Jasper will ask the province to include it in the fast-track timeline for its railway plans. Some stakeholders are saying it's vital to the town's long-term recovery, while others are worried about costs and a lack of space to lay track.

The August long weekend was dry enough in some regions to spark 40 new wildfires but most of the new starts have been extinguished, Alberta Wildfire reported on Tuesday.

Staff members, who have both been 'released' from the daycare according to RCMP, facing assault charges against children from one to three years old.