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An ‘uncommon brilliance’: Acclaimed Calgary playwright Sharon Pollock dies at 85
At one point, acclaimed Calgary playwright Sharon Pollock’s business cards prominently featured the image of a dragon. What did that symbolize? If you...
More restrictions, changes to vaccine strategy urged as Alberta again matches heights of second wave
Alberta’s daily COVID-19 numbers have now reached heights previously seen only at the peak of the second wave, prompting experts to call for more...
Alberta NDP would likely form majority if election held today, new poll suggests
EDITOR’S NOTE: CBC News and The Road Ahead commissioned this public opinion research in March, just as the third wave of COVID-19 cases was building...
Why comparing COVID hospitalization numbers between provinces isn’t apple-to-apples
The number of COVID-19 patients in hospital and intensive care has been on the rise in many provinces lately, but comparing these numbers...
Alberta MLAs quit coalition against public health restrictions after Ontario MPP invokes Hitler
Two members of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party caucus have quit a national coalition against public health restrictions, after the group’s founder...
Supreme Court carbon tax ruling: The last ride of the resistance?
This column is an opinion from Andrew Leach, an energy and environmental economist at the University of Alberta. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section,...
Why Alberta has identified more variant cases but they’re believed to be more prevalent in Ontario
Alberta has identified more COVID-19 variants of concern to date than any other province, but the variants are actually estimated to have gained...
WestJet to restore service to 5 cities in Eastern Canada
WestJet is restoring service to five airports in Eastern Canada that was suspended last November due to the pandemic, the Calgary-based airline announced...
Stepfather found guilty of murdering 3-year-old who interrupted his video game
A Calgary stepfather has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of a three-year-old girl who had interrupted his video game. ...
This Banff photographer captures stunning wild ice skating moments in the Rockies
Skating in the wild has been around for ages, but it seems to have exploded in popularity in Alberta lately, not only because of...
Alberta MLA was monitored by 5 different police officers, documents show
Over the last four years, Lethbridge NDP MLA Shannon Phillips has had suspicions that some members of the city’s police force have been monitoring...
One year later, COVID-19 has left no part of Alberta untouched
It was inevitable, the premier said. Though there were only dozens of cases of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 reported in Canada, health officials were resigned...
Driver killed 2 in crash, admitted drinking, but police didn’t test him and charges were never laid
After his car struck two people in a crosswalk, the driver of a Volkswagen Jetta told a Calgary police officer he’d been speeding,...
3.9 magnitude earthquake shakes Banff, Alta.
A 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit Banff, Alta., on Saturday evening. Taimi Mulder, an earthquake seismologist with the Geological Survey of Canada, confirmed the earthquake...
Calgary judge to hear challenge of inquiry into oil and gas foes
A judge is to hear arguments this week over whether Alberta’s public inquiry into the purported foreign funding of environmental charities is a...
Layoffs from Cenovus-Husky oilpatch merger expected to begin today
The fallout from the merger of two oilpatch majors — Cenovus Energy and Husky Energy — is expected to land in downtown Calgary...
