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• At the heartbeat of the energy sector, Fort McMurray residents weigh in on election issues

  29-03-2025 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As Canadians gear up to head to the polls on April 28, CBC News travelled to the epicentre of the energy sector to gauge what issues are important to voters in northern Alberta.
  
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• These new Canadians are voting in a federal election for the 1st time — and it's all about Trump

  02-04-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As Canada’s relationship with the U.S. has destabilized since President Donald Trump took office, many Canadians have been swept up by a wave of patriotism. And for many newly eligible voters, that feeling of belonging in Canada is galvanizing them to head to the ballot box this federal election.
  
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• Elections watchdog warned AI presents 'high' risk in current campaign: internal documents

  02-04-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An internal briefing note prepared for Canada’s election watchdog classifies the use of artificial intelligence as a “high” risk for the ongoing election campaign.
  
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wants to strategize on provincial sovereignty with Quebec's premier

  02-04-2025 03:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith would like to have a tête-à-tête with Quebec Premier François Legault about asserting their provincial sovereignty, according to a letter Smith wrote last month.
  
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• New provincial photo radar restrictions take effect in Alberta

  02-04-2025 02:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  New rules now in effect in Alberta prohibit photo radar on numbered provincial highways, and limit its use to school, playground and construction zones. 
  
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• Calgarians celebrate end of consumer carbon tax: “It’s a nice change”

  02-04-2025 02:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary drivers were happy to see a drop in fuel prices on Tuesday - as the end of the federal Consumer Carbon Tax took effect.
  
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• NDP sees Edmonton as a ‘New Democrat’ city, aims to win more seats in Alberta’s capital

  02-04-2025 02:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  One political analyst says he believes the NDP "have a legitimate shot" at winning races in Edmonton Strathcona, Edmonton Centre and Edmonton Griesbach.
  
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• 31-year-old woman found guilty in impaired driving causing death of Canadian Forces veteran

  02-04-2025 01:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 31-year-old woman from the A Mînî Thnî (formerly Morley) First Nation has been found guilty of impaired driving causing the death in the killing of a motorcyclist in August 2022.
  
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• Snowfall warning issued for Calgary and areas of the eastern Rocky Mountains

  02-04-2025 01:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's not an April Fools joke as a blast of winter weather takes aim at Calgary and a large area of western Alberta starting Tuesday evening and into Thursday morning.
  
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• 'All the people I deceived': Alleged fraudster gave several confessions to police, judge hears

  02-04-2025 01:27 via cbc.ca
  
  A Calgary man accused of defrauding investors out of more than $1 million gave several “confessions” to police, telling investigators he was prepared to talk about “all the people I deceived” and was prepared to go to jail. 
  
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• Family recalls Cancun illness, removal from WestJet flight

  01-04-2025 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brette Cowen and Andrew Hoffman were vacationing in Cancun with their child Lennox when they fell ill with suspected severe food poisoning.
  
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• Alberta judge who humiliated woman was disrespectful, says judicial council

  01-04-2025 23:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's judicial review board says a Calgary judge who humiliated a woman during a court hearing was harsh and disrespectful.
  
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• Alberta lawyers who had Manitoba judge tailed lose bid to avoid law society discipline in their province

  01-04-2025 22:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Two Alberta lawyers who hired a private investigator to follow the Manitoba judge who presided over their case challenging COVID-19 restrictions in 2021 have lost their bid to avoid possible law society discipline in their province.
  
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• Alberta Health Services reverses course, says childhood cancer patients won’t be deprived of food

  01-04-2025 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Outrage from parents appears to have forced Alberta Health Services to back away from controversial changes to its food and drink policies for patients.
  
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith expects some industries to escape new U.S. tariffs

  01-04-2025 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Danielle Smith says that since Canada doesn't tariff imports of U.S. oil or most food products, she expects those industries to remain unscathed.
  
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• Alberta judge who mocked woman was harsh and disrespectful: judicial council

  01-04-2025 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Judicial Council has scolded Court of King's Bench Justice Earl Wilson over his treatment of a woman involved in a recent court hearing he presided over.
  
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• Alberta judge who mocked woman was disrespectful: judicial council

  01-04-2025 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a recent decision, the Canadian Judicial Council said a Court of King's Bench justice admitted his tone during a hearing about a restraining order was hurtful.
  
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• 8 people charged after drugs and weapons seized from southwest Calgary home

  01-04-2025 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police have seized a large variety of drugs and weapons and eight people have been charged after officers executed a search warrant on a 'problem home.'
  
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• New 'modest' housing plans bring back old ideas to ease Canada's housing crisis

  01-04-2025 18:21 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation launches an updated version of its housing design catalogue. It includes 50 low-rise designs with regional adaptations. The goal is for homeowners and builders to use the designs to build cheaper homes fast.
  
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• Alberta seeks judicial review after new trial ordered for man convicted of 1987 Edmonton murder

  01-04-2025 18:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Attorney General Mickey Amery is calling for a judicial review after federal Justice Minister Arif Virani ordered a new trial for Roy Allan Sobotiak, convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Susan Kaminsky 38 years ago. Kaminsky's body has never been found.
  
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• Coun. Sonya Sharp joins race to be Calgary's next mayor

  01-04-2025 17:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Coun. Sonya Sharp is joining the race to be Calgary's next mayor.
  
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• ‘City hall is not listening’: Calgary councillor Sonya Sharp announces run for mayor

  01-04-2025 16:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ward 1 Coun. Sonya Sharp is the fifth candidate to enter the race to be Calgary's next mayor and the second running under a party banner.
  
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• ‘City hall is not listening’: Calgary Coun. Sonya Sharp announces run for mayor

  01-04-2025 16:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ward 1 Coun. Sonya Sharp is the fifth candidate to enter the race to be Calgary's next mayor and the second running under a party banner.
  
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• The 'good news' and 'bad news' on Alberta's measles situation as cases continue to climb

  01-04-2025 15:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Two more measles cases have been confirmed in Alberta — one in the Calgary health zone and one in the south zone — and infectious disease experts are watching the situation closely.
  
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• There's a nursing shortage. It's my dream to become one but the unpaid work nearly broke my resolve

  01-04-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Eyasu Yakob was inspired to become a nurse by his father, who worked in the same profession in Ethiopia. He’s committed to putting in the hours but nothing prepared him for the financial burdens of becoming a registered nurse in Canada.
  
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• The consumer carbon tax is gone as of today. What will that mean for your wallet?

  01-04-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Savings at the gas pump will be the biggest, most immediate change, according to experts. But the loss of the carbon rebate will also have an impact.
  
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• It's my dream to become a nurse, but the unpaid work nearly broke me

  01-04-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Eyasu Yakob was inspired to become a nurse by his father, who worked in the same profession in Ethiopia. He’s committed to putting in the hours but nothing prepared him for the financial burdens of becoming a registered nurse in Canada.
  
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• First of its kind networking event breaks down barriers and supports local ethnic media

  01-04-2025 02:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Nearly two dozen journalists from local ethnic media gathered for the first time recently, facilitated by CBC Calgary, to network and discuss the future of local ethnic media.
  
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• Good Samaritans tried to save woman attacked by stranger, jury hears on Day 1 of murder trial

  01-04-2025 01:32 via cbc.ca
  
  As Vanessa Ladouceur walked along 10th Avenue, headed to her early morning shift at a downtown Calgary fitness studio, she passed a man with a backpack and a bicycle who would, hours later, be charged with her murder. 
  
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• Parents of Alberta kids undergoing cancer treatment told to bring their own snacks

  01-04-2025 01:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new AHS policy means outpatients in places like kids cancer clinics are now being told to bring their own snacks to treatment.
  
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