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Top finance officials from G7 countries gather in Banff for 3-day summit
High-ranking officials from the world's top economies are in Banff, Alta., this week for a three-day summit that will cover topics including the global economy, the war in Ukraine and artificial intelligence.
Logging, pruning and anxiety in Banff ahead of first summer since Jasper wildfire
Looking out over a budding meadow with blackened tree stumps on the edge of Banff National Park, Cliff White points to a dark thicket of trees where the empty plot ends.
Missing Alberta toddler found in a field following extensive search
It took the efforts of 200 local volunteers, a helicopter, drones and ATVs to track down a missing two-year-old boy in the pitch-black night of Alberta's Peace Country.
Calgary, Edmonton mayors call potential separatism referendum 'dangerous'
Alberta's two big-city mayors say a separation referendum would be "devastating" to their local economies and is a needless distraction during a period in which the country should be focused on unity.
Alberta separation would send Canada into uncharted territory, say legal experts
As separatist discontent bubbles up anew in Alberta, experts say a vote to sever ties with Canada would pitch the country into unexplored territory on everything from money to First Nations and national parks.
StatsCan data suggests rural crime rates consistently higher than urban
Crime rates in rural communities are consistently higher than in urban centres, suggests new data presented in a Statistics Canada report — a long-term trend one criminologist says is unsurprising.
New tax targeting empty homes in Canmore stirs divisions in mountain town
The Town of Canmore will soon begin taxing homeowners who leave their residences empty for more than half the year as part of the Alberta community's bid to reverse course on an affordability crisis that has made it one of the most expensive places to live in Canada.
Retiring Conservative Calgary MP Len Webber makes good on promise to late wife
As he prepares to leave politics, one of the former Calgary Confederation MP's defining legacies will be his advocacy for increasing Canada's rate of organ donations by offering a consent option on tax forms.
California governor urges Canadians to ignore Trump, come back for sand, sun and wine
Canadians have sharply curtailed vacation plans south of the border in recent weeks amid an ongoing tariff war with the United States, a comparatively weak dollar, reports of travellers being detained by U.S. officials, and Trump openly musing about annexing the country.
Liberals eyeing more seats in Tory-blue Alberta, as some ridings may be tight contests
At the federal election campaign's three-week mark, pollsters suggest there are a handful of urban Alberta ridings that will be tight contests between the federal Conservatives and Liberals.