As inflation rates soar to the highest they’ve been in Canada in nearly forty years, nearly half of Canadians say that right now, they’re doing worse financially than they were at this time last year.

Three of the candidates running to be leader of the United Conservative Party believe Alberta should create its own provincial police force, while others believe Albertans should be further consulted.

The Vatican has released the program for Pope Francis’ trip to Canada next month, which includes visiting the site of a former Alberta residential school with survivors of the institutions.

The Bank of Canada has come under a rare attack from critics after misjudging inflation and locking itself into rigid forward guidance that prevented it from reacting swiftly as prices surged and Canada’s economy began to overheat.

The coming weekend looks sunny and warm for the Edmonton region.