The Alberta government is looking to use the notwithstanding clause to amend three laws introduced last year that affect transgender youth, according to a leaked government memo. The move is drawing criticism from 2SLGBTQ+ advocates.

After being officially designated last year in a ministerial order, Alberta is marking its first Japanese Heritage Month. It's meant to celebrate and recognize the history and contributions of the Japanese community in the province. In...

Alberta's Privacy Commissioner says she hasn't received any explanation from the government about why the province's plan to introduce a citizenship marker on driver’s licences next fall is necessary.

CBC Calgary Headline News September 15

CBC Calgary Headline News September 15

The new Veterinary Learning Commons building is officially open at the University of Calgary's Spy Hill campus. That means the school can take on twice the number of students at a time when there's a critical shortage of vets in Alberta.

The City of Calgary has developed a one-kilometre loop at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. It includes five stations that allow visitors to immerse themselves in the natural area, with QR code links to audio instructions.

Alberta is famously one of only a handful of places in the world that is considered free of rats. But as the planet starts to warm, climate change might impact our rat-free status. Darcie DeAngelo is a professor of anthropology at the...

CBC Calgary Headline News September 12

Alberta’s teachers have officially given notice they’re ready to strike. It sets the stage for more than 51,000 teachers to walk out Oct. 6. The notice follows members rejecting a mediator’s proposal after months of bargaining. Tristan...

Sixteen new collegiate programs have kicked off in Alberta schools this fall with provincial funding. They’re designed to give students an early jump on careers, and vocational training in schools. The CBC’s Emily Williams steps inside...

CBC Calgary Headline News September 10

Work is underway on residences planned for unhoused veterans in Edmonton

Alberta is getting $3.1 billion from a national settlement reached from tobacco companies. Advocates want the province to use the money for tobacco cessation programs, screening and cancer care. As Michelle Bellefontaine reports, the...

udy MacKenzie's late husband Malcolm (Mac) James MacKenzie created the 'Men of Vision' statue in 1978. The Town of Cochrane refurbished the piece after it was vandalized last May, and a rededication ceremony was held there Sept. 6, 2025.

A bitumen pipeline from Alberta to B.C.'s North Coast is one of the major infrastructure projects being considered for fast-tracked approvals and funding by Ottawa, according to a draft list leaked to the Globe and Mail. As CBC’s Katie...

A bitumen pipeline from Alberta to B.C.'s North Coast is one of the major infrastructure projects being considered for fast-tracked approvals and funding by Ottawa, according to a draft list leaked to the Globe and Mail. As CBC’s Katie...

As kids head back to school, parents of junior high and high school students can expect to receive a new form to sign.It's called the Fairness and Safety in Sport confirmation form. In order to play in competitive female-only sports,...

The Alberta government has paused its order for the removal of books with explicit sexual content from libraries, but the premier says that pause will be short lived as the ministerial order will be rewritten.

Parents are preparing for the start of a new school year, but with a looming teacher strike, there might be more on their plates than they bargained for.

As the new school year begins, teachers could strike or be locked out. Meanwhile, provincial employee union members are voting on a new collective agreement.The Calgary Eyeopener spoke to Jason Foster, an associate professor of Human...

Uncertainty hangs over Alberta workers this Labour Day, as teachers are in a legal strike position. And at least three other large public sector unions have yet to finalize deals with the province.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has wrapped up the first half of town halls looking for feedback about provincial sovereignty with an eye to a potential referendum, and it appears Albertans remain split on the issue.

Alberta is the only province where students have to sign up for sex education. YWCAs in Alberta have launched a campaign to encourage parents to choose to opt-in.