This giving season, one Edmonton family is going big.

While the holiday season is often a time rich with cheer love and family connections, it can also be a painful reminder of what once was.

A bill giving Alberta’s government power to reclassify land in provincial parks for the development of all-season resorts has some concerned about environmental impacts and the “problematic” precedent it sets by allowing the province to bypass existing legislation.

It’s the first weekend in December and that means there will be plenty of holiday events for all to enjoy.

A local gun store owner says the new federal gun ban has left the industry shell-shocked.