Alberta News

School boards in multiple provinces have been affected by a data breach involving software used by schools across North America to store student information.

EDMONTON — Alberta's education minister is dismissing concerns from the province's teachers' association that more mandatory testing cuts into classroom learning and can be detrimental to students.

CALGARY — The University of Calgary is embarking on a research project to remedy the long-standing concern that, for families, there is very little that's civil about civil courts.

EDMONTON — The president of the University of Alberta says the decision to rebrand its diversity, equity and inclusion policy was not influenced by critics of the initiative in North America.

CALGARY — Police in Calgary have laid more charges against a man accused of sexually assaulting a newcomer to Canada whose family he was volunteering to help. The latest charges include one allegation dating back almost six decades.

EDMONTON — Alberta RCMP say one person has been airlifted to hospital after a collision involving a CN train and a semi-truck north of Edmonton.

An Alberta glider pilot who died after ejecting from his plane and hitting the ground during a competition last year had a working parachute but limited experience deploying it, an investigation has found.

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Roughly 1,000 school support workers have hit picket lines in Fort McMurray, and union officials say the strike could go Alberta-wide by the spring if the province doesn't act.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia wineries can again sell their products directly to Alberta consumers this week, months after an interprovincial deal was announced between the two provinces last summer.

CALGARY — Total Energy Services Inc. says it is planning $61.9 million in capital spending for 2025. The company says the plan comprises $34.3 million of expansion capital and $27.6 million for equipment maintenance and recertifications.