The armed man RCMP shot in Maskwacis on Thursday died in an Edmonton hospital two days later, Alberta’s police watchdog said. Mounties responded to a call about a man discharging a firearm in a rural area of Samson Cree Nation just before 1:30 p.m.

An Extreme Cold Warning is in effect for most of central and northern Alberta, including the City of Edmonton and surrounding areas.

Alberta’s premier says she is OK with her caucus making changes to the sovereignty act bill she introduced last week, while the NDP argued it would be better to scrap it altogether.

Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a 24-year-old man in southeast Edmonton on Saturday night.

The Gathering Angels, a group learning life skills and volunteering in the community, packaged more than 150 individual meals donated by a local Mediterranean restaurant and volunteered at Boyle Street for the second weekend in a row.