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The lone suspect in the disappearance of St. Albert, Alta., couple Lyle and Marie McCann almost two years ago made his first court appearance this morning.

The terror of being trapped by thick black smoke and an encroaching wall of fire still evokes raw emotions in Slave Lake resident Pat MacKay, nearly a year after a devastating wildfire in the Alberta town.

A 17-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder and theft of a vehicle in the death of a 61-year-old woman who lived at an assisted-living home in Camrose.

One of Canada's largest independent producers of crude oil has been charged by the Alberta government after it allegedly released hydrogen sulphide gas into the atmosphere north of Fort McMurray.

Slave Lake residents like Courtney Murphy are grappling with guilt, stress and anguish as tomorrow's anniversary of the fire that devastated the Alberta community approaches.

Camrose police are treating the death of a 61-year-old woman, who working at an assisted-care facility, as a homicide.

The woman who was found dead in a Camrose assisted-living home on Saturday has been identified as 61-year-old Dianne McClements.

A change in wind direction has prompted the evacuation of 12 homes due to an encroaching wildfire about 250 kilometres northeast of Edmonton.

Hundreds of Slave Lake residents gathered Tuesday to mark the one-year anniversary of the wildfire that destroyed more than one-third of their northern Alberta town.

Alberta Premier Alison Redford will be in Slave Lake today to help the residents mark the first anniversary of the devastating wildfire that destroyed one-third of the town.

The Edmonton Oil Kings built an early lead on Sunday and never relinquished it for a 4-1 victory over the Portland Winterhawks to win the Western Hockey League's Ed Chynoweth Cup.

As firefighters work around the clock on three forest fires burning out of control in northern Alberta, officials issued a fire ban on Monday for most forested areas in the province.

Rural homes have been evacuated and a section of Highway 63 is closed as firefighters battle another wildfire.

The names of the two people from Regina who died after two small planes collided midair on the weekend, killing all five aboard, have been identified.

Dreams of getting more oilsands crude to Eastern Canada come at a time when western pipeline routes are mired in controversy and plans to go south face roadblocks. But only the market may ultimately determine whether they come to fruition.

A UN expert on food security is on a fact-finding mission to study the changing diet of First Nations people in Alberta.

Officials say Alberta Health Services has confirmed water is safe to drink

Lethbridge police are investigating the discovery of two men found dead in a northside park early Sunday morning.

Two people are in hospital after a crash along Highway 2 south of Bowden, Alta., Saturday afternoon.

Two private planes carrying five people collided in the air northeast of Saskatoon, killing everyone on board, RCMP say.

A group of injured veterans is suing to pressure Ottawa to reverse changes to veterans benefits.

While areas across northern Alberta remain under a fire ban this weekend, officials say the number and size of fires in the province are below average.

Social agencies around the site of the proposed downtown arena say they want specific promises of benefits for the community.

Alberta Justice is resurrecting charges of second-degree murder against a youth in the killings of Susan Trudel and Barry Boenke.

City officials telling residents to boil tap water.

RCMP say high winds are a concern at wildfire near Lodgepole, and advising people leave the area.

A B.C. man who went missing when a fire engulfed a hangar at the Prince George airport three years ago has been charged with sexual assault in Alberta, CBC News has learned.

Alberta is leading the way when it comes to employment in Canada, the latest numbers by Statistics Canada show.