Environmental group calls for responsible development across energy sector
Phillip Meintzer of the Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) speaks with Alberta Primetime host Michael Higgins about restrictions on the province’s renewable energy sector.
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'Economic blow': Experts warns of US election's potential impact on Canadian economy
University of Calgary economics professor, Trevor Tombe, discusses the upcoming US election and its potential impact on the Canadian economy.
Business organizations call on federal leaders to support downtowns
Puneeta McBryan, Edmonton Downtown Business Association CEO, speaks with Alberta Primetime host Michael Higgins about their recent advocacy efforts in Ottawa.
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Jonathan Wilkinson - Federal Energy Minister
Federal Energy & Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson discusses the Alberta government's 'Scrap The Cap' campaign.
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Karen McPherson & Lori Williams
Former MLA Karen McPherson & Mount Royal Political Scientist Lori Williams discuss the Alberta government's Scrap The Cap campaign and more.
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News from the Legislature
Uber analogy for continuing care does not mean more privatization: Alberta premier
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her plan to "Uber-ize" and replace the province's online continuing care directory is aimed at making it easier for patients to navigate, and the analogy shouldn't be taken too far.
Bathroom bans, pronouns, gender-affirming care among policies to be debated by Alberta UCP
Alberta's United Conservative Party members will soon debate 35 policy resolutions that include banning transgender people from women's washrooms, prohibiting non-binary gender identifiers on government documents, and ensuring trans medical treatments are not publicly funded.
Alberta threatens new legal action over Ottawa's revised environmental assessment act
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is threatening another legal challenge against Ottawa's environmental assessment law, a move federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is dismissing as a political stunt.
Federal minister says not possible to depoliticize Alberta transgender policy debate
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants to depoliticize the debate around upcoming legislation affecting transgender youth, but a federal minister says that's not possible.
Alberta decides not to allow liquor to be sold in grocery and convenience stores
Alberta will not allow the sale of liquor in grocery and convenience stores, the province announced on Wednesday.
Smith shares finer points of proposed trans student pronoun legislation
Alberta's premier shared new details Tuesday about her government's proposed gender legislation.
'It's not fair': Edmonton's mayor asks for residents' help to get province to pay $80M in taxes owed
"The Fair Compensation Project will include advocacy on several ways that the City of Edmonton is not being fairly compensated for the services we provide," Mayor Amarjeet Sohi told reporters at a news conference on Tuesday.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith comes under fire for comments about chemtrails
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office says her recent comments about chemtrails don't mean she believes the United States government is spraying them in the province.
Alberta policing plan gets mixed reviews from municipal leaders
Alberta’s government is getting pushback from some municipal leaders and support from others over its plan to build the sheriffs into a second provincial police service.
CTV News Edmonton Top Stories
Debate over how Alberta will spend $8.6B in new school construction funding
It's been one month since Alberta's premier announced $8.6 billion to build 90 new schools over the next three years. The province says the move gives parents more options, with public, private and charter schools eligible. More choice has led to several opinions about how public money should be spent.
Drowning death of 5-year-old at Wabamun Lake believed to be criminal: RCMP
RCMP are looking for witnesses in what they believe was the criminal death of a five-year-old girl at Wabamun Lake on Sunday.
Edmonton education support staff vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike action
Edmonton education support staff could be heading to the picket lines.
Suspects in targeted Duggan shooting sought by Edmonton police
Edmonton police are hoping the public can help identify people involved in a shooting in the southside neighbourhood of Duggan last month.
Police seek witnesses of daytime bicycle robbery on major road that sent man to hospital
Edmonton police are looking for any witnesses or video footage of a robbery that put a man in the hospital last month.
Edmonton police investigate 2 fires where extortion notes were left
Edmonton police are asking the public for CCTV footage as they investigate two fires that appear to have been deliberately set as part of an extortion scheme.
2 high school students 'print' toys for charities using recycled materials
Two high school students are putting their skills to a good use using 3D printers and recycled materials.
Oilers to start Pickard in goal against Predators
Calvin Pickard last received the call to man Edmonton's goal for a full 60 minutes on Saturday in a 5-2 home loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.
3 protesters convicted of mischief at Alberta blockade to be sentenced next year
Three men convicted of helping lead and co-ordinate the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., in 2022 are to be sentenced next year.
CTV News Calgary Top Stories
Cause of SAIT death remains 'undetermined' following autopsy
Calgary police say despite an autopsy being conducted, it's not yet known what caused the death of a young woman at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.
'My kids are really heartbroken': Calgary dad pleads with thieves who stole colourful car
A Calgary dad is pleading to have his modified 1999 Honda Civic returned after it was stolen by thieves in the community of Legacy over the Thanksgiving long weekend.
New $1.4B cancer centre opens in Calgary
After more than seven years of construction, a new cancer centre in Calgary will open to patients and researchers.
Drowning death of 5-year-old at Wabamun Lake believed to be criminal: RCMP
RCMP are looking for witnesses in what they believe was the criminal death of a five-year-old girl at Wabamun Lake on Sunday.
Calgary child embraces stuttering, changes conversation about speech disorder
A Calgary family is aiming to change the conversation around stuttering ahead of International Stuttering Awareness Day.
Calgary’s Ukrainian music community hosts Saturday afternoon jam session
Calgary’s Ukrainian arts community is teaming up with local musicians to present a jam session for a good cause Saturday afternoon.
More physicians registering in Alberta, but doctors say data 'could be misleading'
Alberta doctors say they need more context before celebrating increasing physician registrations in the province. According to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, as of the end of September, there were 12,126 physicians registered in Alberta.
Most of the daytime high temperatures will be in the single digits, next week
Expect a chilly start to Friday. With the wind chill, it will feel like -5 at 8 a.m.
Field of Screams transforms Spitz Stadium into something frightful for a good cause
With Halloween just around the corner, the Lethbridge Bulls staff have been hard at work getting Spitz Stadium ready for a different sort of fall classic.
CTV News Red Deer
County of Stettler approves $571K for grader engine rebuild
Stettler county council approved over $570,000 to rebuild a grader engine. The resolution was passed by a 4 to 2 vote at a Sept. 30 special meeting of council.
Gas leak forces an evacuation in Coronation
A gas leak prompted an evacuation in central Alberta Monday evening.
Rocks thrown from Red Deer pedestrian bridge: RCMP
Red Deer RCMP have received at least three complaints about rocks being thrown at vehicles from Taylor Pedestrian Bridge.
Meeting with Alberta MLA who compared trans youth to feces went south: advocates
A transgender Albertan says it would be a slap in the face if Premier Danielle Smith allows back into the government caucus a member who once compared transgender children to feces.
2 charged, handgun seized after shooting at Red Deer shelter
Two people have been charged after a daylight shooting in Red Deer earlier this week.
CTV News Lethbridge
Lethbridge police seek public assistance identifying August stabbing suspect
Lethbridge police are seeking public assistance in identifying a suspect in an early August assault.
Lethbridge family raising pet goat, spreading joy
When Susan Eymann and Jeff MacDonald said they were getting a new pet in February, they weren’t exactly kidding.
Lethbridge man charged after police recover $37K in stolen property
A 56-year-old Lethbridge man faces multiple charges after police recovered $37,000 worth of stolen property connected to a Wednesday break-in at a commercial compound.
Rebuild continues in Waterton Lakes National Park marking five-years since Kenow wildfire
The rebuilding process is continuing as those in and near Waterton Lakes National Park honour the five-year anniversary of the Kenow wildfire.
Smoke from wildfires settles in over Lethbridge
A summer with mostly clear skies above Lethbridge has come to an end.