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An Alberta First Nation is asking a judge to review the provincial government's decision earlier this year to end its moratorium on coal mining.

In an application for judicial review filed this week, Siksika Nation says Alberta failed in its duty to consult when in January it lifted its moratorium on new coal mining projects on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.

Siksika Nation, 95 kilometres east of Calgary, says the effects of coal mining in the Rockies threaten Treaty rights and the land that supports its livelihood.

Two coal companies suing Alberta's government over its mining policy flip-flop say they've reached a settlement agreement with the province.

Notices published online by Evolve Power and Atrum Coal dated last month say details are confidential, and no dollar figures are disclosed.

Atrum, in its notice, said its agreement is definitive, though Evolve's notice says the terms of its own settlement are being finalized.

Scientist Daniel Shugar says images of the aftermath of Thursday's deadly rockslide in Banff National Park provide evidence of its cause — water flowing through the interior of the mountain.

“You can actually see some springs coming out of the cliff and actually coming out exactly from the scar itself,” said the University of Calgary professor of geomorphology.

He described how water from a lake above the cliff at Bow Glacier Falls had been seeping through rocks for decades before it eventually provided enough force to dislodge a boulder, triggering the rockfall.

One of the two people killed in a rockfall in Banff National Park has been identified as 70-year-old Jutta Hinrichs of Calgary.

The University of Alberta, in a statement, says Hinrichs was an educator in the department of occupational therapy in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine. 

She retired last summer.

Her body was found shortly after a slab of mountain suddenly gave way Thursday afternoon, collapsing on hikers at a popular trail near Bow Glacier Falls, about 200 kilometres northwest of Calgary.

Top economic officials from the G7 were locked in a full day of closed-door discussions Wednesday to examine pressing topics, including the global economy and the war in Ukraine. 

The meeting between the group's finance ministers and central bank governors in Banff, Alta., is a prelude to the G7 leaders summit in June in nearby Kananaskis. 

It comes in the wake of the U.S. imposing global tariffs that have resulted in many countries reconsidering their trading relationships. 

Medical emergencies can develop in an instant for anyone.  

Even if someone collapses or has a serious accident a block away from the hospital, the fear, uncertainty, and pressure of the moment can be earth-shattering.  

What happens, then, when the same thing happens kilometres away from a hospital, in the remote and sometimes harsh expanse of nature or farmland?  

For Paula Johnson, who was bucked off her horse on a birthday expedition that had already taken her across water, through an elk herd, and past grazing cattle, there was no going back. Only up.  

The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is investigating a fatal crash between three vehicles that happened over the weekend in northeast Edmonton.

On Sunday (July 16) afternoon, a 41-year-old woman driving a 2007 Toyota Matrix was travelling down 153 Avenue. When she approached the intersection of 66 Street there was a collision between the Matrix and a 2015 Toyota Rav4, driven by a 47-year-old female with an 86-year-old passenger.

The collision caused the Matrix to also collide with a third vehicle. 

There was a huge turnout at the Calgary Stampede this year. So many people came out to enjoy the rodeo that it almost broke a record in attendance.

According to officials at the stampede, 1,384,632 people attended the event this year, with over 125,000 people attending the event every single day.

This total turnout is larger than the populations of Fort Saskatchewan, Lamont County, Sturgeon County, Strathcona County, St. Albert, and Edmonton combined.

The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is asking the public for their help in identifying a suspected arsonist. 

Police say that a suspect is alleged to have set multiple fires in the Delwood neighbourhood in north Edmonton last month. 

The first series of fires were reported during the early morning hours of June 5th. This incident resulted in significant damage to six detached garages in Delwood. 

The second incident happened on June 10th when a fire was started behind a residential garage near 128 Avenue and 72 Street.