Kelsey Patterson

The Alberta government is sending $8 million to law enforcement across the province to help crack down on organized crime and extortion, particularly targeting the South Asian community. Four police forces are splitting the funding. The Edmonton and Calgary police services are receiving $2.24 million each; Alberta RCMP is getting $2 million; and $1.5 million […]

The Opposition NDP is continuing to call on the Alberta government to halt changes to the province's long-running disability assistance program, exactly one month before the modifications are set to take effect.

Most Albertans believe political parties in the province must be better at protecting their voter information, according to a new poll.

Most Albertans believe political parties in the province must be better at protecting their voter information, according to a new poll. Two-thirds of Albertans say political parties should have a legal duty to protect that information against unauthorized access or misuse; and to notify affected individuals and the appropriate regulator when voter information is breached. […]

The porta-potties at the southwest Edmonton park were last year – in January, February, June, July, August and September.

A popular brunch spot serving Jewish food in Montreal’s Saint-Henri neighbourhood is the latest target of Quebec’s language watchdog. Arthurs Nosh Bar received a complaint from the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) because of the word “nosh” in their restaurant window, according to restaurant owner Raegan Steinberg. Nosh is a Yiddish term that […]

A letter sent last fall by Edmonton police urging Alberta Crown prosecutors to scrap a plea deal in the homicide of an Indigenous child is under investigation.

Ruta Sepetys is the author of Between Shades of Gray. She is the daughter of a Lithuanian refugee and lives in Tennessee.

Montreal’s mayor says more gun control is needed to prevent shootings like the one that saw three people die, including a police officer and a civilian, on Monday. Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada says more regulations on gun ownership, especially when it comes to the country’s metropolises, is needed. “How can someone, even today in 2026, […]

Montreal's mayor says more gun control is needed to prevent shootings like the one that saw three people die, including a police officer and a civilian, on Monday.