The province is giving Lamont, Sturgeon and Strathcona Counties $8 million to help cover the costs of fighting wildfires that hit the region in May.

Edmonton will keep its commitment to hold the 2010 Rexall Edmonton Indy even though this year, the international racing event racked up a deficit of $3.9 million, Mayor Stephen Mandel said Wednesday.

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

About 10 people launched a sit-in at the Edmonton constituency office of Labour Minister Rona Ambrose Wednesday, similar to one at the Calgary office of Environment Minister Jim Prentice this week.

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

Alberta reporter Amanda Lindhout has been freed, 15 months after she was snatched by gunmen in Somalia and held for ransom under 'extremely oppressive' conditions that included torture and beatings.

University of Calgary students have started a letter writing campaign, asking the province not to raise tuition fees for some professional programs amid a wider cap on annual increases.

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

The body of a man was found early Wednesday in an alley near 118th Avenue and 127th Street.

Canada's major airports will soon have new X-ray scanning gear for carry-on baggage that officials say could speed up the trip through security and make it easier to spot potential threats.

Some 240 Canadian soldiers posted for the last 10 months in Afghanistan returned to their home barracks in Edmonton on Tuesday.

Edmonton taxpayers will pick up the remaining $2.4-million shortfall left by the 2009 Rexall Edmonton Indy, the city announced Tuesday.

A political adviser, who apologized last week for an online comment that mocked Alberta's premier, has quit his job with the Wildrose Alliance.

An older brother of the man killed during a police chase in Hinton, Alta., says his family just wants to get the body home to Saskatoon before getting caught up in whether the police chase was justified.

Ottawa says it plans to invest $63 million in a large-scale carbon capture and storage project in Alberta.

Twenty years after a unanimous House of Commons resolution to end child poverty in Canada by 2000, one in 12 children in Alberta still live in poverty, the lobby group Public Interest Alberta said Tuesday.

September saw a 25 per cent jump in the number of Albertans receiving employment insurance benefits, according to figures released Tuesday by Statistics Canada.

Police have arrested and charged two youths and seized a semi-automatic handgun after a series of robberies Monday night in central and northeast Edmonton.

Saskatoon police are warning the public to watch out for Grey Cup ticket scams.

About 100 dog owners were asked for ideas at a meeting Monday about how to solve safety concerns about the proximity of a new playground to a popular off-leash area in a southeast Edmonton park.