Alberta News

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says she won't mandate masks in schools as Alberta fights a wave of viral illnesses that is sending thousands of students home sick and pushing hospital capacity to the brink.

TORONTO — Ontario's chief medical officer of health strongly recommended Monday that residents wear masks in indoor public settings to protect children from a "triple threat" of respiratory viruses, while Alberta's premier said she will not impose a

FOX LAKE, Alta. — Mounties say children are among four people found dead after a house fire in northern Alberta. The fire happened Saturday in Fox Lake, a remote community northwest of Fort McMurray.

FOX LAKE, Alta. — Police say the bodies of four people have been found in a residence after a weekend house fire in Fox Lake, Alta.

EDMONTON — The Panamanian national team came to Edmonton with no illusions of grandeur. The players knew they were likely going to be on the losing end of their FIBA World Cup qualifying match against Canada.

CALGARY — Thrust together as linemates as a result of Jonathan Huberdeau's injury, the chemistry is starting to build between Elias Lindholm and young forward Adam Ruzicka.

CALGARY — Police in Calgary say a suspect in a fatal shooting is also wanted in another shooting that took place a day earlier.

EDMONTON — From dealing cards at a casino to working in oilfield camps in northern Alberta, addictions counsellor Justin Buffalo turns sorrow into stories permeated with comedy and urban legend.

EDMONTON — Military veterans and officers were among dozens of people who gathered in front of Edmonton City Hall on Friday morning, poppies pinned to their winter coats, at a Remembrance Day service.

BANFF, Alta. — Parks Canada officials are trying to determine what's next for a herd of plains bisonin Banff National Park after a draft report shows its reintroduction in the park's backcountry has been successful.