Alberta News

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is rewriting an order directing school divisions to ban books with sexually explicit content to ensure classic books stay on library shelves.

CALGARY — Police in Calgary say a woman has been charged after a south-end neighbourhood was essentially shut down over an explosive substance left out in the elements.

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says home sales in the city declined 8.8 per cent in August compared with last year but remained above long-term trends, reflecting relatively strong demand.

Smoke in much of Alberta and western Saskatchewan caused very poor air quality Tuesday, while wildfires continued to rage in Canada's North.

CALGARY — A man who knows what it takes to win a Paralympic hockey gold in Italy has come out of retirement hoping to help Canada do it again. Five-time Paralympian Greg Westlake of Oakville, Ont.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has turned down federal funding aimed at combating systemic racism in the criminal justice system, saying it doesn’t agree with the program’s approach. The federal government first offered $6.

MEDICINE HAT — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will be right at home in her political backyard tonight when she visits Medicine Hat, kicking off the back half of her provincewide consultations on the province's relationship with Ottawa.

EDMONTON — Edmonton police say they have charged a man with first-degree murder after a woman he knew was found with fatal gunshot wounds inside a car in the city's downtown over the weekend.

EDMONTON — Some students from a remote, northern Alberta community will mark the first day of classes in a school that's not their own on Tuesday after a menacing wildfire destroyed half of all structures in their hamlet this summer.

CALGARY — Fewer tourists are coming to Jasper, Alta., than usual this year, but it's not for a lack of people eager to visit the picturesque Rocky Mountain town.