Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has called a byelection in a southern Calgary riding for Sept. 14. Residents in Calgary-Shaw have been without a legislature representative since May, when former United Conservative Party cabinet minister Rebecca Schulz resigned her seat. Both Smith’s UCP and the Opposition NDP named candidates for the riding in June. Smith, in a statement Monday, said her party’s candidate, Mike Derry, is community-minded and understands challenges that…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Edmonton police were back on scene at Park Hill Condominiums in the northeast community of Hairsine on Monday searching for clues in the suspicious death of a 16-year-old girl. Neighbours told Global News that shots rang out just before 7 a.m. Sunday morning at 139 Avenue and…

EDMONTON – An Alberta chief called for more respect from the provincial government on Monday, after its Indigenous relations minister missed a marquee event commemorating the 150th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 6. Joey Pete, the grand chief of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations, told reporters at Edmonton City Hall that the…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 17, 2026 4:44 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A faulty extension cord is being blamed for a shed fire last week at a farm near Lunenburg where 10,000 chickens died last month after someone broke into a barn and deliberately turned…