Ottawa is moving to designate the 1,250-km West Coast Oil Pipeline a national interest project, with public comment open until Sept. 18 and a final decision due by Oct. 1.

Medicine Hat's August natural gas rate jumps 13 per cent to $1.537 per gigajoule, while electricity default rates hold steady at seven cents per kilowatt-hour.

MHPSD's 76 Hockey | Ringette Academy builds serious on-ice training into the school week for grades 4-9 — no evenings-and-weekends juggling required.

Chef Adam Koch is being honoured with an MHPSD Friends of Education Award for turning classroom cooking lessons into a real menu item at his restaurant.

The County of Newell has issued a Fire Restriction, suspending permits and banning backyard burning, fireworks and exploding targets as dry conditions persist across the region.

Dominic LeBlanc is back in Washington for a second straight week of trade talks as a 50 per cent U.S. tariff deadline — with real stakes for southern Alberta producers — looms Aug. 19.

Brooks RCMP say two incendiary devices were thrown into a South Shore Drive backyard early Aug. 2, sparking a small fire. Investigators are calling it targeted and want doorbell camera footage from the area.

Alberta has laid out registration and financial-security requirements for wind and solar operators, ensuring reclamation costs don't land on landowners once projects reach end of life.