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Offers on-field school-hours soccer training

Record-setting temperatures in Western Canada caused an unprecedented demand for electricity in Alberta

The emergency alert was issued at 6:45 p.m. as Alberta faces the coldest weather it has seen in decades.

"Reducing peak electricity demand through province-wide conservation will minimize the high potential for rotating outages this evening," a statement on the AESO website said. 

Ambassador, youth programs in the works for the new year, Fischer says

Monthly Métis meet hopes to spread knowledge

Jurors started deliberations around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday and reached a verdict by 1 p.m. Friday.

If an extreme cold warning and temperatures expected to hover below -30 C isn't enough to stop you from going outside, consider checking out this events and activities taking place in St. Albert this weekend.

The multi-cultural concert includes two Trent Worthington compositions: And Einstein Said as well as Alberta Cowboy Songs

Local authorities and political observers say it's unclear why this information is suddenly of interest to the province, and that the request seemingly has more to do with plays at sovereignty and enmity with Ottawa than advocacy for municipalities.