When Banff Mayor Corrie DiManno goes out for a run in her Alberta mountain town, she wears a vest holding a can of bear spray, makes noise and keeps an eye out for wildlife.

A cold case stretching back to 1981 left Sonia Herok-Stone’s family and police searching for answers for more than four decades. Stone’s daughter and the now-retired detective Lins Dorman never lost hope for a break in the case.

A drastic increase in crime over last year has led a municipal district in northern Alberta to declare a local state of emergency.

The dismantling of West Edmonton Mall’s iconic rollercoaster the Mindbender is almost complete.

The coach didn’t sugarcoat it and neither did the players. The Edmonton Oilers “laid an egg” and “got smacked” 8-1 on Wednesday night in Vancouver.