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Leduc students were back in classrooms on Wednesday at the school where, just two days earlier, their peer Jenny Winkler was stabbed and killed.

A popular high school teacher and long-time volleyball coach on trial for sexual assault admitted he “tapped the behind” of a female colleague in a teacher’s lounge in 2017, but he and the complainant remember it much differently.

  EDMONTON -- St. Patrick’s Day has been observed on March 17 for centuries and is widely celebrated around the world by people who want to take part in the festivities. On a normal year, patrons could expect live music, shamrock décor and free flowing green beer and Guinness. While restaurants and bars are allowed to open, it will be much lower key than years past. On Wednesday, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, said: "Instead of crowding into a local bar or someone's house with friends or coworkers today, I ask you to respect and follow the restrictions...

  EDMONTON -- An Alberta pastor jailed for breaching COVID-19 restrictions will be released from jail while awaiting trial on a single remaining charge, according to his lawyers. James Coates, the pastor at GraceLife Church west of Edmonton, remains charged under the Public Health Act for holding services while ignoring COVID-19 health restrictions. He was facing several charges under the Public Health Act, but his lawyers now say all but one of those has been withdrawn by prosecutors and that he could be released as soon as Friday. "The condition that Pastor Coates effectively stop doi...

Alberta on Wednesday reported more than 400 cases of COVID-19 for the third time in six days.