Olga Renneberg's mother arrived in Canada this week with nothing but a backpack with her essentials and the clothes she was wearing.

Kapaweno First Nation, about 370 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, says 169 potential graves have been found using ground-penetrating radar at the site of a former residential school at Grouard Mission.

Alberta's top court has dismissed an appeal from harm reduction advocates who wanted to stop a provincial policy that requires people who want to use a supervised drug-injection site to provide their health-card number to get inside.

The Edmonton Police Service's animal cruelty investigations unit formed in May and is believed to be the first of its kind in Canada. One expert says it may set an example for other police forces when it comes to cases of animal cruelty.

This Remembrance Day, the first since Afghanistan fell to Taliban forces in the summer, will be difficult for Canadians who fought in the country, says a veteran who served two missions there.

Ditching the practice of switching the time twice a year may seem like a no-brainer to some, but Alberta psychologists warn that the result of a provincial referendum could have unexpected consequences.

A woman convicted in the death of a 19-month-old boy found outside an Edmonton church has been granted day parole for six months.