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Woman fatally mauled by bear in northern Alberta

Mounties say a female tree planter has been mauled to death by a bear in northern Alberta.

A black bear stands near the side of Highway 881 near Conklin, Alberta on Tuesday May 10, 2016. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)

Diversity and harmony celebrated at first Heritage Festival since pandemic delays

The Heritage Festival returned for the first time since 2019 to complete the August long weekend in Edmonton.

'We are at a crossroads': Edmontonians continue calling on province to rethink pandemic response

Crowds gathered outside the legislature for the third straight day to protest Alberta’s latest COVID-19 response plans.

RCMP Major Crimes investigates incident near Penhold, Alta.

Residents in Penhold, Alta., tell CTV News there is a large police presence close to their community on Monday.

Edmonton police constable meets infant girl she rescued

Edmonton Police Const. Sherwood found the baby abandoned in April.

Police seek dash cam footage following serious collision in south Edmonton

The crash happened on Aug. 1 and left a 70-year-old woman in hospital with life-threatening injuries

Anne Frank statue to be installed at Light Horse Park

A new statue of Anne Frank is set to be unveiled at Light Horse Park in Edmonton next weekend.

'Something bright and beautiful': New mural painted in Spruce Grove

Spruce Grove has a new mural to help spruce things up.

Calgary woman says she felt 'humiliated' by Alberta sheriffs during a traffic stop

When a Calgary woman struggled to provide a proper sample to officers after 17 attempts, she said that's when they told her to remove part of her cultural outfit and open her clothing, an idea she was 'insulted' by.

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In call with Biden, Trudeau talks trade, border 'collaboration' and Olympic soccer

A readout from the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office says he spoke today with U.S. President Joe Biden -- and that Canada's soccer victory over the United States came up in the conversation.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sports a smile at the College of the North Atlantic in St. John's, N.L. on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Delta spreads 'like wildfire' as doctors study whether it makes patients sicker

With a new wave of COVID-19 infections fueled by the Delta variant striking countries worldwide, disease experts are scrambling to learn whether the latest version of coronavirus is making people - mainly the unvaccinated - sicker than before.

Canada to play for gold in women's soccer after beating U.S.

The Canadian women's soccer team has advanced to the gold-medal game at the Tokyo Olympics with a 1-0 win over the United States.

U.S. hits 70 per cent vaccination rate -- a month late, amid a surge

The U.S. on Monday finally reached President Joe Biden's goal of getting at least one COVID-19 shot into 70 per cent of American adults -- a month late and amid a fierce surge by the delta variant that is swamping hospitals and leading to new mask rules and mandatory vaccinations around the country.