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Alberta’s addictions minister is rejecting suggestions he knows a former government staffer now at the centre of a lawsuit alleging high-level political interference and favouritism in multimillion-dollar health contracts.

James Bregin faces a number of assault and firearms charges and has had his preliminary hearing rescheduled from January to September.

With the debates now done, Liberal party members can start casting advance ballots today to select their next leader a little under two weeks from now.

An out-of-control grass fire has prompted the closure of the Highway 1A between Range Road 60, near Ghost Lake and Morley Road.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help with the vet bills of a Southern Alberta man who's dog was attacked by four large dogs Feb. 24.

"I want to reiterate that I was not involved in these procurement decisions, nor am I aware of any wrongdoing with regard to the issues raised by the former CEO," said Alberta premier Danielle Smith in response to the resignation of the Infrastructure Minister Peter Guthrie on Tuesday.

Peter Guthrie, Alberta Infrastructure Minister, has resigned from his position and announced it on X as well as other social media platforms.

Appeal division of Canada's parole board finds Alberta Muckle’s appeal was “vague” and “without merit’, and that he was given a “fair hearing”.

A Winnipeg firm that owns several northern airlines has announced it plans to buy Canadian North, the airline that serves the Arctic, including flights out of Calgary and Edmonton.

Measles is a serious disease with potentially severe complications. The current situation in Canada is a public health challenge and a critical moment for awareness and action.