An Uber driver is in hospital after a stabbing in north-central Edmonton on Tuesday night.

The Alberta government is asking rural municipalities to send letters naming oil and gas companies that aren’t paying their property taxes, but one rural leader says there’s no hope for enforcement.

Speaking to a crowd of 700 rural leaders Tuesday in Edmonton, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith outlined her government’s priorities, talking about updating the province’s bill of rights and fighting the federal government over the carbon tax and the emissions cap, among other things. But Paul McLauchlin, the outgoing president of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta, says affordability should be the premier’s No. 1 issue, suggesting her attention has been elsewhere.

The Norwood branch of the Edmonton Legion had two of their poppy boxes stolen ahead of Remembrance Day earlier this week.

Oilers forward Jeff Skinner told media after an optional practice on Tuesday that the team’s numerous shot opportunities will eventually turn into goals but that they have to keep up the pace.