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EDMONTON — Emergency shelters in Alberta haven't been able to provide refuge to thousands of women who were fleeing domestic violence due to a lack of space, a report shows.

MONTREAL — A Superior Court judge has authorized a lawsuit brought by Quebec parents who allege their children became addicted to the popular online video game Fortnite.

EDMONTON — Alberta's two deputy chief medical officers of health are leaving their roles — less than a month after Dr. Deena Hinshaw was removed as the province's top doctor.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has introduced legislation to implement inflation-fighting rebates and payouts announced recently by Premier Danielle Smith.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is going to work as constructively as possible with Alberta after lawmakers passed Premier Danielle Smith's controversial sovereignty act.

CALGARY — The Canada Energy Regulator has issued financial penalties against Trans Mountain Corp. related to the 2020 death of a worker.

The bust was the result of an investigation into methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking in the summer of 2022 by the St. Albert RCMP Drug Unit and ALERT Edmonton.

Repeat offender faces 19 charges following two-month, multi-jurisdiction investigation involving Sundre RCMP and Olds RCMP

Jason Lorin Frizzell, 52, pleads guilty to uttering death threats, assault with a weapon and failing to comply with conditions of an undertaking

Nixon said the re-indexing of these benefits would mean a six per cent boost in monthly income supports for these vulnerable Albertans starting in the next month.