Alberta's Flag Display Regulation lets schools display the flag of Vatican City at any time, while First Nations and Métis flags are limited to set dates. The rules take effect Jan. 4.

The Wall Street Journal reports the U.S. could drop tariffs on some Canadian agricultural and forestry products as soon as Friday, while raising them on others. The White House has not announced any change.

Strathcona Resources chairman Adam Waterous wants a federal exemption from B.C.'s north coast tanker ban to ship up to 250,000 barrels a day of crude to Asia by rail through Prince Rupert.

Alberta Municipalities is encouraging municipal leaders across the province to apply for seats on Alberta's 14 Regional Health Advisory Councils before a Nov. 23 deadline.

The national grain farmers' lobby is pressing the federal government for an emergency diesel rebate, saying high fuel prices are costing producers an extra $17,000 per combine this harvest.

Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation Minister Tara Sawyer said Thursday that crop yields are estimated above average, particularly in southern and central Alberta, with 88 per cent of major crops now harvested province-wide.

The Alberta Prosperity Project's board says it fired its CEO and lawyer on Sept. 14, but both kept speaking for the separatist group through referendum night. Rath calls the board meetings 'imaginary.'

Twenty-six Eagle Butte High School students were tested in Cow-Calf, Field Crop and Feedlot courses on Thursday, averaging 95 per cent across the three Green Certificate exams.