A lawyer for a young Edmonton woman accused in the slaying of Nina Courtepatte is asking the judge to consider a conviction of manslaughter, not first-degree murder.

A daylight shooting Friday morning marks the third incident of gun violence in Edmonton in 48 hours.

A man who has been searching for his lost cat at Winnipeg's airport for more than a week is giving up the search and leaving the city without his beloved pet.

Ricky Ray hit Jason Tucker for a 36-yard circus catch of a touchdown with less than a minute to go, giving the Edmonton Eskimos a 34-31 victory over the visiting Calgary Stampeders in a wild CFL contest on Thursday night.

Emergency crews responded to a hydrocarbon leak at the Dow Chemical plant near Fort Saskatchewan, just before noon Thursday.

The Alberta government is implementing new liquor rules, including minimum drink prices, in an effort to curb binge drinking and bar violence.

One man is dead and another has serious injuries after a shooting in Edmonton Wednesday night.

An autopsy has determined Chantel Robertson died of strangulation, the provincial medical examiner said Thursday.

Alberta's privacy commissioner has ordered the release of details of how a former provincial employee used his government credit card.

The Edmonton man accused of killing an RCMP officer has been ordered to stand trial for first-degree murder.

Police are investigating a fight at Edmonton Institution Tuesday that left eight inmates injured and led corrections officials to lock down the maximum-security prison after 40 inmates refused to return to their cells.

Daryl Katz, the publicity-shy new owner of the Edmonton Oilers, appeared in public Wednesday for the first time since he formally acquired the team.

The talent rich got richer on Wednesday as the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings landed highly coveted unrestricted free agent Marian Hossa.

Two U.S. congressmen ended their oilsands fact-finding mission to Alberta, saying they will urge their colleagues to ignore talk of "dirty oil."

Consumers are expected to rein in their spending habits as the job market softens and the real estate market cools, according to a TD report.

A four-year-old Edmonton girl was was taken to hospital with burns to the back of her legs Tuesday after using a playground slide that police suspect was dusted with drain cleaner.

A 23-year-old Fort McMurray man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder in a shooting in the city's Abasand subdivision Thursday that injured three people.

A maximum-security prison in Edmonton is under lockdown after a fight in the recreation yard Tuesday left seven inmates with stab wounds and one with a gunshot wound.

Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean announced 75 new appointments to the Order of Canada on Tuesday.