A man who Mounties warned could be “armed and dangerous” in central Alberta has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

On Monday, Rhiannon Hoyle was elected to the riding of Edmonton-South, making her the first Black woman elected to the Alberta Legislature.

It’s no surprise Alberta’s election was a two-horse race, but the rate at which every other party stumbled out of the gate is something not seen in the province in more than 100 years.

A new wildfire in northern Alberta has become the province’s priority as firefighters battle dozens of wildfires across Alberta.

The wildfire, believed to have been caused by lightning, grew from 300 hectares on Sunday to 8,600 by Wednesday afternoon.