For the first time in 20 years the rate of homelessness is dropping in Calgary, according to numbers released on Monday.

Health care tops the list of issues facing Alberta, according to a poll done for the CBC.

The Calgary judge who heard the torture trial against Dustin Paxton will rule Monday on his application to have the charges stayed before deciding whether he is guilty of brutally assaulting his roommate.

The death of a Calgary man at Castle Mountain Resort in Alberta is being called a tragic accident.

Brianna Morin, a 14-year-old Calgary girl who was reported missing Saturday, has been found.

Some people in Calgary's Royal Oak and Rocky Ridge neighbourhoods say a planned oil well for the northwest suburbs is literally too close to home.

More than 600 protesters have taken to the streets of Prince Rupert, B.C., to oppose Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline from Alberta's oilsands to Kitimat, a port on the northern B.C. coast.

A Canadian imam issued a fatwa Saturday officially condemning honour killings and family violence.

A 10-acre grassfire in the northwest is under control after creeping towards homes and a city storage facility.

Jan Hudec made the most of an icy slope and freezing conditions to seal a surprising victory in Saturday's World Cup downhill — more than four years after his last victory in an injury-plagued career.

Calgary police are looking for the driver of a crane after his machine crashed into a Plus-15 walkway on Saturday morning.

Parents in Okotoks, Alta., say finding daycare spaces for their children has become an emergency.

A 21-year-old Brag Creek man has been charged with drug trafficking after police seized a small quantity of ecstasy, MDMA and LSD.

Jarome Iginla had a goal and an assist as the Calgary Flames handed the slumping Chicago Blackhawks their fifth straight loss, 3-1 on Friday.

A man has been killed in an avalanche that hit a large group of skiers Friday morning in southeastern British Columbia.

Firefighters in Fort McMurray are dousing hot spots Monday after a fire at an apartment complex.

Alberta's politicians are back at the legislature this week for the final session before the spring election.

A Leduc, Alta., family says they're struggling with not knowing how their son died while on a trip to Thailand this winter.

As an excavator raised its shovel Saturday to tear through an old orange sign that reads Happy Hour, many are looking back on the history of the York Hotel.

Police in B.C. have arrested an Edmonton suspect in a case where a man allegedly tried to lure a child by claiming he was Santa.

Sam Gagner continued to rack up the points and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the shootout winner as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the league-leading Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Saturday.

More than 600 protesters have taken to the streets of Prince Rupert, B.C., to oppose Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline from Alberta's oilsands to Kitimat, a port on the northern B.C. coast.

CBC Edmonton hosted an hour-long public forum Friday looking at the issue of safety in downtown Edmonton.

British Columbia RCMP have identified the Edmonton family who died in a highway crash near Barriere Wednesday night.

The survivor of a car crash that killed four young football players near Grande Prairie last fall spoke publicly for the first time on Friday.

The Heatheridge Estates condo fire burned for nearly four hours on Jan. 19 before 911 was called, say fire investigators.

Monthly water testing is part of a new $50 million 'world class' federal-provincial environmental monitoring plan for the Alberta oilsands.

Sam Gagner joined Gord Stellick and Tim Wharnsby on Hockey Night in Canada Radio to talk about his spectacular eight-point performance against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night .

A mysterious blue bin that sits in the parking lot of the Bissell Centre's south Edmonton drop-off location belongs to another Edmonton charity.

An official from Guinness World Records was at the University of Alberta Friday when nearly 5,000 people set a record for the world's largest dodgeball game.

Winnipegger Patrick Molloy has endured 30 rounds of radiation and chemotherapy, spent 30 days in hospital, and gone six months of being unable to speak.

The Calgary judge who heard the torture trial against Dustin Paxton will rule Monday on his application to have the charges stayed before deciding whether he is guilty of brutally assaulting his roommate.

A public inquiry into the death of Phoenix Sinclair, a five-year-old Manitoba girl who was slain in 2005, could be delayed by the union representing child-welfare workers.

The brother of an Oxford House First Nation man who was seriously burned in a recent house fire says he is upset that it took emergency crews upwards of 48 minutes to arrive.

Tomas Plekanec scored a goal and an assist and Carey Price made 23 saves for his third shutout of the season Sunday to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets.

Searchers in Manitoba's Interlake region have found the body of a 17-year-old Winnipeg boy who had been reported missing several days earlier.

A 29-year-old man who was repeatedly stabbed 10 days ago has died from his injuries prompting police to lay charges of second-degree murder against three males, including a 17-year-old, who have been in custody since shortly after the attack.

Three young children are in stable condition in a Winnipeg hospital after fire broke out in a house on Saturday night.

A fishing lodge in Bakers Narrows, near Flin Flon, Man., was destroyed in an early morning fire Saturday, RCMP say.

A 23-year-old man is in custody after being found in Portage Place Shopping Mall with a rifle.

Three people are in hospital, one of them reported to be in critical condition, following a crash on Henderson Highway Saturday.

Police in Winnipeg say a series of raids Friday morning are part of an ongoing investigation that has led to the seizure of $1 million worth of illegal drugs, seven arrests and six warrants for arrest.

Plans are underway to prohibit the use of noxious chemcials for killing lawn weeds, Mychalo Prystupa reports.

An HIV-positive refugee convicted of sexual assault will be deported this month from Winnipeg, an immigration court hearing on Friday confirmed.

Recorded phone calls heard at the murder trial of former government advisor Mark Stobbe, accused of killing his wife Beverly Rowbotham, have been made available to media.

A judge in Regina is deciding if changes to Saskatchewan's labour law brought in by the provincial government are unconstitutional.

As the Saskatchewan government and First Nations prepare to review their long-term casino deal, some contentious issues are emerging.

Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in a fatal single-vehicle crash involving a Swift Current man, the RCMP says.

A 21-year-old man from Prince Albert, Sask., is in critical condition in a Saskatoon hospital after he was found near the city landfill on Sunday.

Two people were killed in two separate crashes on Saskatchewan's highways Saturday evening.

A search for a missing University of Saskatchewan student focused on the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon Saturday.

A man accused in a violent robbery, in a case that has been linked to a homicide, is now being sought by police for another violent assault: an alleged stabbing.

Cliff Thorburn, a celebrity in the world of snooker, impressed fans of the game in Regina during a skills event at a local pool hall.

Gordie Howe's son, Marty, explains more about his father's health.

Health officials want people in Prince Albert and area to boil water used for drinking.

The cost of driving a vehicle in Saskatchewan could soon go up, if a proposed 3.7 per cent increase in insurance rates is approved.

A 43-year-old man is facing several weapons-related charges in a follow-up to the case of an 11-year-old boy who took a loaded handgun to school, police in Saskatoon say. No one was hurt when the gun accidentally fired.

Recorded phone calls heard at the murder trial of former government advisor Mark Stobbe, accused of killing his wife Beverly Rowbotham, have been made available to media.

A woman is dead after her car was hit by a truck near Montmartre, Sask., in an area covered with fog.

A Regina judge has found a man and woman accused of neglecting their three-year-old granddaughter guilty of failing to provide the necessities of life.