Alberta News

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is following the lead of other provinces in announcing that students won't be allowed to use cellphones in class in the upcoming school year, a move critics call a distraction from more pressing issues like fundin

EDMONTON — Police in northern Alberta say a young boy has drowned while kayaking with his father. Slave Lake RCMP say the pair failed to return from their boating trip as scheduled Saturday evening.

CALGARY — TC Energy Corp. is eyeing the rapid proliferation of data centres in North America as a business opportunity.

Environment Canada says a severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for parts of south-central Alberta.

HINTON, Alta. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Hinton, Alta., to get a briefing on the status of the Jasper wildfire, as well as meet with the province's premier and evacuees who fled the blaze that destroyed a third of the town.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — People in Newfoundland and Labrador who feel they've been a victim of police misconduct have just six months to file a complaint.

EDMONTON — They lurk in the murky depths of some of Alberta's biggest rivers, living fossils from when giant lizards strode the earth.

CALGARY — A clutch fourth-quarter performance led the Calgary Stampeders to a thrilling 27-23 win over the Toronto Argonauts on Sunday.

CREMONA, Alta. — A man and a woman from Vancouver Island who were both in their 70s have died in a crash in southern Alberta. RCMP say officers responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 22 north of Cremona, Alta., on Saturday afternoon.

Jasper residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed by an out-of-control wildfire were told they'd have to wait until Monday to view the devastation in person, following the tragic death of a firefighter.