Charges after confined Edmonton woman saved from arranged-marriage row
Police rescued a 21-year-old Edmonton woman found forcibly confined in her home as she awaited an arranged marriage outside of Canada, say police who have charged a man and woman.
View ArticleWoman, 96, trapped in bureaucratic nightmare, can't get health card
Her only crime was losing her health card.
View ArticleMarineland cleared after surprise inspection
An unannounced inspection of Marineland last month by one of the agencies that oversees the care of animals in captivity has given the Niagara Falls theme park a passing grade.
View ArticleFamily of former Alberta premier Ralph Klein accepts Order of Canada
In the absence of ailing former Alberta premier Ralph Klein, his wife stepped up to receive the top Canadian civilian honour from the Governor General.
View ArticleGoogle search and ads lead straight to thief
Shawn Cromwell made it pretty easy for police to find him – with an assist from the homeowner he had stolen from.
View ArticleAlberta doctors weighing strike option if province doesn't come back to...
While saying it's too early to raise the spectre of doctors on picket lines, the head of the Alberta Medical Association says all options are on the table after a government imposed settlement.
View ArticleOne man killed in Calgary shooting
Police are on the scene of a multiple shooting in the city’s northeast Friday.
View ArticleToronto Mayor Rob Ford vows to fight to keep his job
You’ll have to pry his fingers off the chain of office, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said Monday.
View ArticleCalgary dog owner charged after girl, 7, bitten by pitbull
As a little girl attacked by a pitbull recovers from her injuries, the owner of the canine now faces charges.
View ArticleSparks fly in question period as opposition accuses Alberta Premier Alison...
Fiery pressure on Premier Alison Redford over conflict of interest reports hammering from all flanks had her Tories on the defensive Tuesday.
View ArticleAlberta's teachers want Premier Alison Redford to get involved in contract offer
The Alberta Teachers Association is asking the premier to accept a contract offer that would ease teacher’s workloads in exchange for a wage freeze from now until 2014.
View ArticleName-calling bullies face fines in Hanna, Alta.
Bullies now face fines and possible jail time for calling people names in this town, and their followers who cheer on their taunts could be forced to pay up, too.
View ArticleLegionnaires outbreak identified in Calgary
Health officials say more cases of the dreaded Legionnaires' disease are possible in an outbreak that's sent six Calgarians to hospital.
View ArticleCalendar girls spark controversy - and sales
There is nothing like a little controversy to stir-up the pre-Christmas calendar sales.
View ArticleThere was an “expectation” for preferential treatment, Alberta doc tells...
A Covenant Health exec says he felt there was an “expectation” for preferential treatment when alerted by health executives in other regions that prominent people were in their facilities.
View ArticleDayhome owner fined for neglecting Edmonton tot
An Edmonton dayhome operator was handed a $100 fine and two years probation Friday for failing to provide the necessaries of life to a child under her care.
View ArticleOne of workers hit by train released from hospital
One of the three men struck by a train on Boxing Day in northeast Edmonton is expected to be released from hospital.
View ArticleMan accused of spitting in his grandmother's face and assaulting a cop on New...
A 27-year-old man is accused of spitting in his 77-year-old grandmother's face because she refused to give him money on New Year's Eve and then fighting with police during his arrest.
View ArticleQueue jumping Inquiry told alerts were given to health care providers about...
Senior health officials would alert staff to the presence of particular patients, sometimes at the behest of MLAs, an inquiry into queue-jumping heard Monday.
View ArticleAlberta tops for 'most comfortable' climate in Canada
Snowy and cold are at least two adjectives that can be used to describe Alberta’s winters, but residents there can take comfort in knowing they’re actually among Canada’s luckiest residents when it...
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