Albertans

A pig grunts and leans into a back scratch from Charlotte Wasylik on her second-generation family farm near Vermilion, Alta. When it's hot, the pigs cake themselves in the mud to cool down and block the sun, but Wasylik said sweltering days…

Weather and health specialists are advising Albertans to remain vigilant for the health impacts of wildfire smoke, as fires throughout the province affect local air quality.There are 74 active wildfires burning throughout Alberta, including…

A group of Albertans has started to explore whether communities across the province could host the 2030 Commonwealth Games.The group includes athletes, business and sports leaders, the chief of Tsuut'ina Nation, as well as the mayors of…

Some health-care providers say physician assistants could help ease Alberta's family doctor shortage and they're calling for more support from the provincial government.Physician assistants, or PAs, are trained to examine, diagnose and…

Albertans with ties to Turkey and other countries like Syria which have been affected by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake are holding onto hope more people will be rescued in the aftermath. Haslet Pekdemir, treasurer of the Turkish Canadian…

Infectious disease experts are warning the more transmissible XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant appears on the rise in Alberta and it should be taken seriously.XBB.1.5, which evolved from two BA.2 sublineages, carries mutations that scientists say…

A 60-year-old woman who relies on provincial and federal disability benefits says she and other Albertans like her are ineligible for the federal government’s one-time rent top-up payment. Kaeleigh Kaufman has had to rely on Assured…

EDITOR'S NOTE: CBC News and The Road Ahead commissioned this public opinion research in mid-October, starting six days after Danielle Smith won the leadership of the United Conservative Party.As with all polls, this one is a snapshot in…

When Ryota Suyama woke up at around 4 a.m. Tuesday, it looked like an alien invasion had taken over the town of Canmore.Columns of light shot into the night sky above residents' rooftops, illuminating a backdrop of snow-covered mountains. …

Zolton Yaremie is weary after an exhausting ordeal at the emergency room with his daughter.The family lives in Andrew, Alta., so he first took nine-year-old Hailey to the hospital in Lamont, about 30 kilometres away, when her abdominal pain…