Alberta's two big cities will get new mayors this fall and voters will choose whether to build on the progressive legacies of Calgary's Naheed Nenshi and Edmonton's Don Iveson or swing toward a more conservative vision.

The mayor of Alberta's largest city says he's frustrated to hear that tickets given to people for breaching COVID-19 public health orders are being thrown out in the courts.

A judge is to hear arguments this week over whether Alberta's public inquiry into the purported foreign funding of environmental charities is a valid defence of the province's ailing oil industry or an attempt to silence dissent.