Alberta News

EDMONTON — Reid Garrin says he has fun gardening at his local church because he gets to dig in the dirt, but the 12-year-old also knows the work is important. "I'm gardening for the food bank this year," says Reid, plowing dirt with a trowel.

EDMONTON — Selena Wilson and Curtis Wardill hadn't even unpacked from a wildfire evacuation in Edson last month when another emergency alert was issued Friday evening, ordering everyone to leave town again.

EDMONTON — The defence did most of the heavy lifting to give the Saskatchewan Roughriders a win to start the season.

EDMONTON — Three people are dead after police in Edmonton say a Tesla crashed early Sunday morning.

EDSON, Alta.

EDSON, Alta. — A town in western Alberta was under an evacuation order late Friday due to an out-of-control wildfire — its second such order this spring. Local officials issued the evacuation for Edson and parts of Yellowhead County.

CALGARY — Police collected more than 20 cellphones, tablets and cameras during a five-day search of a rural property east of Calgary where a man allegedly took some of the women he's accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting, say court documents

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith introduced her new cabinet Friday, shuffling familiar faces, keeping former leadership rivals close and welcoming back two exiled political veterans.

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith introduced her cabinet Friday, the second one since taking over as United Conservative Party leader in October.

Wildfire smoke that hung over Toronto for several days cleared Friday, resulting in a notable improvement in air quality, while communities in northern Ontario and western Quebec saw pollution warnings and hazy skies.