Alberta News

EDMONTON — Alberta has surpassed the United States in confirmed measles cases, after 30 new cases were diagnosed over the weekend. The province reported Monday that it has seen 1,314 cases since the beginning of March. The U.S.

CALGARY — Shelby Boisjoli-Meged will go down in the history books as the inaugural winner of the breakaway roping competition at the Calgary Stampede rodeo. Boisjoli-Meged was one of three Albertans who won championship titles on Showdown Sunday.

EDMONTON — The B.C. Lions looked like a team in complete control on Sunday.

EDMONTON — Born out of a time when it was almost impossible to reach out and touch someone, an Edmonton art installation appears to be calling out to those on the global stage.

REGINA — The Calgary Stampeders overcame a scheduling nightmare and brutal start to smoke the Saskatchewan Roughriders 24-10 on Saturday in a rescheduled CFL game.

Alberta's premier says "pornography is a problem for young adults" in remarks defending her government's move to remove sexually explicit content from school library shelves this fall.

EDMONTON — It will be a different, much improved and more confident Edmonton Elks team awaiting the B.C. Lions on Sunday. Edmonton lost to the Lions 31-14 in Vancouver in Week 1 of the Canadian Football League season.

MONTREAL — A new poll by Leger has found that Quebec residents are the happiest in Canada. The web survey of nearly 40,000 Canadians found that Quebecers rated their happiness at an average of 72.

EDMONTON — Alberta is rolling out new regulations this fall banning transgender athletes from playing women’s sports, but the province will still welcome out-of-province transgender competitors.

Health officials said a salmonella outbreak linked to pork deli meats sold at grocery stores and in prepared sandwiches has expanded.