Alberta’s premier is spreading “constitutional misunderstanding” and bowing to protesters in his sharp turn to remove COVID-19 restrictions faster than he originally promised, according to experts in law and politics.

An officer shot an armed man in Ponoka, Alta., Thursday morning after he approached the RCMP Detachment there with a weapon and “a confrontation occurred,” police said.

According to the health minister, the provincial rate of hospitalization has decreased by one-quarter since the peak, despite Thursday’s number of people in hospital representing the pandemic’s ninth-highest total.

The Edmonton Oilers may have lost against the Vegas Golden Knights Tuesday night, but one lucky fan and her pup felt like big winners.

Alberta’s Opposition Leader called the premier a “weak leader” and accused him of failing to consult with Albertans Wednesday, after Jason Kenney terminated the province’s proof-of-vaccination program.