Beyond Local

Former Innisfail-Sylvan Lake MLA Don MacIntyre pleaded guilty to a charge of sexual interference during a court appearance in Red Deer Court of Queen's Bench on Friday, Jan. 11. A publication ban protects the identity of the victim.

About 1,800 cyclists will descend on parts of Mountain View County this weekend as the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer takes place. Leaving Calgary on the morning of Aug.

INNISFAIL – Newly elected Innisfail-Sylvan Lake MLA Devin Dreeshen has been named as the United Conservative Party’s (UCP) trade critic. The UCP sits as Alberta’s official Opposition.

The pending cancellation of Greyhound service in Western Canada is a concern, including for its impact on business activity and the health care of rural residents, says Mountain View County councillor Al Kemmere, who is also the president of the Rura

The proposed sale of the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline has garnered mixed reaction from several local observers. The federal government announced on May 29 that it was purchasing the existing Trans Mountain pipeline for $4.

For months now, we have been following with interest, concern and consternation the debate between Alberta and B.C. about the Trans Mountain pipeline. We have heard much about how the project will benefit residents of Alberta, of B.C.

More than 160 urban municipalities, including the towns of Didsbury and Carstairs, have come out in support of the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.

Area United Conservative Party (UCP) MLAs Jason Nixon and Nathan Cooper say the party’s recent founding convention could mark an important step on the party’s road for election victory in 2019.

Grain farmers in the region and across Canada are very concerned with possible Canadian Pacific Railway workers' labour action that could start as early as Saturday, says Jeff Nielsen, president of Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) and an Olds-area resid

The Mountain View County policies and priorities committee has been given an update on the 2019 Canada Winter Games. The review came during the committee’s recent regularly scheduled meeting in council chambers.