Alberta’s justice minister, who is also the attorney general, says new rules that would grant anyone who’s in his job general immunity from law society sanctions are necessary to ward off “political a...

An Alberta judge says a referendum proposal on Alberta separating from Canada goes against Charter and and Treaty rights, in a decision given less than 24 hours after the provincial government introdu...

Bill 14, introduced Thursday by Justice Minister Mickey Amery, transfers powers from the chief electoral officer to the minister when deciding whether citizen petition initiatives should proceed. It a...

The young boy, who can't be named due to a court-ordered publication ban, was found dead on the floor of a vehicle on a rural property in June 2022. The man caring for him at the time has pleaded not ...

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The Alberta Crown Attorneys’ Association (AACA) says it doesn’t know the reasons for the “unexpected” departures of Edmonton's chief Crown and assistant chief, but said there has been a “significant d...

The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.

After a trial, a judge finds Samatar Mohiadin, 28, was the first of four gunmen to open fire outside the north-central Edmonton nightclub on March 12, 2022, just outside a fenced patio where about a d...

Facing mounting debt, more than a dozen lawsuits and the possibility of receivership action from secured lenders, a court filing prepared by a lawyer for the Christenson Group says the aim is to marke...

Alberta's police watchdog says there are no reasonable grounds to charge the Edmonton police officers involved in an arrest where a man died after he was handcuffed and hogtied.

Pregnant Albertans are eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine this fall, but doctors say they are not aware of any clear messaging from the provincial government to either patients or health-care provid...

A list confirmed by CBC News shows titles like The Handmaid's Tale and Brave New World are among books to be pulled. The development comes after a policy from Alberta's education minister outlines new...

Police officers are speaking out about a backyard hot tub and pool party that ultimately led to the suspension of five officers — including three from the tactical unit — and allegations of assault an...

Edmonton Police Service Sgt. Michael Bates was charged in 2024 after junior officers on duty with him raised concerns about his conduct with a man following police instructions.

An extortion scheme that targeted South Asian homebuilders in Edmonton is linked to the B.C.-based gang Brothers Keepers, court records obtained by CBC News show.

Former Calgary councillor Joe Magliocca, who was convicted of fraud for submitting 19 falsified expense claims to the city, has been handed a six-month conditional sentence order.

A judge found Ken Porter sexually touched teenage boys for his own gratification under the guise of athletic massages while he was their coach in the 1970s.

Edmonton police Const. Alexander Doduk has pleaded not guilty to assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm against Justin LaFrance.

A man imprisoned for more than three decades for murdering an Edmonton woman has been granted bail, months after his conviction was quashed by the federal justice minister.

Court records show that Greg Christenson, president of Christenson Group of Companies, has been charged with two counts of failing to return a life lease entrance fee within 180 days — alleged violati...

The Alberta government has hiked a raft of court fees — including more than doubling the cost to search public documents.

Edmonton police Const. Dylan Awid has been reprimanded nearly six years after he kicked a man who was being arrested, then shoved his head into a wall after he was in handcuffs.

Edmonton police officer Oli Olason is on trial for assault, accused of excessive force in a 2021 arrest caught on video.

Canada’s largest jail is again facing calls to improve mental health care for inmates following an investigation into the death of a 23-year-old man who died by suicide inside his cell.

Noah Madrano pleaded guilty in January to two felony charges, admitting to sexually abusing an Edmonton teenager that he contacted over the internet, then travelled to see her in person.

Judge's decision finds Edward Robinson's actions were "rooted in poverty, addictions and personal insecurity of both food and housing."

Mason Montgrand was 21 when he was fatally stabbed at the Edmonton Institution on Aug. 18, 2011. No one has ever been held criminally responsible in his death, and more than a decade after he was kill...

Justin Bone has cycled through four different lawyers, with the most recent leaving the case last month. Since then, Bone hasn't gotten new representation.

A registered non-profit housing provider that moved vulnerable clients into hotel rooms last year is being sued by the Alberta government.

A former Alberta justice minister is to be sanctioned after the provincial law society determined he "undermined respect for the administration of justice" when he phoned Edmonton's police chief after...

A retired judge is reviewing the "policies and practices" of Alberta's police watchdog and Crown prosecution service. The review, initiated by the justice minister, comes after three recent instances ...

Former Calgary city councillor Joe Magliocca has been found guilty of fraud for lying on his expense claims. Magliocca was acquitted on the charge of breach of trust.

A 43-year-old woman found dead along the banks of the North Saskatchewan River is being remembered as a caring, kind-hearted mother.

Three EPS officers applied for a judicial review after they were each suspended without pay, for different reasons, in 2022. A new court ruling includes rarely disclosed details from Chief Dale McFee'...

A little more than two weeks after 20-year-old Harshandeep Singh was killed in a shooting while working as a security guard in a central Edmonton apartment building, the city is shutting the property ...

John McDougall announced last week that he is retiring to Europe, but plans to finish the remainder of his commission term, which runs until the end of 2026, from overseas.

Cold Lake RCMP say man died Saturday evening after officers "used their intervention options, including a firearm," during an attempted arrest.

Travis Vader was handed a life sentence in 2017 on two counts of manslaughter in the killings of Lyle and Marie McCann. His sentence came with a parole ineligibility period of seven years.

Plans for a new health hub, which would have included an overdose prevention site, are not proceeding in Edmonton's Ritchie neighbourhood. Boyle Street Community Services sought a development permit m...

Ivan Stamp's death was ruled a homicide, but the case ran cold for nearly a decade, until Edward Robinson — who has now pleaded guilty to manslaughter — was arrested in 2022.

Surveillance videos circulating online appears to show the moments leading up to the shooting, as a person holding a gun, accompanied by someone else, advances down an apartment hallway, yelling and c...

Overdose response teams of nurses and paramedics are expected to start work on Jan. 1, 2025, according to a government court filing. Once that begins, 24-hour supervised consumption services in Red Deer will be reduced to 12 hours daily.

Court heard that the young man, who pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact to an assault with a weapon, gave a ride to another teen involved in the case, but didn't directly participate in the group attack.

A Red Deer judge whose dispute with a defence lawyer ended in the latter being jailed admitted he should have done more to "de-escalate" the situation.