As Alberta gas prices continued to soar Friday to heights not seen in at least a decade, a UCP minister said the fuel tax pause is all but certain to continue and he’s demanding the same from Ottawa.

The RCMP have confirmed that officers from the Parkland detachment transported the man accused of murdering two men in Chinatown last month to Edmonton just days before the killings.

The Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton says planning continues for Pope Francis’ visit to Canada in July, despite the pontiff cancelling an upcoming trip to Africa because of knee issues.

Statistics Canada says the economy added 40,000 jobs in May, driven by a gain in full-time jobs as the labour market continued to tighten. The increase came as the unemployment rate fell to 5.1 per cent, the lowest rate since at least 1976 which is as far back as comparable data goes.

A Nanton family is speaking out after their teenage daughter was allegedly bullied and chased in an incident that led to six young people being charged.