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Agriculture ministers from across Canada say changes to the way capital gains tax is calculated will unfairly target agriculture succession planning.

More than three weeks after everyone in Jasper had to flee raging wildfires through a curtain of darkness and smoke, some returned Friday morning, greeted by soot-covered tree stumps, Mounties, and long lines of orange traffic cones.

Anyone choosing to say overnight is asked to bring essential supplies to last at least 72 hours, including food, drinking water and medication.

Under the evacuation alert, residents should be prepared to evacuate Jasper within a one-hour notice.

Further Education seeks cash for more

"The additional financial assistance of $500 per household will help people meet their ongoing needs as they begin their next steps in recovery."

Permission will be granted for trailers to be left unattached on a roadway and for residents to use their RV or trailer as transitional housing during re-entry from Aug. 16 to Sept. 15.

A slash to a training transfer from coast to coast means Alberta will lose $70.8 million this year, says employment minister

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will introduce legislation on pronouns in schools after classes begin in September.

"Even now, just talking about it, I'm getting emotional, and my heart’s racing. When we came out of that valley, [we] just saw this monster, monster fire."