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Alberta reports 1,345 COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths

Alberta added 1,345 cases of COVID-19 and five deaths on Tuesday.

File photos. (Credit: The Canadian Press)

Edmonton schools move Grade 7-12 students online as COVID-19 cases rise

Edmonton public and Catholic schools are shifting junior high and high school students online for the next two weeks.

'An incident of malicious intent': Cyclist says she and friend were target of road rage

Jill Jordan was cycling west of Edmonton with a friend when she says a truck driver began to harass them.

Jill Jordan said a driver was harassing her and her friend while they were cycling. (Courtesy: Jill Jordan)

Final design for 50 Street railway overpass to be shared with public

The City of Edmonton will be holding a public information session Wednesday evening where residents can share their thoughts on its final design for the 50 Street railway overpass and widening project.

'It's very Darwinian': Experts predicting shakedown in Canada's cannabis market

After a boom in the cannabis industry following legalization in 2018, experts are predicting a rough patch for the sector in the coming years.

Driving dog rescued from moving car in west Edmonton: EFRS

Edmonton Fire Rescue Service responded to a call about a dog alone in a vehicle, driving it, in west Edmonton.

Police presence in Red Deer neighbourhood will continue overnight

Red Deer RCMP are advising the public that there will continue to be officers in the area of Gilbert Crescent overnight.

Younger Albertans line up for AstraZeneca shot rejected by others

Alberta's vaccine clinics are busier since the province reopened AstraZeneca bookings to people 40 years and older.

Man charged with manslaughter in Vegreville death

A man was charged with manslaughter after the death of a 68-year-old in Vegreville.

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'A watershed moment': Canadians react to Derek Chauvin verdict

Canadian politicians, activists and athletes reacted with grief and relief in response to former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s murder conviction in the death of George Floyd.

Daryel Simmons reaches up to touch the names of Sandra Bland and Breonna Taylor as she came to a George Floyd memorial mural after learning of the guilty verdict on all counts in the murder trial of former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Ontario Premier Doug Ford isolating in Toronto after staffer tests positive for COVID-19

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is isolating after learning that a staff member he came in close contact with Monday has tested positive for COVID-19.

Judge to deliver decision today on request to delay Meng extradition case

A judge is scheduled to release her decision Wednesday on a request to delay the final leg of hearings in Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition case.

Bank of Canada to detail outlook on economy, inflation in wake of federal budget

The Bank of Canada will say today how it sees the economy faring over the coming months and the path for inflation amid the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ease employment hurdles for former prison inmates, federal study urges

A new federal study found that people released from prison were much more likely than the general population to have trouble finding gainful employment -- even over a decade after returning to society.