'Callous,' Alberta SPCA calls abandoning of kittens in St. Albert ditch
Animal welfare advocates are urging pet owners to spay and neuter their pets after two kittens were found abandoned in a child's backpack in the St. Albert area last week.

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Animal welfare advocates are urging pet owners to spay and neuter their pets after two kittens were found abandoned in a child's backpack in the St. Albert area last week.
The provincial government has announced $8.5-million in funding to assist low-income nursing students.
The Alberta government is moving ahead with a plan that would give oil and gas companies a tax break for meeting their legal obligations to clean up old well sites, inviting a select group of landowner organizations to a meeting to discuss a pilot project.
An 'awkward' attempt at a handshake between Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and the prime minister Tuesday is another example of leaders from the western province hesitating before shaking Justin Trudeau's hand, say political experts.
A 19-year-old student was charged Wednesday morning for threatening to use a firearm in an Edmonton school.
A Strathcona County toddler has been rescued from suspected sexual exploitation, and the child's mother has been charged, police said.
Alberta's energy regulator has given Imperial Oil until the end of the month to figure out a way to fix ongoing seepage at a tailings pond at its Kearl oilsands mine.
One person was hospitalized in serious condition after rolling their vehicle just north of Athabasca.
Jordan Zouhri was shot to death and his death is being investigated as a homicide, Edmonton police revealed Wednesday morning following an autopsy.
Musicians and live music supporters are mourning the loss of another Edmonton concert venue.
Marc, Seth and Zacary James are the Melisizwe Brothers, and they performed at Jasper Place High School on Friday as part of Edmonton Public School Black History Month celebrations.
A skincare line created by a team of local doctors is about to get its 15 minutes of fame.
A new public art installation has blossomed in a downtown Edmonton neighbourhood.
Musicians from Ukraine are visiting MacEwan University this week to share their music and raise money and awareness for the war in their country and the friends they have on the front lines.
For the first time ever, the House of Commons' speaker has chosen a Canadian whisky for its Speaker's Whisky.
Three Edmonton-area bands were included in the Juno Awards nominations announced Tuesday morning.
The Mindbender roller coaster at Galaxyland has been shut down, West Edmonton Mall announced on Monday. The redevelopment of the area is already underway, and the roller coaster is being decommissioned and removed.
Edmontonians plunged into the freezing Lake Summerside Sunday afternoon in support of Special Olympics Alberta.