An Alberta woman who spent almost two weeks in captivity in Nigeria says a Canadian journalist recently freed in Somalia should "take it slow and rejoice."

A woman was stabbed early Thursday morning during a brutal home invasion in Mayerthorpe, Alta., 130 kilometres northeast of Edmonton, RCMP said.

A two-day sting operation aimed at unlicensed escorts and escort agencies in Edmonton has resulted in $134,000 in fines levied against 20 escorts and 15 agencies, police said Thursday.

One of the ramps that takes traffic from Fox Drive onto Whitemud Drive will open before Christmas thanks to mild fall weather that has allowed crews to work longer than expected, city officials said Thursday.

The fourth and final man wanted in connection with a violent jewelry store robbery in southeast Edmonton in September has been arrested, police said Thursday.

The death of a man whose body was found in a northwest Edmonton alley early Wednesday was not caused by criminal activity, city police said.

Bill 50, the contentious piece of legislation that would remove the requirement for public hearings on new power lines, passed third and final reading Wednesday at the Alberta legislature.

Seasonal flu shots will be offered along with H1N1 flu shots at mass vaccine clinics starting Monday, Alberta health officials said Thursday.

Alberta credits a reviving economy and higher oil revenues with reducing its anticipated deficit to $4.3 billion.

Canadian freelance journalist Amanda Lindhout has arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, a day after being released in Somalia following 15 months of captivity.

On the first anniversary of Alberta's Victims Restitution and Compensation Payment Act, an estimated $11.4 million worth of property has been seized, most of that in Edmonton, the province announced Thursday.

Quick work by Calgary police has resulted in an arrest in connection with a hit and run outside a strip club Wednesday night.

With thousands of Roughrider fans descending on Calgary, watermelons are suddenly in huge demand.

Vancouver-based Finning International Inc. is selling 16 Caterpillar mining trucks and tractors to Shell Canada Energy of Calgary in another sign of renewed investment in Alberta's oilsands.

Fines for illegally parking in handicap spots in Calgary may be substantially hiked to deter the practice.