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An Alberta judge said chasing down a person stealing an ATV from Northern Alberta rural property was a bad idea, but sympathized with the fear caused by rural crime.

Marmot Basin has received around 40 centimetres so far this season, and snowmaking began four days ago.

Millions of Americans are heading to the polls Tuesday as a chaotic presidential campaign reaches its peak in a deeply divided United States, where voters in only a handful of battleground states will choose the country’s path forward.

“I’m happy that the government has changed their stance and is seeing that farmland is a priority,” said Westlock-area farmer Nathan Brown.

PHOTOS: NHL's New Jersey Devils skate, shoot, autograph in Canmore

Mounties in northern Alberta say they're investigating a possible assault after a Grande Prairie woman was hit in the face with an egg while handing out candy on Halloween.

"If it's allowed to keep going forward unchecked, it would be the largest thermal coal mine in Canadian history."

Confirmed to be bear No. 122, the roughly 28-year-old famous male grizzly bear was first spotted in Harvie Heights but had moved into Canmore around 5 p.m. on Sunday.

A presidential campaign that has careened through a felony trial, an incumbent president being pushed off the ticket and multiple assassination attempts comes down to a final push across a handful of states on eve of Election Day.

Canada Post says talks are continuing with the union that represents postal workers and neither side has given notice of a work stoppage.