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As the Alberta Capital Region faces its first major snowstorm of the season, City of Edmonton crews are hard at work sanding and plowing streets to keep Edmonton moving.

A sander makes its way through Calgary traffic on Friday as a storm blows through.

The winter storm warning continues for southern Alberta and police are asking people not to travel unless absolutely necessary.

Edmontonians are paying for a balmy November with a December blast of winter. And it's going from bad to worse with a forecast calling for a deep freeze starting tonight.

A winter snowstorm closed highways in Alberta and had drivers slipping and sliding during rush hour all the way from Edmonton to Calgary on Friday.

A winter snowstorm closed highways in Alberta and had drivers slipping and sliding during rush hour in Edmonton.

The Alberta government is taking another step to support the continued growth in the oil sands and meet the increased demand for air travel with the incorporation of the Fort McMurray Airport Authority.

A group of Canadians, travelling by tour bus through Holland, stopped at a cheese farm.

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust , Canada's largest real estate investment trust, said Tuesday it was buying a stake in four retail shopping centres in British Columbia and Alberta for $166 million.

More than half of Walmart stores will open their doors on December 4 and leave them open until closing time on Christmas Eve .

Finance Minister Iris Evans speaks on Alberta government's 2009-10 Second Quarter Fiscal and Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund at the McDougall Centre in Calgary on Nov.

Stronger investment income, oil royalties and corporate income tax revenues have buoyed the Alberta government's economic picture, reducing the province's projected deficit to $4.3-billion. In its fiscal update in August, the government forecast the 2009-10 shortfall to rise to $6.9-billion from its initial budget projection of a $4.7-billion ...

Health officials are urging Albertans to get vaccinated against the H1N1 virus before the holiday season begins, even as the second wave of the pandemic is waning.

Finance Minister Iris Evans struck a dark tone Thursday, warning of government cuts despite improving revenues in the second quarter.

With a growing culture change toward environmentalism and awareness of ones carbon footprint, an Alberta couple who chose to live as green as possible for a year brought its message of conservation to Wetaskiwin.

From the road, it looks like Mother Nature is sticking out her tongue at everyone who drives by.

A year ago at this time, retailers were bracing for a poor Christmas shopping season.

Although the second wave of H1N1 appears to be dropping off, provincial health officials are still urging Albertans to get vaccinated to help ward off a third wave of the new influenza on the horizon.

The County of Grande Prairie is happy its concerns were heard by Alberta Health Services and its board but it didn't get any firm commitment on any of them, said Reeve Everett McDonald.