Beyond Local

CALGARY — A right-wing news commentator is set to have a conversation with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in January when he's scheduled to speak in Calgary.

“We're hoping to learn a lot from this unfortunate event,” says Dr. Stephen Freedman. 

Pathways Alliance concluded its first set of information sessions last week in St. Paul and Glendon on Nov. 1 and 2 regarding a large, proposed carbon capture storage (CCS) project in the Lakeland.

Stampeder Charlie Power hangs up his cleats after nine seasons in Calgary.

“The neighbours chose to shelter in place, and because the officers could position themselves between the suspect and any other people, it was felt unnecessary to have to do an evacuation."

An Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) investigation into whether Cochrane RCMP officers were negligent in the 2021 death of a Mînî Thnî infant found no fault on the part of responding officers.

An episode of CBC comedy 'Still Standing' that features High River is scheduled to air on Nov. 7.

OTTAWA — A Conservative motion to expand a carve-out from carbon pricing to all forms of home heating failed to pass the House of Commons on Monday.

$3.7 million will flow to food banks immediately with an additional $4.1 million in support available through grants applications throughout November.

Veterinarians in Canada say they are experiencing extreme burnout and plummeting mental health due to staff shortages, a booming number of animal patients and the round-the-clock stress of the job.