Beyond Local

SPIRIT RIVER, Alta. — RCMP say four people killed in a helicopter crash on New Year's Day were members of the same family. Sgt. Shawn French says the crash in northwestern Alberta killed two adults and two people under 18.

CALGARY — The investigation into the hit-and-run death of an on-duty Calgary police officer continues today. Two teenaged suspects -- one 17 and one 19 -- were arrested yesterday afternoon after surrendering to police.

OTTAWA — Officials believed in late summer that an economic recovery would not magically happen if lockdowns and public health restrictions disappeared, a newly obtained federal document shows.

EDMONTON — Dylan Cozens applied grit and goals to Canada's 4-1 win over Finland at the world junior men's hockey championship Thursday. The Canadian co-captain scored twice, including a hard-working empty-net goal.

EDMONTON — Alberta's Opposition NDP is calling for Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard to step down over reports she took a vacation to Hawaii despite public-health recommendations against unnecessary travel.

Calgary police have issued first-degree murder warrants for two people allegedly involved in the death of an officer during a traffic stop. Sgt. Andrew Harnett, who was 37, died on New Year's Eve.

Woman's body discovered Boxing Day on Frog Lake First Nation

'I think we can all feel it now - the light at the end of this crazy tunnel. It has not been an easy nine-and-a-half months, but we have managed to this point, and if we cannot get back to an actual normal, then I think we will be back to our next normal soon.'

MONTREAL — Pharmacies are pushing to get involved in Canada’s vaccination effort, pitching their expansive networks and experience with vaccine distribution as potential selling points. Nationwide chains Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. and London Drugs Ltd.

World Health Organization officials are predicting that the "destiny" of the COVID-19 virus is to become endemic, suggesting it could continue to spread through the population at a steady rate despite a global vaccination effort.