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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.
Elections Alberta released final results showing three-quarters of voters rejected a second, binding separation vote, while backing changes to immigration policy.
Sources: Lethbridge News Now, rdnewsNOW, CHAT News Today, EverythingGP, rdnewsNOW
The Alberta-based Bandits aim to improve their record against Coastal West Division teams during a two-game trip that includes a reunion with a former championship teammate.
Source: CHAT News Today
Both Rattlers squads qualified for the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference tournament this weekend, a first in several years for the program.
Source: CHAT News Today
Jordan Love threw three touchdown passes as Green Bay held off a late Carolina rally, while Alberta-born running back Chuba Hubbard put up strong numbers in the loss.
Sources: Lethbridge News Now, rdnewsNOW, CHAT News Today, EverythingGP
The legislation would give Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides authority to set province-wide report card guidelines, replacing varying grading scales used across elementary schools.
Sources: CHAT News Today, EverythingGP, Lethbridge News Now
Fraudsters posing as RCMP sergeants used spoofed phone numbers to pressure victims for personal information on Oct. 29. Red Deer RCMP say similar calls have also targeted people in Ontario.
Source: rdnewsNOW
Industry leaders and officials gathered this week to discuss how southeastern Alberta's defence sector, including a major CFB Suffield project, could expand with new federal investment.
Source: CHAT News Today
Happening now · October 30 – November 1
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.
48 bills tracked · sitting today
Rent, groceries, gas and inflation — Alberta's numbers in one dashboard, updated monthly.
Inflation 3.6% · Edmonton 2-bed $1,598
What Alberta's oil actually sells for against the benchmark, plus gas prices and how many rigs are drilling.
WCS discount US$16.94 · September 2026
What the same assessed value is taxed at across Alberta — municipal and education portions, from the published rates.
$1,793–$13,640 on $500,000 · 2026
Alberta's regulated electricity and natural gas rates, tracked month by month.
Electricity 12.01¢/kWh · gas $1.89/GJ
What typical homes are assessed at across Alberta's cities and towns, and how that has moved.
The energy pages in one place — where the grid's power is coming from right now, outages, oil & gas, and the regulated rates on your bill.
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 · 1 with delays
Food, product, and health recalls from the Government of Canada's recall system — hazards verbatim.
80 recent recalls · latest October 27, 2026
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.
486 newly licensed in September
Public-health advisories affecting Alberta, gathered from official sources.
Bear warnings, closures and fire bans across Banff, Jasper, Kananaskis and every provincial park.
30 park advisories · 65 fire bans, restrictions & advisories
Aurora, moonlight and meteor showers on one map — plus where Alberta's dark-sky preserves are.
Dark 8:05 p.m. – 6:31 a.m.
Is a chinook coming? Live conditions along the foothills and what the warm wind actually is.
How Alberta's growing season is going, region by region, from the province's own crop reports.
Sunrise, sunset, and how quickly the light is changing across Alberta right now.
Every stop on the pro rodeo season — dates, towns, draws and results, from Rimbey to the Canadian Finals.
Next: Regina — Maple Leaf Circuit Finals, 25–28 November
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
The places Alberta moved on from — what remains, where they are, and how to visit respectfully.
Alberta's giant roadside things, mapped — dinosaurs, perogies, UFO landing pads and the routes that string them together.
Short, plain-language answers to how the province actually works.
What happened in Alberta history on today's date — every entry verified against sources.
One question about life in Alberta each week. Your pick stays on your device — there's no live tally, by design.
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
Helen Christou Gallery
A gallery exhibition of selected prints from the University of Lethbridge Art Collection.
Hess Gallery
An exhibition launch featuring new printmaking artwork developed with a mentor artist.
WinSport, Canada Olympic Park
A family-friendly walk-through featuring thousands of hand-carved jack-o'-lanterns.
Fort Edmonton Park
Fort Edmonton Park transforms into a large haunted experience for its ninth year of Halloween programming.
Varscona Theatre
Shadow Theatre reimagines the Baba Yaga folk tale as a feminist horror thriller in artistic director Lana Michelle Hughes' season opener.
Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
