lift COVID-19 measures.

A judge has denied bail for a man charged with conspiracy to commit murder at a border blockade in southern Alberta.

Jyoti Gondek will be Calgary's next mayor — and the first female mayor in the city's history.

The proposed Grassy Mountain coal project in southwestern Alberta has been rejected by the federal government nearly two months after a review panel denied a provincial application for the project.

Hundreds of unvaccinated Alberta Health Services staff and physicians are making their way back into hospitals and healthcare settings after opting into the province's temporary frequent COVID-19...

For the past five years Allysa Narang has been spending hundreds of hours knitting hats to donate to one of the city's drop-in centres.

Alberta must act now to limit the progression of hatred and violence in our province, says Claire Porter Robbins.

Coun. Jyoti Gondek is calling for Calgary council to hold an emergency meeting to discuss possible actions the city can take to protect public health, as the provincial government prepares to remove...

Two people were charged on at a rally against public health restrictions on Saturday, as tensions have mounted over measures intended to slow the spread of COVID-19 and how those measures are being...

Kevin J. Johnston has been sentenced to 18 months behind bars for publicly branding Toronto restaurateur and philanthropist Mohamad Fakih a "terrorist" and a "baby killer" after being ordered to stop...

First Nations, ranchers, municipal officials and environmentalists hope to persuade a judge to force Alberta to revisit its decision to open one of the province's most important and best-loved...

An Alberta man accused of conspiring with three others to murder RCMP officers during blockades and protests at the Coutts border was denied bail Monday. The other three were denied bail earlier this...

Calgary city council voted in favour of Mayor Jyoti Gondek asking the province to share the recommendations made by the chief medical officer of health as well as the data used to inform Tuesday's...

Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu was fined for distracted driving and called Edmonton's police chief to discuss the ticket, CBC News has learned. 

Rachel Notley has called for an inquiry into where 2020 pandemic spending went. I easily found the answer in public documents.

A group called ProtectOurProvince Alberta is launching a series of COVID-19 briefings starting Monday at 4 p.m. MT, saying it's doing it to "fill the void" left by the provincial government, which...

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, after touring Alberta's oilsands this week, is calling on his colleagues in Washington D.C. to work more closely with Canada in improving continental energy security.

A crowd full of strangers filled a northwest Calgary park on Saturday to celebrate a boy's rainbow-themed birthday.

Chamber president and CEO Deborah Yedlin said businesses have voiced concerns surrounding their ability to stay open amid the province's lifting of restrictions.

Alberta Health Services says it is exploring its legal options after hundreds attended a rodeo in central Alberta — held to protest COVID-19 restrictions. But some have questioned how the event was...

Alberta RCMP issued seven tickets to Americans who stopped in Banff National Park to see the sights last week despite rules observed by the Canada Border Services Agency.

An Alberta town in the Rocky Mountain foothills wants the provincial government to order a stop to increasingly controversial coal exploration in the region.

The chief of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency says Alberta has hit a turning point in the COVID-19 battle.

The organizers of a rodeo earlier this month near Bowden, Alta., to protest provincial COVID-19 restrictions pleaded not guilty on Monday to violating Alberta’s Public Health Act by holding the event.

Without Papers Pizza said in an Instagram post it would not follow the city's mandate for businesses to check customers for proof of vaccination or a negative test result.

A renowned Siksika chief and diplomat who helped negotiate Treaty 7 — a historic and controversial 1877 deal between the federal government and the First Nations in what is now southern Alberta —...

The arena can now operate at full capacity, and fans can choose whether or not to wear a mask. However, a large crowd - where many may not be vaccinated - can still present a risk, says an infectious...

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says he expects to see new restrictions introduced soon to prevent the spread of COVID-19 since Alberta's cabinet committee is meeting Monday.

“If you are a woman in Calgary, Alberta, this video is for you." Those are the words of a young woman who posted a video to TikTok after being followed by a man in a truck who then exposed himself...

The Town of Banff will close its main street to cars this summer to make more space for visitors on foot. 

The Alberta New Democratic Party has pulled in more contributions than the governing United Conservative Party for the fourth consecutive quarter — but the gap between the two has tightened.

Cases of COVID-19 are surging in Alberta. The province once again leads the country in new infections. But while the fourth wave picks up momentum, the province’s premier and chief medical officer of...

Citing the rising numbers of coronavirus cases, the city of Calgary says it will make masks mandatory in all indoor public spaces starting Aug. 1.

Calgary-based comedian and actor Andrew Phung is urging non-profit organizations not to take donations from W. Brett Wilson and says he'll boycott any that do, after taking offence at a tweet from...

A group of Calgarians is asking the city to ban gas-powered leaf blowers in an online petition that already has hundreds of signatures.

Calgary-based cookbook author and food writer Julie Van Rosendaal decided to help thousands of kids to learn how to cook and bake with their extra week off from school.

Calgary's fire chief says that vast majority of the department's members are "completely embarrassed and ashamed" that some firefighters took part in a protest against an upcoming mandate that all...

Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta will launch a court challenge against the federal government's invoking of the Emergencies Act.

Alberta’s referendum on equalization had little effect on Canadians’ support for the program, concludes a new national survey report released today.

The organizers of a rodeo held May 1-2 near Bowden, Alta., to protest provincial COVID-19 restrictions have been summoned to make a court appearance for putting on the event. 

Calgary city council voted 13-2 to declare a climate emergency on Monday night, with only Ward 4 Coun. Sean Chu and Ward 13 Coun. Dan McLean opposed.

The United Conservative Party is facing another obstacle in the tumultuous lead-up to its announcement of the leadership review vote on May 18.

Masks will be mandatory in classes, labs and indoor gatherings of 20 or more people when nearly all faculty and staff return this fall to Mount Royal University in Calgary.

The COVID-19 situation in Alberta has gone from bad to worse — providing a cautionary tale for the rest of Canada on how a string of bad policy decisions, low vaccination rates and a failure to act...

The number of COVID-19 cases linked to the Calgary Stampede continues to grow.

Calgary will look at moving money from the police budget to spend on crisis and outreach services. 

The Green Line, the largest infrastructure project in Calgary's history, will officially be moving forward.

One Calgary area is bucking provincial trends for vaccination rates with a whopping 99 per cent of residents vaccinated. 

The Alberta Teachers’ Association said Tuesday it would support the government or individual school boards that implement a vaccine mandate for teachers.

Mayors from a dozen Edmonton-area municipalities say the government needs to act like leaders instead of downloading responsibility to civic governments, school boards.

Alberta Health Services is suing Calgary mayoral candidate Kevin J. Johnston for $1.3 million following months of threats on various web broadcasts and online video streams hosted by the self-appoi...

The town of Banff will be moving at a slower pace — now that council has voted to drop the speed limit to 30 km/h throughout the community.

Calgary council has decided against adding 11 new communities to the city's outskirts.