Alberta News

STONY PLAIN, Alta. — An Edmonton woman accused in the drowning death of a five-year-old girl has opted to be tried by a judge alone.

A capsule look at the eight teams competing in the U Sports women's basketball Final 8 in Vancouver. Teams are listed by seeding heading into the tournament, along with their respective regular-season records.

A capsule look at the eight teams competing in the U Sports men's basketball Final 8 in Vancouver. Teams are listed by seeding heading into the tournament, along with their respective regular season records.

CALGARY — Alberta’s transgender law returned to court Tuesday, with government lawyers arguing the legislation is grounded in science and keeps children safe. The law bars youth under 16 from receiving hormone therapy and puberty blockers.

REGINA — Leaked Saskatchewan government emails say some breast cancer patients are choosing not to go to Calgary for treatment because they can't afford it.

CALGARY — Calgary police say a massage therapist has been charged with sexual assault of a client. Police say the client went in January to Parkview Massage and Wellness in south Calgary.

CALGARY — Alberta's energy minister is hoping that by changing the way the province receives royalties from oilsands bitumen, it may give pipeline companies the certainty they need to build new projects connecting Canada's resources to global markets

EDMONTON — The Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton has stopped taking new clients and blames the province for cutting funds.

EDMONTON — Ottawa and Alberta have reached a new joint $70-million funding agreement to aid the province's response to homelessness.

EDMONTON — A rural United Conservative Party backbencher kicked out of caucus for threatening to vote against the Alberta government's budget says he's disappointed but not ruling out a return to the party.