Crude-by-rail shipments from Western Canada fell in February to the lowest level since May of last year.

The Senate has passed a bill that, among other things, is aimed at preventing rail shipments of grain from getting backlogged again.

The city's chief economist will amend his 2018 growth prediction for Edmonton to nearly three per cent. However, the one hiccup that could wreck that rosy forecast is the growing price gap in oil.