Fifteen new sheriffs will be patrolling Alberta highways over the holiday weekend, the government announced Friday.

A woman whose husband was left severely brain damaged following a savage beating eight years ago said she is optimistic about getting more compensation money after a 45 minute meeting with Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach Friday.

Security calls on Edmonton's buses and LRT system have increased by 20 per cent over the past three years, officials said Thursday.

Alberta's move from nine health authorities to one "superboard" could result in rural needs being overlooked, experts and health-care workers warn.

Mourners gathered Friday afternoon to remember a Calgary paramedic and reservist killed in Afghanistan last week.

Owners of homes built prior to 1960 may want to look into if they have lead water supply pipes. Last month, the Capital Region Northeast Water Services Commission issued an advisory on the possibility of exposure to lead through these pipes and soldered joints.

The Fort Saskatchewan Public Library saw over 130 surveys filled out in its first week-and-a-half, library board member Cherie McKeever told city council Tuesday night during a brief presentation.

Fort Saskatchewan Christian School students ran for compassion last Friday, raising nearly $600 to sponsor two children overseas in their first “Run for Compassion.”

After months of negotiations, city council ratified Tuesday its collective bargaining agreement with its employees, who had ratified it at the end of April, spelling relief for at least one negotiation-weary councillor.

Though work to replace the roof on the Fort Saskatchewan Curling Club started last fall, city council has been asked to ensure that the $170,000 project will continue this spring.

A surgical team in Calgary on Friday extolled the virtues of using a robotic arm to perform groundbreaking surgery to remove a woman's brain tumour.

An appeal court has ruled the widow of a slain Mountie can have her husband's remains moved from northern Alberta to the national RCMP cemetery.

Calgary police are calling on the public to help them locate a prisoner who made a Hollywood-style escape last month.

The RCMP has promised to ramp up its presence in Alberta's parks over the Victoria Day long weekend, stepping up patrols and ticketing unruly partiers.

The City of Calgary has officially entered its bid to be the new home of the National Portrait Gallery.

Residents of nearly one hundred homes in a hamlet north of Edmonton are being evacuated Friday evening, due to a nearby wildfire. People in Newbrook have been relocated to an emergency shelter that ...

A lawyer is asking that people respect an Alberta Court of Appeal decision that allows for the reburial of a slain RCMP officer in Saskatchewan. Constable Leo Johnston was one of four Alberta Mounties ...

If you're heading into the mountains for the long weekend, you might want to pick up an emergency avalanche kit. The Canadian Avalanche Centre says there is still a significant risk of avalanche activity ...

A revolutionary procedure to remove a tumour from a woman's brain has been successfully completed by a robot. A surgical team at the Foothills Medical Centre successfully performed groundbreaking neurosurgery ...

With thousands of people heading out into the wilderness this weekend, Alberta Sustainable Resources is raising awareness about the risk of wildfires. Joanna Byers, Provincial Wildfire Information Officer ...