A garage fire that killed two men was sparked by a torch used during work on a vehicle, says the Calgary fire department.

Seasonal flu shots will be offered along with H1N1 flu shots at mass vaccine clinics starting Monday, Alberta health officials said Thursday.

On the first anniversary of Alberta's Victims Restitution and Compensation Payment Act, an estimated $11.4 million worth of property has been seized, most of that in Edmonton, the province announced Thursday.

Vancouver-based Finning International Inc. is selling 16 Caterpillar mining trucks and tractors to Shell Canada Energy of Calgary in another sign of renewed investment in Alberta's oilsands.

Fines for illegally parking in handicap spots in Calgary may be substantially hiked to deter the practice.

Bill 50, the contentious piece of legislation that would remove the requirement for public hearings on new power lines, passed third and final reading Wednesday at the Alberta legislature.

With thousands of Roughrider fans descending on Calgary, watermelons are suddenly in huge demand.

Canadian freelance journalist Amanda Lindhout has arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, a day after being released in Somalia following 15 months of captivity.

Quick work by Calgary police has resulted in an arrest in connection with a hit and run outside a strip club Wednesday night.

Daymond Langkow opened the scoring and assisted on Nigel Dawes' winner late in the third period as the Calgary Flames beat the Phoenix Coyotes 2-1 on Wednesday night.

The mayors of Regina and Montreal are continuing the tradition of betting on the outcome of the CFL Grey Cup championship game, to be played Sunday in Calgary.

Education Minister Dave Hancock insisted Wednesday that a private meeting with Alberta school boards and superintendents about next year's budget wasn't about slashing spending.

A high school marching band and green-clad Saskatchewan Roughriders fans welcomed the Grey Cup as it arrived at Calgary City Hall on a chuckwagon.

A statement on the website of a Calgary white supremacist group linked to a recent homemade bomb attack says the group has disbanded due to "the rash actions of so few."

Counterfeit ceramic hairstyling irons sold in Calgary may cause a fire or cause serious injury to anyone using them, RCMP warned.

The Calgary Flames host the Phoenix Coyotes on Wednesday night, looking to give Jarome Iginla some assistance and take advantage of their only home game in a two-week span.

Nine people were given trespassing tickets Wednesday after a peaceful sit-in at the Edmonton constituency office of Labour Minister Rona Ambrose, a release from the protesters said.

Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach is using popular social media formats to solicit questions from the public as part of a "year-end interview."

A driver who suffered a medical emergency on Crowchild Trail S.W. crashed into the rear of a truck which then hit another vehicle, closing the Calgary road for hours.

Shareholders voted to approve the split of Calgary-based EnCana into two new companies.