Cool temperatures and rainfall have significantly reduced the wildfire risk in Fort McMurraybut that doesn't mean the northeastern Alberta community is out of the woods when it comes to fire risk, officials said Friday.

It's long been established that babies born to mothers who smoked are more likely to be obese. However, researchers at the University of Alberta believe they're closer to understanding why that happens.

Barring the removal of post-secondary institutions from the legislation, University of Alberta president Bill Flanagan hopes the province exempts research funding from the oversight proposed by Bill 18.

Edmonton City Council voted to fund the demolition of Dwaynes Home, a former transitional house in downtown Edmonton subject to multiple break-ins and fires after being shuttered in 2020.

The Citadel Theatre's leases are up for renewal and a proposed new agreement could see the city take on maintenance costs of $1.3 million per year and major renovation costs estimated at $56.2 million over the next decade.

Two brothers, Dave and Dale Nisbet, participate in lifting historical and non-historical stones. And they have created a community of like-minded individuals that call themselves Edmonton Stones of Strength.

Ian Paterson, a high school student in 1985, launched a petition after his school rejected his yearbook quote.