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Deaths prompt recommendation for clothing donation bin safety standards in Alberta
A judge is asking the Alberta government to consider developing minimum safety standards for clothing donation bins after three people got stuck trying to get inside and died.
Residents of fire-ravaged Jasper enter new year with hope, anxiety
Temporary housing and what may be a slow rebuilding process has many in Jasper, Alta., feeling anxious heading into the new year. About 2,000 people lost their homes in July, when a wildfire destroyed one-third of the Rocky Mountain tourist town.
Pioneering Métis human rights advocate Muriel Stanley Venne dies at 87
Venne, born in Lamont, Alta., was one of the first appointees to Alberta's Human Rights Commission in 1973 and later served as chair.
Advocates concerned as Alberta changes funding model for homelessness agencies
A former president of the Calgary Homeless Foundation says he is deeply concerned by the Alberta government's recent decision to overhaul the funding scheme for organizations providing services to homeless people.
Alberta government's Green Line report raises feasibility questions, says mayor
The report, produced by engineering firm AECOM, also notes that a "structural analysis" and a "detailed constructability review" were not completed as part of the undertaking.
Transgender bill challenger dismayed by Smith's openness to notwithstanding clause
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said on Saturday that she would consider invoking the clause if necessary, which allows governments to override certain Charter rights for up to five years.
Family speaks out after Pasqua First Nation man's braids cut off in Edmonton hospital
Alberta Health Services says it has taken a number of steps to better train staff, after an Indigenous man's braids were cut off and thrown away while he was in an Edmonton hospital.
Alberta releases new rules and no-go zones on wind and solar projects
The regulations say wind projects will no longer be permitted within specified "buffer zones" that encompass much of the Rocky Mountain areas.
Watchdog concerned as privacy bill passes Alberta legislature to end fall sitting
Alberta's information and privacy commissioner says she is worried — but not surprised — the province voted this week to pass legislation she says will reduce public access to government information.
Alberta information watchdog concerned as warnings about government bill not heeded
The bill, now awaiting royal assent, creates a number of new exemptions for what documents can be provided to members of the public upon request.