As children all over Calgary faced the fear and excitement of the first day back Thursday, students at one Catholic elementary school had one more thing to get used to -separate classes for boys and girls.

A Calgary woman has been charged in connection with the stabbing of her 19-year-old daughter, who suffered minor injuries to her chest.

LRT construction in Calgary's southwest has created a perfect storm of traffic chaos.

Two men charged in connection with a swarming assault that left an 18-year-old in a coma have been sentenced.

A 16-year-old boy is facing a number of charges in connection to a stabbing near a downtown Calgary skateboard park.

Protesters who gathered outside the Alberta legislature in Edmonton are still angry about Bill 44, which gives parents the option of excusing their child from class while subjects of sexual education and religion are being taught.

Canada Post has suspended service to a Calgary neighbourhood until a hawk with a bone to pick with the local mail carrier migrates for winter.

A former Calgary police officer was sentenced on Wednesday to a year in jail for downloading child pornography.

Saskatchewan Energy Minister Bill Boyd says the province has commissioned an independent review of any takeover of PotashCorp.

A Calgary doctor's idea to charge people who want to jump the health care queue isn't gaining much traction among experts or authorities.

Astronomers are closer to figuring out how water ended up in an aging carbon star, thanks to a new space telescope and some help from an Alberta company.

Months before assault victim Dustin LaFortune showed up at a Regina hospital disfigured and emaciated, someone in Calgary made a seven-minute 911 call related to the case that was never acted on, officials confirm.

The man accused of assaulting Dustin LaFortune has been charged with forcible confinement and assault on a minor.

Environment Minister Jim Prentice says federal scientists have always told him any contaminants such as lead or mercury in the Athabasca River are naturally occurring, not from the oilsands industry.

A charge of child abandonment has been withdrawn on a man who left his toddler in a locked car outside a Calgary casino.

A second man wanted in connection with the beating death of James Lee Catholique has been charged with second-degree murder and possession of a weapon.

A $6 lottery ticket picked up at a northeast convenience store turned into a $10 million payoff for a young Edmonton couple coping with a job loss.

House prices in Edmonton continued to slide in August for the second month in row, according the Realtors Association.

A group of Edmonton youth is putting together flood relief packages for Pakistan.

Some MS patients in Edmonton are disappointed with Ottawa's decision not to support a controversial new treatment for the disease.

Two women were injured Thursday morning north of Edmonton when their car was hit by a train.

Alberta's pension fund manager has been approached by state-owned wealth funds from China to consider joining a bid for fertilizer giant PotashCorp, but it said Thursday it intends to stay on the sidelines for now.

A new place for residents of southeast Edmonton to catch the bus has officially opened.

Protesters who gathered outside the Alberta legislature in Edmonton are still angry about Bill 44, which gives parents the option of excusing their child from class while subjects of sexual education and religion are being taught.

The Beverly Motel in Edmonton was shut down for 30 days Wednesday following a year-long investigation into complaints about drug trafficking and prostitution that came from the surrounding community.

Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach said Wednesday his government will compare newly published data from the University of Alberta with research already done by government scientists on the impact of oilsands development on the Athabasca River.

Saskatchewan Energy Minister Bill Boyd says the province has commissioned an independent review of any takeover of PotashCorp.

Edmonton police have shut down a downtown street as they investigate a serious three-vehicle collision.

CBC-TV and companies that provide direct to home (DTH) satellite TV services are heading for a showdown at the CRTC over the provision of local television services in several Canadian markets.

A group representing Alberta workers is dismissing workplace safety statistics the province plans to post online.

A provincial court judge has ordered a Winnipeg man to return sexually explicit pictures of a prominent Manitoba judge to her husband.

Two rare baby red pandas, born at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo in June, are being brought out to meet the press.

The owner of a Manitoba paving company where a teen died while working is facing a slew of new charges under the provincial workplace health and safety act.

'The only possible verdicts are ones of guilty,' judge says

The discovery of a dead woman inside a Thompson, Man. home early Thursday is being investigated as a homicide, RCMP say.

A blown-out tire caused a pickup truck and an attached horse trailer to roll into a ditch beside the Trans-Canada Highway east of Winnipeg.

A 17-year-old male has been arrested in connection with a stabbing on Winnipeg's busy Portage Avenue.

Heavy rain in southern Manitoba during the past week has prompted federal officials to operate the St. Andrews Dam to bring down the water level on the Red River.

A military pickup truck was stolen from the Canadian Forces Base in Winnipeg and then driven onto the runway at the James Armstrong Richardson International Airport.

A search is on for a 66-year-old woman who went missing while mushroom picking with a group of people Wednesday in Manitoba's Interlake area.

Lori Douglas, a Manitoba family court judge involved in a scandal over nude photos of her that appeared online, has asked to be temporarily relieved of her duties at the Court of Queen's Bench.

The Manitoba government has been trumpeting its ban on algae-causing phosphorus in dish detergent despite the fact stores are still selling the lake-harming products, a CBC News investigation has discovered.

An island of raised concrete located in the middle of a dead-end road in a light industrial area of Winnipeg has triggered a lawsuit between Manitoba Public Insurance and the City of Winnipeg.

Winnipeg police took two people into custody after a raid in the typically quiet Charleswood neighbourhood Wednesday evening.

A Winnipeg judge, her lawyer husband and a law firm are being sued for a total of $67 million by a man who claims he was pressured to have sex with the lawyer's wife.

With students across Saskatchewan returning to school, teachers are divided about whether popular social networks like Facebook have a place in the classroom.

A recent spell of wet weather on the Prairies is slowing the progress of the season's harvest

Fans of the Saskatchewan Roughriders have another item they can put in their collection of club gear: one dollar coins, or loonies, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the team.

RCMP in Saskatchewan are still trying to figure out an unusual case from 1993, when a shoe with a foot in it washed up from the North Saskatchewan River.

A group of small children who vandalized a northern Saskatchewan camp for youth with learning disabilities will meet with police and community leaders to be educated about the consequences of their actions, the RCMP says.

A 22-year-old man is dead following a collision between two vehicles that sent a van rolling into a field while the other vehicle drove on.

A long-running hot lunch program for Regina school children says it has run into a cash crunch.

A man died in a single vehicle crash on the Little Pine First Nation

A 10-year-old girl is in hospital in Regina after she was struck by a car while walking to school.

A man who police say is responsible for seven armed robberies in Regina is in custody.

CBC News Saskatchewan has been nominated for a Gemini Award, which recognizes excellence in Canadian television.

Saskatchewan Energy Minister Bill Boyd says the province has commissioned an independent review of any takeover of PotashCorp.

Traffic congestion in Saskatoon is leading to frustration for emergency responders.

There has been a positive development in the case of a Saskatchewan-born university hockey player who's fighting a rare form of cancer.

Members of the Piapot First Nation in Saskatchewan are celebrating the 135th anniversary of their treaty.