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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith downplays link between wildfires and climate change

  Premier Danielle Smith says the government is bringing in arson investigators from outside the province to trace the cause of some wildfires during an unprecedented season in Alberta.

  

• Edmonton man becomes 'accidental kidnapper' in Jasper National Park

  An Edmonton man recently ran into trouble in Jasper National Park after a hairy hitchhiker hunkered down under the hood of his car.

  

• More sexual assault charges laid against John and Leigh Ann de Ruiter

  A self-proclaimed spiritual leader is now accused of sexually assaulting seven women, and his wife is charged in five of those cases as well, Edmonton police announced Thursday.

  

• Part of Yellowhead County evacuated because of wildfire

  An evacuation order was issued for an area near the McLeod River in Yellowhead County on Thursday at noon.

  

• Alberta premier plays down prospect of advisory council of defeated candidates

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is playing down an earlier pledge to create a council of defeated Edmonton candidates to advise her.

• Supreme Court of Canada won't hear unvaccinated woman's case for organ donation

  The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of an Alberta woman who was unwilling to be vaccinated in order to get a life-saving organ transplant.

• Murder charge laid after Whyte Ave shooting suspect turns himself in

  A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for the 2021 shooting death of Tanraj Deogen has been arrested.

• Alberta is in a weather-free zone during heat wave, Environment and Climate Change Canada explains

  Much of Alberta will experience extreme heat starting Thursday and continuing into the weekend, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is warning.

• Heat spell, dry season hurting western Alberta crops

  The extreme heat and lack of precipitation is being felt on farms across Alberta, and there's a high probability of it hurting this year's yield.

• Liberals unveil plan to make hybrid House of Commons sittings permanent

  Government House Leader Mark Holland has unveiled the federal Liberals' plans to make hybrid sittings a permanent feature in the House of Commons.

• 'Major travel delays': Anthony Henday Drive bridge will be closed this weekend

  Drivers are being asked to find another way or prepare for delays on the Henday this weekend, because crews need to close a bridge over the North Saskatchewan River.

• 1 hospitalized in 156 Street, 118 Avenue crash

  One person was hospitalized after a crash in northwest Edmonton on Wednesday.

• 'Canada dry': Climatologist Dave Phillips foresees hot, dry summer countrywide

  The hot, dry conditions that are fuelling wildfires countrywide are just the beginning of what summer could look like in Canada this year, according to Environment Canada senior climatologist Dave Phillips.

• Smoke from Canadian wildfires forecast to reach Norway

  Norwegian officials said the smoke from Canadian wildfires that has enveloped parts of the U.S. and Canada in a thick haze is expected to pour into Norway on Thursday.