Beyond Local

Just a few months after nabbing a provincial award from the Alberta Beef Producers, the Wray Ranch near Irricana has another accolade to boast of, after receiving the 2023 Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA).

Citing numerous issues with placing solar panels on the roof of the Scott Seaman Sports Rink, Foothills County council scrapped the project Aug 30.

Following an ongoing drug trafficking investigation, a 38-year-old man from Cold Lake has been charged with trafficking a controlled substance as well as being in possession of a stolen truck.

A British Columbia woman assaulted by a Kelowna Mountie during a wellness check more than three years ago says she's disappointed the officer received a conditional discharge and probation this week, calling the sentencing "a slap on the wrist.

Damages to four power poles in the Fawcett area will cost a rural electricity provider $30,000 to $40,000.

Around 160 firefighters were forced from their camp.

“During the elk rut, the male elk will defend the females aggressively and potentially attack anyone or anything that gets too close.”

Pandemic-era public health charges have been dropped against an Edmonton-area pastor and church, as well as a central Alberta man who hosted a rodeo in protest of COVID-19 restrictions.

“The solution is to have a really solid housing strategy that probably uses a local agency or authority that builds it in partnership with industry. That’s the way forward.”

"When we talk about growing Canada’s role as a responsible provider of natural gas and oil to the world, emissions performance is one of those measures," said CAPP president and CEO Lisa Baiton in a news release.