Albertans got a glimpse of the direction of Alison Redford's government Tuesday afternoon in the speech from the throne.

RCMP from five detachments have surrounded the rural residence near Killam, Alta., at the centre of the shooting of two officers Tuesday afternoon.

The two Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers that were shot Feb. 7 near the town of Killam are just the latest in a long string of RCMP who have been shot or killed in the line of duty.

An 81-year-old man has been charged in connection to a theft at the Military Museums in Calgary.

Work could start in the next year on four new recreation centres in Calgary after funding was surprisingly not approved by a federal agency last November.

Some people in southern Alberta say they're continuing to fight for relief money nearly two years after massive floods hit the area.

Atlantic Canadians are increasingly facing "energy poverty" due to a reliance on foreign sources of oil, an expert on energy security told a parliamentary committee.

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.'s stock fell more than four per cent Tuesday after confirming that its Horizon oilsands mine is down for repairs.

A fatality inquiry report about a woman who killed herself in an Airdrie jail five years ago says serious deficiencies in the holding cells had long been overlooked.

Closing schools helps to slow the spread of flu during pandemics, a study of infection patterns in Alberta suggests.

One day after a Calgary man was convicted for brutally beating his roommate over many months, agencies that work with victims of domestic violence say men who are abused can feel stigmatized and alone.

An attempted bank robbery in southwest Calgary on Monday afternoon ended with a shot being fired.

The family of the lone survivor of a murder-suicide in Alberta in December is getting a new home on P.E.I. from Habitat for Humanity.

In a 2½-hour interview with Calgary police shortly after he was arrested on countrywide warrants, Dustin Paxton said he couldn't explain the numerous serious injuries his best friend received while the pair lived together.

Dustin Paxton has been found guilty in a Calgary courtroom of aggravated and sexual assault against his former business partner and roommate, but not of unlawful confinement.

CBC News reporter Katy Anderson live blogged from the courtroom as a Calgary judge ruled that Dustin Paxton was guilty of assaulting his roommates.

Gov. Gen. David Johnston has presented the first 60 Diamond Jubilee medals to Canadians at a Rideau Hall ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne.

A Chinese state-owned corporation wants the Supreme Court of Canada to overturn a ruling that would force it to stand trial in the deaths of two oilsands workers.

Alberta's NDP says it plans to hold the government's feet to the fire on high power bills during the spring legislature sitting.

Alberta Liberals, gearing up for the spring election, are promising higher taxes on the rich and free tuition for all.