A student massage therapist has been charged with sexual assault after police say a woman was touched inappropriately at a teaching clinic. Police say the complainant visited the Professional Institute of Management & Technology's massage therapy clinic last month for a massage. A second-year student with the clinic was assigned and allegedly touched the woman inappropriately several times and left her feeling uncomfortable. The woman reported the matter to clinic staff, who launched an internal investigation and informed police. Police say the 21-year-old accused is believ

Police say an Alberta woman with a history of animal abuse is facing new charges. Patricia Moore is subject to a court-ordered lifetime ban from owning, caring for or being in possession of horses. RCMP say officers searching her rural property west of Edmonton on Monday found several horses, and the animals were transported to a facility for treatment. Moore is charged with causing unnecessary pain and suffering to an animal, possession of stolen property under $5,000 and breaching court orders. The 54-year-old was found guilty in 2022 in the deaths of seven horses. She was a

Alberta is reporting six more confirmed cases of measles, bringing the province's total since the beginning of March to 83. The province says four of the new cases are in central Alberta, and the other two are in the province's south. It says the majority of cases involve children between five and 17 years old. Provincial data shows at least eight people have been hospitalized. Alberta's former chief medical officer of health, Dr. Mark Joffe, has said most cases are likely past the point of being contagious, but that doesn't necessarily reflect community risk. Health officials say measles

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government has introduced promised legislation to allow for adults and youngsters to be forced into addiction treatment facilities. If a proposed bill passes, parents, family members, health-care professionals, police or peace officers can apply for a treatment order from a new provincial commission. Under the bill, those using substances and deemed a risk to themselves or others can be ordered into treatment in a secure facility for up to three months, or six months in community-based treatment. Smith says there is no compassion in leaving peopl

Alberta is reporting three more confirmed cases of measles, including one in Calgary. Alberta Health Services says the individual in Calgary had visited nearby towns of Banff and Canmore while infectious earlier this month. The health authority is warning that residents of the two towns may have been exposed to the highly contagious disease if they attended specific locations. It says exposure areas include the Save-On-Foods in Canmore on April 6, and Banff's Lux Cinema and the Fairmont Banff Springs hotel on April 11. Alberta has seen 77 cases of measles since the beginning of

Alberta is without a chief medical officer of health, as the government says Dr. Mark Joffe's contract expired this week. Health Minister Adriana LaGrange's office says an interim replacement is to be announced shortly. Joffe was serving in the role on an interim basis, after Premier Danielle Smith's government fired Dr. Deena Hinshaw in 2022. Before Smith became premier, she committed to firing Hinshaw, who held the position throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. LaGrange's office says the minister will rely on other public health experts within government while the position is vacan

Police in Edmonton are issuing a warning to the public about a convicted sex offender. They say Robert Edward Ventress is set to be released from jail after serving his sentence, but officials believe he could commit another offence. The 55-year-old is subject to a court order with multiple conditions. Ventress is about 6 feet tall and weighs about 170 pounds. His eye color is green and hair is brown. Police say he has a history of sexual offences, child pornography and failure to comply with court conditions, so people are to call them with any concerns about him when he is released.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says hiring lawyers to funnel requests from the auditor general isn't meant to obstruct an investigation into multimillion-dollar health contracts- it's about helping get to the truth. The government has instructed Alberta Health public servants to contact a lawyer to co-ordinate if auditor general Doug Wylie requests an interview as part of his probe. The NDP's leader in the legislature, Christina Gray, says the policy suggests a coverup is afoot, and is challenging the premier to lift what the NDP calls a ``gag order.'' Smith says the NDP is twist

Alberta is reporting 16 more cases of measles, bringing the provincial total to 74 since the beginning of March. The government says the new cases were reported in Alberta's central and southern zones. Nearly all cases are in school-aged children, with 18 cases being reported in children under the age of five. The province says 64 of the total cases have passed the point where the highly contagious disease could be transmitted to others. Alberta's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Mark Joffe, warns that measles is much more serious than common childhood diseases and encourages Albertans