Meghan Grant

A teenager who crashed a BMW SUV while driving 190 km/h, causing the deaths of her sister and a friend, was sentenced Tuesday during an emotional hearing that saw many in the courtroom, including the judge and lawyers, struggle to contain their emotions.

A Calgary fraudster who was on the lam after fleeing the country to avoid being sent to jail was arrested in the U.S. and is back in Canada, CBC News has learned. 

One of the men accused of murdering a Rocky View County worker last week was on bail while the other had just finished serving a sentence for crimes that closely align with the allegations faced in the fatal carjacking, CBC News has learned.

A B.C. man charged with murder in the death of a southern Alberta woman pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and arson as the more serious charge was withdrawn Tuesday.

A Calgary man received a one-year sentence reduction Wednesday on his 17-year prison term for trafficking fentanyl, but the Alberta Court of Appeal reaffirmed the need to send a message to the city's "merchants of death" through stiff sentences. 

Former Alberta justice minister Jonathan Denis has been found guilty of two counts of professional misconduct, and the Law Society of Alberta (LSA) says he is deserving of sanction.

In the midst of secret federal court proceedings and on the eve of a defence application to drop all charges, the Crown terminated the prosecution of five people accused of running a massive, cross-border drug trafficking operation involving Mexican cartels, CBC News has learned.

A Calgary man accused in an extortion-related shooting is facing five other sets of charges, including offences connected to allegations he imported firearms and more than 65 kilograms of an opioid called “doda,” CBC News has learned.

A Calgary judge has certified a class action lawsuit for Alberta business owners seeking compensation for losses suffered due to pandemic-related public health restrictions.

The trial for an accused serial rapist will continue more than 15 months after it was derailed.