Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Friday he will return to Alberta next week to deliver his third major keynote speech on national unity, days before Albertans vote on a referendum question about separation.

Cold Lake First Nations filed for judicial review in Federal Court on Thursday, challenging Ottawa's Oct. 1 listing of the Pacific Link oil pipeline as a project of national interest. The court file also names Alberta and Oil Sands Alliance Inc.

Canada's emissions rose about one per cent in 2025 to roughly 691 megatonnes, while oil and gas emissions dipped 0.2 per cent despite record crude production, according to a Canadian Climate Institute estimate.

Red Deer RCMP's Drone as First Responder program has been deployed to approximately 324 calls for service since launching in June, making it the first such program at any RCMP detachment in Canada.

Alberta RCMP will run enhanced traffic enforcement across the province this Thanksgiving long weekend as part of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police's national Operation Impact 2026 campaign.

Medicine Hat Public Library says it can focus on 'high risk' collections rather than every item when Alberta's restrictions on sexually explicit library material take effect Jan. 1, 2027, but it still calls the rules damaging.

Environment and Protected Areas posted two requests for proposals on Sept. 23: a provincewide water storage needs assessment and a standard method for weighing the costs and benefits of reservoirs and other water projects.