Negotiations between the Alberta government and teachers' union broke down late last month, and both sides were still at an impasse over the weekend, waiting, it seems, for the other to make the first move. Here is what you need to know about the situation as of Monday morning.

The Alberta government is investing its first payment from the settled lawsuit against Canada’s three largest tobacco companies into the Heritage Savings Trust Fund. 

Hail storms that cut across southern Alberta farmland in August left damage visible in satellite images. Researchers, farmers and ranchers discuss how the landscape will recover from this "hail scar."