People in the border city of Lloydminster are chuckling at news that, but for a quirk of surveyors, a sliver of land on the Saskatchewan side of the border might have been part of Alberta.

The provincial Liberal party will allow teenagers as young as 15 to cast ballots in next spring's leadership vote. As well, anyone will be able to take part in the vote, whether they own a party membership or not.

A plan for mandatory city-wide, curbside recycling will be presented to council in February, outlining the cost and scope of a program that will collect glass, paper, cans, milk jugs and yard and kitchen waste. City council instructed administration to

The shortlist of people in the running to be Edmonton's new chief of police appears to now have two names Victoria's chief has confirmed he has been approached about the job. In a written statement, Paul Battershill said the head-hunting

A Manitoba MP says her stand against same-sex marriage has cost her the NDP nomination in the next federal election. Bev Desjarlais, who has been the MP for Churchill since 1997, was the only NDP member to vote against the

Premier Gary Doer is inviting all Manitobans to welcome Canada's new Governor General on her first official visit to Manitoba this week. Traditionally, the Governor General travels to each province and territory during the first year in office; Manitoba is

Knee problems fina lly proved too much for New York Knicks captain Allan Houston. RELATED: Allan Houston bio

A group of people who live near a new oil battery in southwest Manitoba is taking its owner to court over environmental and health concerns. Tundra Oil's new multi-million-dollar battery near Reston was unveiled to much fanfare last week. The

Volunteers continue to search for a 28-year-old man missing on the tundra near Rankin Inlet. Moses Irnirjuk was expected back from a ptarmigan hunting trip Sunday night. He was last seen Sunday afternoon about 10 kilometres northeast of the hamlet.

City council will debate Monday whether to implement a city-wide curbside recycling program, a controversial move that would expand a successful pilot program that ran last year. The move which would cost households an additional $15 a month on their

Hundreds of Lakeside Packers employees went to work Monday, filing into the plant after their striking co-workers briefly stopped each bus as it entered the site. There was a lot of shouting, but no violence, as a number of RCMP

After four S tanley Cups and three Norris trophies as the NHL's top defenceman, one more honour awaits Hall of Famer Paul Coffey - the Edmonton Oilers will retire his number 7 Tuesday's game. "I had no idea it was

The N.W.T.'s Department of Environment and Natural Resources plans to redo a study on caribou populations after research showed the animal's numbers are plummeting in some herds. A population survey released last week found the number of animals in the

An airbag system that can help a person float above a moving avalanche is available in Canada, but Transport Canada has yet to approve the separate cylinder that inflates the device, a B.C. MP says. "The ABS avalanche backpack is

Hollywood star Brad Pitt's presence in Alberta is a boon for star-gazers, but the province's film commissioner says if his privacy isn't respected it could affect the ability to lure films here.

As the police commission tries to decide how it will select the city's next chief after all but one of the candidates on its short list withdrew their names city councillors are calling for a halt to information leaks. Moose

After four Stanley Cups and three Norris trophies as the NHL's top defenceman, one more honour awaits Hall of Famer Paul Coffey the Edmonton Oilers will retire his number 7 Tuesday. "I had no idea it was coming," Coffey said.