Schools across the province are quiet as teachers mark the first day of the strike. CBC spoke with parents dropping their kids off at daycare in Edmonton about how they are feeling.

Alberta Teachers' Association members who work at the province's public, Catholic and francophone schools have walked off the job, after the association was unable to reach an agreement with employers that teachers would accept....

Thousands of people holding flags and picket signs gathered in Edmonton and Calgary on Sunday. The rally was in support of public education, ahead of a potential teachers’ strike on Oct. 6.

Some 51,000 teachers are set to hit the picket line if the Alberta Teachers' Association and provincial government are unable to reach an 11th-hour deal. This would mark the first provincewide teachers' strike in Alberta history, and...

Parks Canada is asking people to help with a research project in the wake of the Jasper wildfire. Three posts were installed along a hike so visitors can log photos to track tree regeneration. Parks Canada took CBC for a hike to learn...

Alberta health officials say a baby, who was born prematurely after the mother contracted measles during pregnancy, died shortly after birth. Speaking with CBC's The National, Infectious disease specialist Dr. Lynora Saxinger called the...

The Forever Canadian petition, which asks, "Do you agree that Alberta should remain in Canada?," has collected close to 230,000 signatures. As Travis McEwan reports, the group is hoping to get 300,000 before an Oct. 28 deadline.

Alberta is reporting its first measles death since outbreaks of the highly contagious illness began in the province in March. The province says a baby, who was born prematurely after the mother became sick, died shortly after birth. Dr....

The Alberta government will propose a bitumen pipeline to B.C.’s northern coast. But existing regulations and local opposition could pose a challenge to its construction.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced plans to apply to the federal Major Projects Office for a new bitumen pipeline through northern British Columbia. Smith said the province must lead because the private sector cannot and there is...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will develop plans for a new bitumen pipeline to B.C.’s northern coast and apply to the federal Major Projects Office to build it.

Bruce McAllister has apologized for what he said to a high school student during Monday's Alberta Next panel in Calgary. Even with the apology, some say it doesn't go far enough.

Three-year-old Lily-Ann Steinhauer plays on one of her grandfather's sculptures on Saddle Lake Cree Nation in northeast Alberta. The work of Stewart Steinhauser can be found across western Canada and into the United States. Here's what...

Headline News September 29

Some members of the local film industry are trying to sort out the U.S. president's most recent, but not entirely new, tariff threat. Donald Trump wants to impose a 100 per cent tariff on movies made outside of the United States. It's...

Alberta RCMP say they've told the family of a missing six-year-old boy that his chances of survival are now less than 5 per cent. Darius Macdougall has been missing near Crowsnest Pass, Alta., for seven days.

An Edmonton medical imaging clinic is partnering with Tiny HeartsCan for a day of training all about the heart. Staff at MIC Medical Imaging are diving into how to spot even the tiniest of defects during ultrasounds. The CBC's Tristan...

CBC Calgary Headline News September 25

Alberta's population has hit five million people, with many having moved here from elsewhere in Canada. The steep influx of people has put pressure on Alberta's labour market to keep pace.

Alberta teachers and their employers have reached a tentative agreement that could avert a strike in the province's schools. More than 50,000 Alberta Teachers' Association members will vote over the weekend.

Today we're updating you about the federal firearm buyback program, Alberta's minimum wage, how the province is managing an increased wildfire risk, and the final list of Edmonton municipal election candidates.

CBC Calgary Headline News September 24

With about two weeks to go until a potential teachers’ strike across Alberta, some Edmonton students are showing support for teachers by planning a school walkout on Monday. CBC's Tristan Mottershead caught up with a few students who...

CBC Calgary Headline News September 19