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• Pigrome impresses as Blue Bombers edge Elks 25-23 in CFL pre-season clash

  The rookie quarterback recorded a pair of touchdown runs, including a late game-winning 46-yard sprint into the end zone, as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers survived a comeback bid to open up CFL pre-season play with a 25-23 victory over the Edmonton Elks on Saturday afternoon.

  

• Alberta NDP holds rally in Calgary, UCP talks about crime, mental health supports

  Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley held a major rally in downtown Calgary Saturday morning, while her United Conservative rival had no public events planned this weekend after a final pitch to voters a day earlier.

  

• AMA holds first-ever career fair in Edmonton

  On Saturday, for the first time in AMA's 100-year history, the association held a career fair.

  

• Fort Edmonton Park kicks off 2023 season

  Fort Edmonton Park welcomed guests back to the park Saturday.

  

• Ballot battlegrounds: Edmonton-area ridings to watch this Alberta election

  With advance voting open in Alberta and election day looming on May 29, CTV News Edmonton has compiled a list of ridings to watch in the capital region.

• Competition Bureau recommends changing THC limits for edibles, easing pot packaging

  Canada's competition watchdog is putting its weight behind some longtime cannabis industry asks including easing restrictions on cannabis packaging and adjusting limits on how much of pot's psychoactive component can be in edible products.

• Smith, Notley hope to sway a few more voters with Alberta election days away

  Alberta's main election rivals are staying busy in the final days of the campaign.

• Ex-Calgary mayor, former PM Harper pitch late day endorsements in Alberta election

  In a day of last-ditch Alberta election endorsements, former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi backed NDP Leader Rachel Notley on Friday while former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper urged voters a second time to step up for the United Conservatives' Danielle Smith.

• More students, fewer teachers: Edmonton Public Schools passes 'a tough budget'

  Public school trustees in Edmonton are blaming the provincial government for a plan passed Friday that will result in fewer teachers and more students next year.

• Can't afford your mortgage? Here's what you need to know before you sell your home

  Mortgage delinquencies are expected to rise by more than one-third of current levels over the next year, according to some economists. If you anticipate being unable to make your payments and decide to sell your home, here's what an expert says you should consider.

• Ukraine claims Russia is plotting 'a provocation' at nuclear plant, offers no evidence

  Ukraine's military intelligence has claimed, without offering evidence, that Russia is plotting a 'large-scale provocation' at a nuclear power plant it occupies in the southeast of the country with the aim of disrupting a looming Ukrainian counteroffensive.

• Attorney for 11-year-old Mississippi boy shot by police says there's 'no way' he could have been mistaken for an adult

  An attorney for an 11-year-old Mississippi boy who was shot by a police officer after he called 911 for help said Thursday there was 'no way' the boy could have been mistaken for an adult.

• Ukrainian group says including Russia at Heritage days would send 'a disturbing message'

  Members of the Ukrainian community are asking that Russia be excluded from the 2023 Edmonton Heritage Festival.

• First Condor Airlines flight from Edmonton to Frankfurt leaves EIA

  Condor Airlines celebrated its inaugural flight from the YEG Edmonton International Airport on Friday.