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Alberta, daily.
The whole province in one read — news summaries that credit their sources, what's on from Lethbridge to Fort McMurray, and weather for the big sky above it all.
Real-time maps of Alberta from official sources — wildfires, radar, air quality, transit and more, updated around the clock.
The Hawk Fire tore through Reno, Nevada's Peavine Mountain area over the weekend, destroying homes and prompting a state of emergency as winds pushed flames toward the University of Nevada campus.
Sources: Lethbridge News Now, rdnewsNOW, CHAT News Today, EverythingGP
Governor General Louise Arbour and Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak are among speakers set to attend a ceremony unveiling a new anniversary monument.
Sources: Lethbridge News Now, rdnewsNOW, CHAT News Today, EverythingGP
About 50 First Nations now belong to Treaty 6, which spans almost 315,000 square kilometres of central Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Sources: Lethbridge News Now, rdnewsNOW, CHAT News Today, EverythingGP
With coyote populations rising in urban areas, provincial officials say residents can help by responding aggressively to sightings rather than ignoring the animals.
Sources: rdnewsNOW, EverythingGP, Lethbridge News Now, CHAT News Today
The walkway replaces a faded crosswalk tribute and leads to a memorial listing more than 100 names of the fallen.
Source: CHAT News Today
Canada and the U.S. are locked in a fresh tariff standoff after Ottawa suspended trade talks, drawing mixed reaction from provincial leaders including Alberta's premier.
Sources: Lethbridge News Now, rdnewsNOW, CHAT News Today, EverythingGP
Miyu Yamashita's tournament-record 191 through three rounds has her poised to win the CPKC Women's Open at Edmonton's Royal Mayfair Golf Club.
Sources: Lethbridge News Now, rdnewsNOW, CHAT News Today, EverythingGP
Happening now · August 21–23
Concerts and events by day, the Friday-to-Sunday forecast, and the fire bans and park advisories worth checking before you drive out of town.
Calgary forecast
A few picks
Trackers and dashboards built from official data — updated automatically, always sourced.
Every bill before the Assembly — what was introduced, debated, and became law, in plain language.
46 bills tracked · not sitting · resumes Oct 27
Rent, groceries, gas and inflation — Alberta's numbers in one dashboard, updated monthly.
Inflation 3.4% · Edmonton 2-bed $1,598
Live status for the telecom, tech and payment services Albertans rely on — from each company's own status page.
14 services · no new outages · 1 long-running unconfirmed
Open-or-closed verdicts for the routes people ask about — Banff, the Icefields Parkway, Kananaskis, Highway 63, the QE2 and the Crowsnest.
6 routes · all open right now
What Alberta's oil actually sells for against the benchmark, plus gas prices and how many rigs are drilling.
WCS discount US$18.91 · June 2026
What the same assessed value is taxed at across Alberta — municipal and education portions, from the published rates.
$1,835–$13,640 on $500,000 · 2026
Bear warnings, closures and fire bans across Banff, Jasper, Kananaskis and every provincial park.
151 park advisories · 74 fire bans, restrictions & advisories
Every stop on the pro rodeo season — dates, towns, draws and results, from Rimbey to the Canadian Finals.
Next: Okotoks, 21–23 August
Food, product, and health recalls from the Government of Canada's recall system — hazards verbatim.
80 recent recalls · latest August 20, 2026
Alberta's regulated electricity and natural gas rates, tracked month by month.
Electricity 12.01¢/kWh · gas $1.73/GJ
Aurora, moonlight and meteor showers on one map — plus where Alberta's dark-sky preserves are.
Dark 11:08 p.m. – 4:07 a.m.
How bad Edmonton's mosquitoes are against the same week in past years, from the City's own trap counts.
Last count July 9, 2026 · 45 days ago
The three things with a deadline attached — driver's licence, vehicle registration, health coverage — plus registry agents, utilities and your first winter.
3 deadlines in your first 90 days · checked August 11, 2026
What just got licensed in Edmonton and Calgary — new restaurants, shops and services, monthly.
522 newly licensed in July
Five questions a day — where things are, how the weather works, and the bits you only learn by living here. Every answer explained and sourced.
5 questions today · new set every day
One photograph, somewhere in the province. Five guesses; every miss tells you how far off you were and which way to go.
58 places in rotation · new photo daily
Alberta news, events and weather — a morning briefing, and a short evening one when the day warrants it.
Live temperatures & radar · tap a city for news
Photos by community photographers via Wikimedia Commons — full credits
William F Lede Park
Fort McMurray (location TBD)
A free family-friendly day of classic cars, custom builds, trucks and motorcycles presented by Acden.
Royal Mayfair Golf Club
The CPKC Womens Open has miles of front row seating. All tickets provide you access to the grounds and enable you to get an up-close look at your favourite LPGA TOUR stars. Kids 12 and under do not require a ticket to enter the grounds. (they would get the same access as a general admission ticket).
Scotiabank Saddledome
Re-entry is not permitted for Scotiabank Saddledome
