Beyond Local

Okotoks residents are invited to register security cameras with the RCMP to assist in crime prevention and investigations.

Lethbridge police say Sheena Empringham, who is 38, and her son Atreyu were reported missing by a family member on Monday who had been communicating with her by text but had lost contact.

The Canadian dollar traded for 73.57 cents US compared with 73.55 cents US on Monday.

“Property crime has been on the rise in many communities and in our own," Cochrane RCMP’s Detachment Commander Inspector Dave Brunner said in the press release. "We thank the citizens of Cochrane for reporting the suspicious activity to police, resulting in an arrest and recovery of stolen property”.

Fire crews remain on scene actively fighting a large grass fire southeast of Okotoks.

More people died in Canada in 2021 than the previous year, with cancer, heart disease, overdoses and COVID-19 cited as the leading causes of death.

“I had a bonus from oil and gas sitting in the bank one year, the last arcade in Calgary had closed and their cabinets were up for sale, so we did a paper bid on The Simpsons for $500 and we won it,”

“We do have bear reports of mainly black bears in and around the Canmore townsite here and those have been seen eating mainly buffaloberries and other natural food sources.”

RCMP in Airdrie are looking for a teen who tried to steal a younger teen's shoes by threatening him with a bat.   

A growing body of international research suggests pollution from wildfire smoke can produce cognitive deficits, post-traumatic stress and may even increase the risk of dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.