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EDMONTON — Thousands of wildfire evacuees forced from Jasper National Park into British Columbia along smoke-choked mountain roads Monday were directed Tuesday to make a wide U-turn and head home if they needed a place to stay.

EDMONTON — Calgary residents can now turn on their sprinklers for longer as the city swelters under an extreme heat warning.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — One of two men charged with conspiring to murder RCMP officers at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade two years ago testified Tuesday he wasn't aware that the custom-made rifle he had purchased was a prohibited weapon.

Long-term care and assisted living homes need to focus more on supporting their residents' mental health, a Canadian organization that develops quality and safety standards said on Tuesday.

EDMONTON — An Edmonton man has been convicted in the United Kingdom of being a member of a proscribed terrorist group.

CALGARY — A necropsy has shown that a polar bear at the Calgary zoo died by drowning after his throat was crushed by a fellow bear in rough play considered normal for the massive predators.

CALGARY — Alberta's top court has upheld the conviction of a Calgary man who admitted to killing his girlfriend and was also found guilty in her daughter's death.

CALGARY — The Canadian Securities Administrators say fines and restitutions jumped in the last year compared with a year earlier. In its year in review, the umbrella group for provincial securities regulators says they imposed $27.

TORONTO — Freedom Mobile is launching in 50 cities across СÀ¶ÊÓƵ and Alberta as part of its parent company's aggressive expansion since acquiring the carrier last year. Quebecor Inc.

CALGARY — Calgary's outdoor water restrictions will remain in place for now. The city has been cautiously testing the water system in recent days, and says there were issues at both water treatment plants, including pumps at water intakes.