The Alberta government plans a busy fall legislature sitting aimed at adding jobs and diversifying the economy while focusing on tamping down the renewed surge of COVID-19.
Alberta reported 12 new deaths due to COVID-19 on Friday as well as 656 new cases, according to the province's latest data update.
Some Edmonton-area restaurants are feeling the effects the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the global supply chain.
Nothing has been found after two more days of searching for unmarked graves at the site of a former 'Indian hospital' in central Edmonton.
Many Edmontonians celebrated on Monday as voters selected a more diverse council than the city had before, but the campaign trail was still a rough road for racialized people seeking the job.
Some Kabul safe houses, where hundreds of Afghans who helped the Canadian military and non-governmental organizations are waiting to flee to Canada, are set to be closed in two weeks because of lack of funding.
Some rural communities in Alberta are hovering around a 50 per cent vaccination rate, while others are still below 40 per cent.
Results from the 2021 municipal election in Edmonton were made official on Friday.
“Mr. Byron's offences were premeditated, meticulously organized and planned, and executed with precision,” Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Tamara Friesen ruled.
Alberta Health Services is giving employees “every opportunity” to get vaccinated against COVID-19, including extending the deadline by which they need to prove full immunization in order to keep working.
Crop yields in Alberta were down 37 per cent below the five-year average in 2021, while quality was above, with the exception of malting barley and oats.
A few blocks of 95 Street were closed to the public on Friday as police responded to a weapons complaint.
With Halloween planning underway, Alberta’s top doctor is reminding the public there’s still a need to celebrate responsibly.
A 69-year-old woman suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries Thursday evening when she was struck by a vehicle, RCMP say.
A motorcyclist died Thursday trying to make a left turn on a Parkland County highway.
A 5.0 magnitude earthquake shook central Alberta Wednesday night.
Crews began demolishing the historic El Mirador apartments in downtown Edmonton Thursday.
A man was shot several times through a window while having dinner with his family in a south Edmonton restaurant earlier this month, police said.
Alberta’s referendum on adopting daylight saving time year-round was expected to come down to the wire, as only some of the results were released by Tuesday.
Pedro Pascal was walking around 104 Street downtown on Friday, filming HBO's The Last of Us with Bella Ramsey.
The City of Red Deer cleared one of its election workers of any wrongdoing after concern arose on social media they were influencing how a person voted.
An animal shelter in Alix, Alta., is struggling as it experiences an influx of animal surrenders while adoptions and donations slow down.
A 5.0 magnitude earthquake shook central Alberta Wednesday night.
Two nurses with the Canadian Red Cross were deployed to the COVID-19 testing site in Red Deer to help provide relief for their colleagues who have been working around the clock to ensure public safety.
A two-year-old’s death in central Alberta has been ruled a homicide.
Doctor Yvette Lu is here to help us identify allergy symptoms and provide advice on how we can manage them.
Taz Rajan from Bromwich + Smith tells us the top three financial facts to help keep debt monsters at bay.
Edmonton Elks orange shirts featuring the art of a local teen are now available for purchase, with all proceeds going towards a charity supporting Indigenous youth.
Connor McDavid scored twice to eclipse 200 career goals and had an assist, Zach Hyman had two goals and the Edmonton Oilers remained undefeated with a 5-1 victory over the winless Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night.
The Edmonton Oilers' number two goalie Mikko Koskinen will start Thursday's game in Arizona with goalie Mike Smith on the injured reserve.
An Ontario student with dwarfism is using social media to dispel myths about little people.
A century-old letter mocking Canada written by Edward VIII sells at auction. Daniele Hamamdjian has more details.
An Indigenous woman is on a mission to preserve her language and culture for future generations. CTV’s Donna Sound reports.
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch talks about reports that the Ford government is planning to loosen restrictions in Ontario.
Police are investigating an assault on a Tim Hortons employee in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside as a possible hate crime.
Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer broke down in tears today as he made a presentation during a teleconference on COVID-19.
W5's Daniele Hamamdjian reports on the rising number of children referred to gender clinics and asks, is it going too fast?
The federal government intends for the newly proposed lockdown benefit to apply only to individuals whose work is interrupted by a complete COVID-19 lockdown in their region. Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough said the details of the new Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit are still being ironed out, and will depend too on the public health restrictions imposed by provinces and territories.
An assistant director unwittingly handed Alec Baldwin a loaded weapon and told him it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer, court records released Friday show.
For Blake Desjarlais, becoming an MP wasn’t something he thought he'd pursue. But now, after connecting with the NDP ahead of the 2021 federal election, he's made history as Canada's first openly two-spirit member of Parliament.
The death of 42-year-old director of photography Halyna Hutchins while working on the movie 'Rust' is just the latest on-set tragedy. There have been multiple cases of deaths of crew members and stunt people at work.
Firearms experts say it is rare for someone to be killed from a prop gun while filming a movie or TV show, as a weapons master or armorer is mandated to be on set to ensure everyone's safety, in addition to providing rigorous training and gun handling to actors beforehand.
Airing Saturday at 7 p.m. on CTV: a W5 investigation into an unconventional treatment for severe depression and PTSD that involves the drug ketamine.
The federal Conservatives' refusal to disclose how many of their elected members are fully vaccinated makes them something of an outlier in the Canadian political sphere.
Amid the ongoing contaminated water crisis in Iqaluit, the impact of food insecurity is hitting some residents extremely hard as grocery prices in the territory are often two to three times higher than in southern Canada.
Some Kabul safe houses, where hundreds of Afghans who helped the Canadian military and non-governmental organizations are waiting to flee to Canada, are set to be closed in two weeks because of lack of funding.
