Beyond Local

DRUMHELLER, Alta. — RCMP say a man at a medium-security federal prison in southern Alberta has been charged in the death of a fellow inmate. Mounties say officers responded to a call Wednesday of a serious assault at Drumheller Institution.

If not for six perfect strangers, Andy Kirby may not be here today.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will travel to Washington to discuss issues including COVID-19 and pipelines with American leaders.

“Like some animals do, they just disappear and you don’t know where they go or what happened to them, so it’s kind of cool that this collar showed showed up 19 years later,” said Jesse Whittington, a wildlife research and monitoring ecologist with Banff National Park.

“There’s a lot of pro wrestlers out there, a lot of really good talent in Canada and they need places like this to wrestle so getting on these tours, going town to town and building their name is the stuff that’s going to make them successful.”

OTTAWA — The big rigs began rolling into downtown Ottawa midday Friday, as a planned anti-vaccine mandate protest began to swell in number and energy, with some in attendance promising to stay put until Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is forced out.

The Name the Trail contest is officially rolling and ideas are pouring in from around the province.

Companion animals such as dogs, cats, and rodents — including hamsters — are all capable of getting the virus, whereas pets such as birds and lizards are not.

OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency is sending out a new round of letters to pandemic aid recipients to verify they were eligible for the help, and warning of potential need for repayments.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's isolating because one of his kids tested positive for COVID-19. In an interview with The Canadian Press, he says he feels fine and has no symptoms.