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• 'All about the campfire': Campers adjust their plans with fire bans in place

  Jade Najam was getting excited about camping during the May long weekend, sitting around the campfire late into the night with his family and sipping hot chocolate.

  

• Suncor to cut 1,500 jobs by end of year, employees informed Thursday

  Suncor Energy Inc. will cut 1,500 jobs by the end of the year, as new CEO Rich Kruger forges ahead with his mandate to reduce costs and improve the company's lagging financial performance.

  

• Didsbury senior rescued after 4 days alone in central Alberta wilderness

  Innisfail RCMP say a Didsbury woman who went missing for four days is in good spirits after being located by rescue teams.

  

• Child falls from second-storey window of Taradale home

  Emergency crews responded quickly Thursday night to ensure a young child got to hospital as soon as possible after a fall from a second-storey window.

  

• Experts warn of 'rapid' growth of IBD as number of Canadians diagnosed set to reach 470K by 2035

  The number of people in Canada with inflammatory bowel disease is increasing rapidly and is expected to grow to 470,000 by 2035, according to a new report from Crohn's and Colitis Canada.

• Poilievre tries to head off PPC vote as Bernier bets on social conservatives

  Pierre Poilievre is off to Manitoba to rally Conservative supporters ahead of a byelection that Maxime Bernier is hoping will send him back to Parliament. The far-right People's Party of Canada leader lost his Quebec seat in the 2019 federal vote and lost again in the 2021 election.

• Hidden camera discovered in washroom at Gatineau, Que. elementary school

  Gatineau police say officers responded to a call from staff at l’école l'Oiseau Bleu on Nelligan Street just after 10 a.m. Friday about a camera found in the washroom.

• Jordan's crown prince weds scion of Saudi family in royal wedding packed with stars, symbolism

  Jordan's crown prince married the scion of a prominent Saudi family on Thursday in a palace ceremony attended by royals and other VIPs from around the world, as massive crowds gathered across the kingdom to celebrate the region's newest power couple.

• A standup start to National Indigenous History Month at the Calgary Public Library

  If the celebration of Indigenous people and culture starts with a day or a month, Sherry Mckay is fine with that -- it could be what helps others get over their apprehensions.

• Explosions erupt from southwest Calgary home's garage

  Fire crews, along with police, are investigating after a double detached garage outside a southwest home burst into flames on Thursday morning.

• Bucks for Bellflowers: Calgary man offers cash for bagging invasive plant

  A Calgary man is offering a cash reward to neighbours who dig up a bag full of Creeping Bellflower.

• 2022 was a record year for Alberta farmers and ranchers: report

  A new report from ATB Economics suggest that Alberta farmers came out ahead last year despite skyrocketing operating costs, supply chain issues and growing conditions that were less than ideal.

• Humane Society receives plenty of adoption requests but more needed

  The Calgary Humane Society offered some good news and some not-so-great news Thursday about its recent space shortage.

• Suspect sought in attempted sexual assault in Royal Oak

  Calgary police are hoping the public can help them identify a man wanted in the attempted sexual assault of a woman in the community of Royal Oak last week.