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Unifor seeks leave to challenge Suncor random drug test ruling at Supreme Court
A union that represents 3,000 workers at Suncor Energy's oilsands operations in northeast Alberta wants to take the issue of random workplace drug testing to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Edmonton Christian couple says adoption nixed over views on sexuality
An evangelical Christian couple is accusing Alberta of discrimination, claiming their application to adopt a child was rejected over their religious views on gay marriage and homosexuality.
Two former Alberta cabinet ministers part of group promoting legal pot industry
Two former Alberta government cabinet ministers and a police chief are part of a group that is working to promote the legal recreational marijuana industry.
No review of how university handled anti-abortion group's demonstration
A campus group that staged an anti-abortion protest at the University of Alberta that sparked a noisy counter-demonstration by other students and faculty has lost a court challenge over how the school handled the event.
Sask. chuckwagon racer sues Husky Oil over death, injury of horses
A veteran champion Canadian chuckwagon racer is suing a subsidiary of Husky Energy for almost $3.7 million over the death and injury of 16 horses from his racing team.
Group challenging University of Alberta's handling of anti-abortion protest
A group that advocates for freedom of speech is in court to challenge how the University of Alberta dealt with a student club that staged an anti-abortion display on campus.
Blizzard of embers sparked fires that burned Fort McMurray homes last year
A wildfire expert says a blizzard of blazing embers that were blown by the wind over fireguards and a river sparked the flames that destroyed homes in Fort McMurray last spring, and then spread the destruction deeper into neighbourhoods.
King canola, fewer cows, aging producers: Digging into the agriculture census
Fewer and slightly older Canadian producers are planting more cropland on larger farms and are making relatively stable profits, according to the 2016 Census of Agriculture released Wednesday.
Mom of toddler found dead near Edmonton church attacked on social media
Members of an Indigenous community in central Alberta are angry that strangers are using social media to attack the mother of a toddler who was found dead near a church last month.
New law aims to reduce drug deaths by encouraging people to report overdoses
The Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act was introduced as a private member's bill last year by the Liberal MP for Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam, Ron McKinnon. On Thursday, It received royal assent.