Police say they have captured a man who robbed five Edmonton-area banks in about 10 weeks.

Following two days of heated meetings and passionate debate, Edmonton City Council has declared an emergency on housing and homelessness.

Former premier Rachel Notley, after almost a decade at the helm of Alberta’s NDP, is stepping down from the top job.

Calgary police are investigating after a woman was killed outside a southwest elementary school on Tuesday. At 7:30 a.m., police were called to the scene at John Costello Catholic School in Strathcona Park. There are few details about what happened, but officials said the victim was killed in “a targeted incident.”

A potential strike by teachers in Edmonton’s largest school division appears to have been avoided.