Alberta's Progressive Conservative government is projecting a record $4.75-billion budget deficit and planning cuts in many departments while increasing health-care spending.

A plan to change the face of downtown Edmonton with a publicly-financed arena as its centrepiece was unveiled Tuesday by an official from the Katz Group, which owns the Edmonton Oilers.

A 22-year-old man is charged with mischief and uttering threats after trying to take control of a city bus, police said Tuesday.

A fire broke out at a Suncor oilsands upgrader north of Fort McMurray, Alta., around midnight Monday night.

Remote and impoverished First Nations communities should relocate their reserves, concludes a non-profit research group.

Sean Steels , Senior News Editor The provincial government officially launched its new website, ApplyAlberta.ca, on Tuesday morning. The website will allow students to apply to any of Alberta's publicly funded postsecondary institutions using a single website — a considerable alteration from the provinces previous system, which required students to individually apply to each institution. read more

Jonathan Taves , Deputy News Editor Though her area of expertise involves carefully looking at the past, new Faculty of Arts dean Lesley Cormack will be looking to the future when she begins her five-year term on July 1. read more

Alexandria Eldridge , CUP Alberta and Northern Bureau Chief The University of Calgary Students’ Union hosted a Tuition Day of Action on February 2, where students voiced concerns about potential tuition increases. The government of Alberta currently has a tuition fee policy that ties its increases to the Consumer Price Index, meaning that tuition cannot increase by more than 1.5 per cent this ...

Sean Steels , Senior News Editor One of Canada's leading experts on Arctic affairs is urging the federal government to ferment a definitive "Arctic strategy" that would defend Canada's interests north of its borders as international interests take hold in the region. read more

Jonathan Taves , Deputy News Editor Burgeoning Edmontonian ideas will be on display at the city’s sixth Pecha Kucha night at the McDougall United Church this evening. The event, which was first conceived in Japan, is a chance for designers, activists and writers to discuss their projects in a concise, six-minute, 40-second presentation. read more

An unidentified person is knocking on Sherwood Park doors looking for donations for the Youth Emergency Shelter Society. The problem is, he or she is not from the society. The thief carries a manufactured ID with the YESS logo on it, Sue Keating with YESS said.[...]

Sherwood Park Crusaders forwards and Park natives Jessi Hilton (27) and Colby Croft (23) battle for a loose puck against the Drumheller Dragons in Alberta Junior Hockey League regular season action on Saturday night at the Sherwood Park Arena.[...]

In a crisis situation, when someone has to use a cellphone, emergency services will now be able to track them down within metres. As of Feb.[...]

Visually impaired students at Bev Facey high school are getting a new perspective on their science classes.[...]

Strathcona County is prepared to move forward with legal action if rural farmer Charles Hansen does not begin complying with regulations concerning various activities on his property. That was the message Strathcona County Coun.[...]

Only when Alyce Haverland glances in the mirror does she remember her chronological age. "At 77, unless I look in the mirror, I am 16," she declared. "I couldn't feel better. I wake up in the morning and I am 16.[...]

The county's battle against the mountain pine beetle may soon be taking another step forward.[...]

All Albertans will have to "give up a little" in the coming year, warns Finance Minister Ted Morton as he prepares to release his first budget.[...]

The rules surrounding street parking and snow removal will be softened, but Grande Prairians have to wait until next winter. In a 6-2 vote Monday, city council decided the 24/7 parking ban exercised this winter will not return.[...]

It is a scary thing, being among the first emergency personnel to the scene of an accident and realizing you cannot help a victim without the risk of becoming one yourself.[...]

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The way Steve Hamilton saw it, the sooner his team, the Spruce Grove Saints, clinches the overall title in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) the better.

Edmonton's finest blues band is making the trip west. The band, Mister Lucky, will take to the stage on Saturday at the Early Stage Saloon in Stony Plain.

Young athletes from all over Alberta poured into a sold-out Centennial Centre in Bonnyville during the opening ceremony of the 2010 Alberta Winter Games on Feb. 4.[...]

Let the playoffs begin! The Cold Lake Ice finished off their season with two road games due because of the Alberta Winter Games. The first game was a 6-3 loss to the Lloydminster Bandits on Friday night.[...]

An anti-abortion group has apologized to Bonnyville Cold Lake MLA Genia Leskiw (see letter below) for including her name in an advertisement that ran in the Jan. 26 issue of the Cold Lake Sun. The ad was paid for by the Lakeland Pro-Life Association as part of the Campaign to De-fund Abortion.[...]

Fun. Families. Free. Those are the key words to describe the Cold Lake Olympic Family Days which will take place from Feb. 12-15. The JJ Parr Recreation Centre, the City of Cold Lake and the MFRC are teaming up once again for families to enjoy various activities on Family Day weekend.[...]

With Parliament shut down until March, the Sun caught up with Westlock-St. Paul MP Brian Storseth to see what he is doing during the parlilamentary break.[...]

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A property next to Fort Saskatchewan High School could be turned into a three-storey apartment building, if a developer succeeds in a re-zoning application headed to city council Tuesday for first reading.

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While it is a long way till the players take to the field, behind the scenes work is in full swing. Equipment is checked and returned to the manufacturer for recertification facilites booked for the new year, registration set and recruiting started.