Edmonton Mayor Andrew Knack says Premier Danielle Smith’s order to scrap the city’s infill rules leaves councillors breaking the law however they vote. He wants a judge to decide. Council meets in an emergency session Friday.

Calgary police say a stranger struck a 92-year-old woman in the face as she walked with a friend downtown on a Tuesday afternoon. Juliana Isabella Bodor, 59, is charged with assault and appears in court Wednesday.

The Calgary Flames have lost their first five games for the first time ever. They’ve been outscored 27-8 and are the only NHL team without a point, all in the Saddledome’s farewell season. The rematch with Anaheim is tonight.

Canada’s Wonderland has closed Behemoth and Leviathan, and Montreal’s La Ronde has shut its Goliath, after Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, 42, was killed when he was thrown from a Six Flags coaster in Georgia. The cause is under investigation, and no reopening dates have been set.

Calgary’s Canadian Natural Resources and Edmonton’s Stantec were the only Alberta-headquartered companies on Forbes’ 2026 list of the world’s 900 best employers. Together they have 381 Alberta job listings, including about 62 student positions at Canadian Natural and data centre jobs at Stantec.

More than 250,000 fewer Canadians visited Las Vegas in 2025, and airline figures show the drop continuing into 2026. Now it’s an issue in Nevada’s Nov. 3 election, with Democrats blaming Trump’s trade war and the White House pushing back. Here’s what the numbers show, and what Canadians are saying.

Most people struggle to hold a plank for a minute. Alberta grandmother DonnaJean Wilde, 61, just held one for five hours, beating her own world record by nearly half an hour. The retired teacher from Magrath is a grandmother of 12.

The reigning UFC middleweight champion, American Sean Strickland, posted “#freealberta” on Monday, a week before Albertans vote on separation. He’s in Edmonton this week for UFC Fight Night, two days before the vote.

Edmonton police are asking for help finding Cathie Scott, 83, who was last seen around 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving Monday in the city’s west end. If you’ve seen her, call EPS at 780-423-4567.

Calgary police stopped a driver going 90 km/h in a 50 km/h construction zone with workers on site, then determined they were impaired by cannabis. The driver lost their car for 30 days, their licence for up to 15 months, and owes $2,320. Here’s how Alberta’s penalties add up.

Walking into an ICU to see someone you love hooked up to machines can be terrifying. A new mural at Grande Prairie Regional Hospital explains what that equipment does. It’s the first of its kind in Alberta, and Edmonton hospitals could get their own.

Vancouver Island artist Wendy Chartrand turned horse manure into paint for a Donald Trump portrait called “The Don of Dung.” It sold for $1,800 at the Sooke Fine Arts Show in July, and it’s making the rounds online again. Here’s how she made it.

Polls show most Albertans want to stay in Canada. But former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says if turnout is 40 per cent or lower on Oct. 19, separatists “could actually win.” The last referendum Alberta held, under Kenney in 2021, drew about 39 per cent

Edmonton is Canada’s fastest-growing metro, but home sales fell 10% in September while inventory climbed 17%. Townhouse and semi-detached prices are already down, and Alberta just ordered the city to roll back the infill rules behind many of them. Here’s what homes cost now and how Edmonton compares

Ottawa will pay up to $10,000 toward a heat pump starting in early 2027. But federal officials admit it won’t save money where natural gas is cheap, and Alberta’s gas is some of the cheapest around. Here’s who qualifies, how it works and who in Alberta it actually helps.

Enoch Cree Nation is building a massive Indigenous thermal spa at River Cree, just west of Edmonton, with outdoor pools, saunas and steam rooms. It’s set to open in 2028, the same year Scandinave Spa is planned for southwest Edmonton. Here’s what’s coming.

Edmonton’s first snow of the season arrived Saturday, nearly a month earlier than last year. Environment Canada forecasts a few centimetres of wet snow before temperatures climb back to 16 C by Friday. Here’s what’s coming, and what a record El Niño could mean for winter.

The Calgary Flames have lost their first four games of the Saddledome’s farewell season, outscored 23-6. Thursday’s 7-3 loss to Colorado, with Calgary-born Cale Makar scoring twice, left the Flames as the NHL’s only team without a point.

Premier Danielle Smith says she won't hold another Alberta separation referendum while she's in office if voters choose to stay in Canada on Oct. 19. Separatist leaders say they're "never giving up," whatever the result.

Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas says Premier Danielle Smith is overstepping by ordering Calgary to keep its blanket rezoning repeal, a repeal he voted for. Smith's chief of staff called the mayor "a bit melodramatic."

The Canadian Finals Rodeo closes at Rogers Place, the free Country Expo and a ranch rodeo run at the Expo Centre, Chinatown holds its last night market of the year and the Halloween season opens at Borden Park and Fort Edmonton. Fifteen things to do in Edmonton over the Thanksgiving long weekend, Oc

Edmonton police stopped 49 drivers in four hours on Yellowhead Trail. A 17-year-old was allegedly going 136 km/h in a 50 km/h construction zone and failed to stop for police, while 14 other drivers were caught going at least 90 km/h.

Three-course Thanksgiving dinners from $42, Sunday brunch buffets, a $28 turkey plate and complete feasts to pick up and reheat, from $32 a person to a $450 dinner for ten. Every Calgary and Edmonton restaurant, hotel and takeout offer for Thanksgiving 2026, checked against the venues' own sites, wi

Calgary massage therapist Yuriy Zhivov, 53, now faces five sexual assault charges after four more people came forward following his July arrest. The case comes as Alberta still hasn't decided whether to regulate massage therapy, two years after the profession asked it to.

Thanksgiving is Monday, October 12, 2026, and it is a statutory holiday in Alberta. Banks, government offices, registries, Canada Post, Costco, schools and libraries are closed. Most grocery stores and malls open on holiday hours, and transit runs a Sunday schedule. Here is what you are owed if you

Calgary's new $26-million Rocky Ridge Athletic Park is open in the northwest, adding two lit artificial turf soccer fields as teams across the city compete for playing time. A $75-million indoor fieldhouse next door still needs construction funding.

Billboards promoting a Khalistan independence referendum in Edmonton on Oct. 18 honour Talwinder Singh Parmar, whom a Canadian inquiry identified as the leader of the 1985 Air India bombing plot. The vote comes a day before Alberta's referendum on its future in Canada.

Former Edmonton Police Service employee Yasin Cetin has been found not guilty of sexual assault and child luring. A judge ruled the Crown hadn't proven he was the man who abused a 14-year-old boy, and criticized how police identified him.

Edmonton police have issued a public warning about Denzel Dre Colton Bird, 30, who was sentenced to 15 years for a violent 2016 sexual assault in Lethbridge. Police say he presents a significant risk of harm, and he'll be living in Edmonton under federal supervision

Chrystia Freeland's new book, Unreliable Boyfriend, comes out Oct. 13 as Canada and the U.S. remain locked in a trade fight. The former deputy prime minister draws on her experience negotiating with Donald Trump's administration.

Premier Danielle Smith is giving Edmonton three months to reverse its 2024 infill zoning changes and bring back minimum parking requirements. Here's what changes for neighbourhoods, what happens to Calgary, and what it could mean for $202 million in federal housing money.

Elon Musk says Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan would be "better off" leaving Canada. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe replied with one word, "No," and Danielle Smith's government said it supports Alberta staying in Canada, 12 days before Alberta's referendum.

Rhonda Starkell couldn't sleep, so she checked her Lotto 6/49 numbers at 2:30 a.m. The Edmonton woman had won $1 million, on the same day as her late father's birthday and her grandson's.

Calgary police are asking for help finding Thi, 30, of Chestermere, who was dropped off at Lucky Supermarket in Forest Lawn on Sept. 28 and hasn't been seen since. Police say it's unusual for her to be out of contact with her family this long.

Looking for work in Edmonton? The City, the Government of Alberta, Costco, Finning and Jobber are all hiring, with trades jobs paying up to $60 an hour and starter jobs at Canada Post above $23. Here's who's hiring and what the jobs pay.

High River's Julio Benitez nearly forgot the Lotto 6/49 ticket in his pocket. When he finally checked it at a Calgary truck stop, the screen went black and he thought he'd broken the machine. He'd won $1 million.

The University of Alberta has moved up to 118th in the Times Higher Education 2027 rankings, fifth in Canada. Its standout result: a perfect 100 out of 100 for industry.

Terry-Lynn Schaefer, the 47-year-old Sherwood Park woman reported missing earlier this month, has been found safe, according to Alberta RCMP.

RCMP seized 147,700 cartons of unstamped cigarettes worth more than $30 million in a months-long investigation that started at a Westlock shop. Police also seized three guns, two vehicles and $225,045 in cash. A 50-year-old Westlock man is charged.

Looking for work in Red Deer this October? We found 202 openings from 27 employers, including Costco, Central Alberta Co-op, Stantec and the City of Red Deer, as the city's unemployment rate sits at 6.2 per cent, below the Alberta average.

Strathcona County RCMP are asking for help finding Terry-Lynn Schaefer, 47, who was last seen in Sherwood Park on Oct. 1 and last heard from three days later. She's known to spend time in Morinville, and police are concerned for her well-being.

Halifax newlyweds Trevor and Amber Mullins had just paid off their wedding and were planning their honeymoon when Trevor found out his Lotto 6/49 ticket was worth $1 million.

There are 1,686 jobs open in Calgary right now, from 83 employers. The City is hiring signals electricians at $56 an hour, Calgary Co-op has 170 openings, and Stantec has 132. Here's who's hiring, and what some of the jobs pay.

Premier Danielle Smith's office says she had no knowledge of a meeting between U.S. Republican strategists and Mitch Sylvestre, a UCP constituency president who also leads the separatist Alberta Prosperity Project. Sylvestre and Jeff Rath now deny offering the U.S. Alberta water or oil.

Haidilao is coming to Calgary's Northland. The international hot pot chain is known for tableside noodle performances, build-your-own broths and over-the-top service, and the Calgary restaurant appears to be its first in Alberta.

Pho Song Huong on 97 Street got a second chance this spring, when its landlord had a change of heart. Now the north Edmonton Vietnamese restaurant has closed for good after 21 years, and the family that grew up inside it is saying goodbye.

Calgary police say a driver was caught going 118 km/h through a 50 km/h construction zone, 68 km/h over the limit. The driver was handed a mandatory court summons.

The Alberta-wide AMBER Alert for seven-year-old Aspen Wilson has been cancelled after RCMP found the Valleyview girl safe. Police say the suspect has been arrested and is in custody.

Florida votes Nov. 3 on Amendment 3, which would give full-time residents a much bigger property tax exemption. Canadian snowbirds, who own an estimated US$60 billion in Florida real estate, won't qualify for the biggest break.

An AMBER Alert is in effect across Alberta for seven-year-old Aspen Wilson, who RCMP say was abducted from her home in Valleyview, east of Grande Prairie, by her stepfather, Alexander Stone. Police are looking for a grey 2004 Chevrolet Venture, Alberta plate CWY 3459.